Best Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 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

235

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$127,592

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,979

Cost of attendance

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

Grad rate: 55.5%

 CA +$757,220 $81,726 $18,650 N/A Full ROI →
2 California State University-Fullerton

Grad rate: 69.3%

 CA +$716,706 $79,512 $16,767 N/A Full ROI →
3 CUNY Queens College

Grad rate: 58.4%

 NY +$654,094 $76,069 $13,643 N/A Full ROI →
4 Touro University

Grad rate: 66.4%

 NY +$644,852 $78,025 $37,824 N/A Full ROI →
5 CUNY Lehman College

Grad rate: 51.2%

 NY +$637,788 $75,235 $13,456 N/A Full ROI →
6 California State University-Long Beach

Grad rate: 71.3%

 CA +$601,700 $74,116 $20,310 N/A Full ROI →
7 SUNY Old Westbury

Grad rate: 47.4%

 NY +$588,252 $73,406 $19,934 N/A Full ROI →
8 Mercy University

Grad rate: 47.6%

 NY +$560,338 $73,256 $32,391 N/A Full ROI →
9 CUNY Brooklyn College

Grad rate: 55.8%

 NY +$559,174 $71,316 $13,573 N/A Full ROI →
10 CUNY Hunter College

Grad rate: 58.7%

 NY +$550,420 $70,852 $13,310 N/A Full ROI →
11 Framingham State University

Grad rate: 52.0%

 MA +$538,862 $71,597 $26,539 N/A Full ROI →
12 Alfred University

Grad rate: 54.5%

 NY +$515,768 $73,240 $54,516 N/A Full ROI →
13 St. John's University-New York

Grad rate: 68.9%

 NY +$497,778 $73,082 $61,931 N/A Full ROI →
14 California State University-San Bernardino

Grad rate: 54.5%

 CA +$493,940 $68,388 $16,910 N/A Full ROI →
15 CUNY City College

Grad rate: 56.6%

 NY +$483,572 $67,530 $13,514 N/A Full ROI →
16 College of Staten Island CUNY

Grad rate: 33.7%

 NY +$479,972 $67,407 $14,084 N/A Full ROI →
17 University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Grad rate: 84.0%

 WA +$453,116 $67,684 $30,282 N/A Full ROI →
18 Stony Brook University

Grad rate: 77.8%

 NY +$450,812 $67,458 $29,174 N/A Full ROI →
19 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Grad rate: 84.8%

 IL +$431,312 $66,779 $32,134 N/A Full ROI →
20 Teachers College at Columbia University NY +$415,100 $62,755 N/A N/A Full ROI →
21 Fordham University

Grad rate: 81.8%

 NY +$408,438 $70,157 $77,351 N/A Full ROI →
22 Montana State University

Grad rate: 57.1%

 MT +$406,602 $64,708 $23,779 N/A Full ROI →
23 Manhattanville University

Grad rate: 57.5%

 NY +$392,738 $67,201 $55,641 N/A Full ROI →
24 San Diego State University

Grad rate: 78.1%

 CA +$392,106 $64,341 $27,357 N/A Full ROI →
25 Hofstra University

Grad rate: 67.4%

 NY +$390,864 $68,373 $68,298 N/A Full ROI →
26 Adelphi University

Grad rate: 68.2%

 NY +$380,012 $66,745 $57,444 N/A Full ROI →
27 New Jersey City University

Grad rate: 38.7%

 NJ +$378,684 $63,301 $23,668 N/A Full ROI →
28 St. Joseph's University-New York

Grad rate: 66.6%

 NY +$366,792 $64,265 $39,254 N/A Full ROI →
29 Salem State University

Grad rate: 55.2%

 MA +$328,050 $61,164 $27,615 N/A Full ROI →
30 Seattle Pacific University

Grad rate: 63.8%

 WA +$324,488 $63,623 $53,986 N/A Full ROI →
31 Towson University

Grad rate: 68.7%

 MD +$317,398 $60,532 $26,621 N/A Full ROI →
32 Rowan University

Grad rate: 68.2%

 NJ +$316,348 $61,229 $34,116 N/A Full ROI →
33 University of Arkansas

Grad rate: 69.6%

 AR +$313,298 $60,281 $26,161 N/A Full ROI →
34 Loyola Marymount University

Grad rate: 80.6%

 CA +$312,906 $65,232 $75,867 N/A Full ROI →
35 Pace University

Grad rate: 61.4%

 NY +$308,916 $64,255 $68,092 N/A Full ROI →
36 National Louis University

Grad rate: 34.5%

 IL +$305,300 $59,800 $25,350 N/A Full ROI →
37 State University of New York at New Paltz

Grad rate: 71.0%

 NY +$303,832 $59,895 $27,034 N/A Full ROI →
38 Long Island University

Grad rate: 51.8%

 NY +$296,862 $62,085 $52,419 N/A Full ROI →
39 New York University

Grad rate: 87.8%

 NY +$294,638 $64,644 $79,121 N/A Full ROI →
40 Azusa Pacific University

Grad rate: 62.8%

 CA +$286,270 $61,787 $54,735 N/A Full ROI →
41 Bridgewater State University

Grad rate: 55.3%

 MA +$282,052 $58,619 $25,164 N/A Full ROI →
42 Capella University MN +$277,742 $58,090 $22,029 N/A Full ROI →
43 University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Grad rate: 70.6%

 MA +$276,498 $58,777 $29,521 N/A Full ROI →
44 Central Connecticut State University

Grad rate: 51.3%

 CT +$275,976 $58,210 $24,112 N/A Full ROI →
45 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Grad rate: 55.3%

 PA +$273,828 $58,579 $28,876 N/A Full ROI →
46 Arcadia University

Grad rate: 63.8%

 PA +$273,420 $61,795 $61,240 N/A Full ROI →
47 Kean University

Grad rate: 47.0%

 NJ +$273,032 $58,144 $24,924 N/A Full ROI →
48 Montclair State University

Grad rate: 64.8%

 NJ +$262,628 $57,724 $25,926 N/A Full ROI →
49 Rutgers University-Camden

Grad rate: 65.7%

 NJ +$261,876 $58,475 $33,812 N/A Full ROI →
50 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Grad rate: 84.7%

 NJ +$259,036 $58,475 $35,232 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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