Best Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 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

165

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$2,149

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$41,208

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Sarah Lawrence College

Grad rate: 70.8%

 NY +$588,180 $79,341 $79,320 N/A Full ROI →
2 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX +$432,520 $63,626 N/A N/A Full ROI →
3 Wayne State University

Grad rate: 58.3%

 MI +$300,812 $59,720 $26,794 N/A Full ROI →
4 Fayetteville State University

Grad rate: 39.3%

 NC +$292,224 $58,221 $16,098 N/A Full ROI →
5 College of Staten Island CUNY

Grad rate: 33.7%

 NY +$271,432 $56,980 $14,084 N/A Full ROI →
6 University of the Southwest

Grad rate: 26.6%

 NM +$249,042 $57,489 $30,369 N/A Full ROI →
7 California State University-Long Beach

Grad rate: 71.3%

 CA +$238,960 $55,979 $20,310 N/A Full ROI →
8 Seattle Pacific University

Grad rate: 63.8%

 WA +$236,848 $59,241 $53,986 N/A Full ROI →
9 Lamar University

Grad rate: 37.4%

 TX +$236,728 $55,999 $21,626 N/A Full ROI →
10 California State University-Fresno

Grad rate: 55.5%

 CA +$232,440 $55,487 $18,650 N/A Full ROI →
11 Mercy University

Grad rate: 47.6%

 NY +$229,258 $56,702 $32,391 N/A Full ROI →
12 San Francisco State University

Grad rate: 52.2%

 CA +$216,284 $55,340 $25,258 N/A Full ROI →
13 Marymount University

Grad rate: 59.3%

 VA +$207,264 $57,938 $55,748 N/A Full ROI →
14 California State University-Fullerton

Grad rate: 69.3%

 CA +$204,866 $53,920 $16,767 N/A Full ROI →
15 State University of New York at New Paltz

Grad rate: 71.0%

 NY +$202,512 $54,829 $27,034 N/A Full ROI →
16 Notre Dame de Namur University

Grad rate: 39.2%

 CA +$191,420 $51,571 N/A N/A Full ROI →
17 CUNY Hunter College

Grad rate: 58.7%

 NY +$190,520 $52,857 $13,310 N/A Full ROI →
18 Saint Cloud State University

Grad rate: 45.5%

 MN +$177,922 $53,035 $21,389 N/A Full ROI →
19 Alliant International University-San Diego

Grad rate: 17.1%

 CA +$174,560 $50,728 N/A N/A Full ROI →
20 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Grad rate: 54.6%

 NY +$171,216 $51,932 $13,712 N/A Full ROI →
21 University of Phoenix-California

Grad rate: 21.4%

 CA +$166,500 $50,325 N/A N/A Full ROI →
22 University of Phoenix-Nevada

Grad rate: 12.5%

 NV +$166,500 $50,325 N/A N/A Full ROI →
23 University of La Verne

Grad rate: 64.4%

 CA +$164,892 $56,401 $61,564 N/A Full ROI →
24 Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School MN +$162,980 $50,149 N/A N/A Full ROI →
25 Cambridge College MA +$158,640 $49,932 N/A N/A Full ROI →
26 University of Toledo

Grad rate: 55.2%

 OH +$152,640 $52,251 $26,190 N/A Full ROI →
27 Pacific Oaks College CA +$139,840 $48,992 N/A N/A Full ROI →
28 University of Phoenix-Arizona

Grad rate: 18.7%

 AZ +$127,602 $50,325 $19,449 N/A Full ROI →
29 SUNY Old Westbury

Grad rate: 47.4%

 NY +$124,712 $50,229 $19,934 N/A Full ROI →
30 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Grad rate: 72.8%

 NY +$123,578 $49,531 $13,521 N/A Full ROI →
31 Central Connecticut State University

Grad rate: 51.3%

 CT +$122,636 $50,543 $24,112 N/A Full ROI →
32 Hodges University

Grad rate: 20.5%

 FL +$112,906 $50,461 $28,157 N/A Full ROI →
33 Loma Linda University CA +$110,680 $47,534 N/A N/A Full ROI →
34 University of Central Arkansas

Grad rate: 51.7%

 AR +$108,210 $49,837 $24,265 N/A Full ROI →
35 East Carolina University

Grad rate: 63.6%

 NC +$85,762 $48,657 $23,689 N/A Full ROI →
36 Antioch University OH +$82,120 $46,106 N/A N/A Full ROI →
37 Antioch University-Seattle WA +$82,120 $46,106 N/A N/A Full ROI →
38 Antioch University-New England NH +$82,120 $46,106 N/A N/A Full ROI →
39 Lewis & Clark College

Grad rate: 72.3%

 OR +$78,980 $53,618 $76,690 N/A Full ROI →
40 Southern University and A & M College

Grad rate: 29.3%

 LA +$76,708 $48,443 $26,076 N/A Full ROI →
41 New Mexico Highlands University

Grad rate: 25.5%

 NM +$76,148 $47,912 $21,046 N/A Full ROI →
42 University of Northern Iowa

Grad rate: 66.3%

 IA +$72,966 $47,811 $21,627 N/A Full ROI →
43 University of San Diego

Grad rate: 82.1%

 CA +$72,102 $53,093 $74,879 N/A Full ROI →
44 Johns Hopkins University

Grad rate: 94.3%

 MD +$67,640 $53,512 $81,300 N/A Full ROI →
45 Fordham University

Grad rate: 81.8%

 NY +$64,478 $52,959 $77,351 N/A Full ROI →
46 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Grad rate: 51.6%

 TX +$63,010 $49,674 $45,235 N/A Full ROI →
47 University of Massachusetts-Boston

Grad rate: 51.1%

 MA +$62,884 $48,114 $29,698 N/A Full ROI →
48 Michigan State University

Grad rate: 81.9%

 MI +$62,624 $48,184 $30,528 N/A Full ROI →
49 Fitchburg State University

Grad rate: 54.6%

 MA +$59,626 $47,433 $24,517 N/A Full ROI →
50 Northern Kentucky University

Grad rate: 49.2%

 KY +$55,738 $46,734 $19,471 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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