Best Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

34

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$1,050,894

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$48,009

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 96.5%

 PA +$3,540,624 $227,605 $85,738 N/A Full ROI →
2 Northwestern University

Grad rate: 96.2%

 IL +$1,586,872 $130,124 $87,804 N/A Full ROI →
3 University of Notre Dame

Grad rate: 96.6%

 IN +$1,463,218 $123,182 $80,211 N/A Full ROI →
4 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 MA +$1,347,912 $117,665 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Maryland Global Campus

Grad rate: 23.6%

 MD +$1,292,480 $108,603 $19,790 N/A Full ROI →
6 The University of Texas at Austin

Grad rate: 87.7%

 TX +$1,273,396 $108,654 $29,842 N/A Full ROI →
7 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Grad rate: 73.0%

 TN +$1,266,964 $108,614 $32,658 N/A Full ROI →
8 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Grad rate: 59.7%

 CT +$1,256,546 $106,919 $20,917 N/A Full ROI →
9 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Grad rate: 57.8%

 CT +$1,255,174 $106,919 $21,603 N/A Full ROI →
10 University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Grad rate: 63.9%

 CT +$1,248,318 $106,919 $25,031 N/A Full ROI →
11 University of Connecticut-Stamford

Grad rate: 59.5%

 CT +$1,242,906 $106,919 $27,737 N/A Full ROI →
12 University of Connecticut

Grad rate: 83.5%

 CT +$1,225,236 $106,919 $36,572 N/A Full ROI →
13 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

 CA +$1,172,184 $109,077 $84,678 N/A Full ROI →
14 Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Grad rate: 27.4%

 AZ +$1,129,400 $98,470 N/A N/A Full ROI →
15 The University of Alabama

Grad rate: 73.2%

 AL +$1,117,592 $101,082 $32,024 N/A Full ROI →
16 Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Grad rate: 67.4%

 AZ +$1,073,306 $98,470 $28,047 N/A Full ROI →
17 The University of Texas at Dallas

Grad rate: 70.2%

 TX +$994,200 $94,531 $28,210 N/A Full ROI →
18 Southern New Hampshire University

Grad rate: 43.2%

 NH +$975,832 $94,544 $37,524 N/A Full ROI →
19 Northeastern University Professional Programs MA +$975,800 $90,790 N/A N/A Full ROI →
20 University of Alaska Anchorage

Grad rate: 29.4%

 AK +$951,344 $91,752 $21,848 N/A Full ROI →
21 Michigan State University

Grad rate: 81.9%

 MI +$945,264 $92,316 $30,528 N/A Full ROI →
22 Columbia University in the City of New York

Grad rate: 95.1%

 NY +$933,956 $97,302 $86,042 N/A Full ROI →
23 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Grad rate: 81.0%

 PA +$891,614 $93,132 $65,513 N/A Full ROI →
24 Bentley University

Grad rate: 88.1%

 MA +$877,176 $93,567 $77,082 N/A Full ROI →
25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Grad rate: 83.5%

 NY +$873,432 $93,665 $79,934 N/A Full ROI →
26 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 MA +$813,094 $90,790 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
27 Colorado State University Global CO +$733,072 $80,492 $18,384 N/A Full ROI →
28 Capella University MN +$585,862 $73,496 $22,029 N/A Full ROI →
29 Bellevue University

Grad rate: 49.2%

 NE +$532,750 $71,969 $33,315 N/A Full ROI →
30 Georgia State University

Grad rate: 54.3%

 GA +$532,370 $71,272 $26,535 N/A Full ROI →
31 Ohio Dominican University

Grad rate: 49.2%

 OH +$499,400 $71,536 $45,660 N/A Full ROI →
32 Merrimack College

Grad rate: 70.0%

 MA +$441,842 $70,901 $68,089 N/A Full ROI →
33 Lasell University

Grad rate: 57.1%

 MA +$384,746 $67,576 $63,387 N/A Full ROI →
34 Doane University

Grad rate: 58.6%

 NE +$296,520 $62,377 $55,510 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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