Highest ROI College Degrees in Arizona

Top 20 college + major combinations in Arizona ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	Physics.	+$1,589,668	$127,192	$28,543	Full ROI →
2	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,562,154	$122,962	$28,543	Full ROI →
3	Grand Canyon University Grad rate: 44.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,537,808	$125,189	$31,493	Full ROI →
4	Midwestern University-Glendale	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,514,660	$117,733	N/A	Full ROI →
5	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	Physics.	+$1,491,054	$119,407	$28,543	Full ROI →
6	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	Computer Science.	+$1,456,320	$114,816	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	Computer Science.	+$1,400,226	$114,816	$28,047	Full ROI →
8	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	Industrial Engineering.	+$1,389,160	$111,458	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	Industrial Engineering.	+$1,333,066	$111,458	$28,047	Full ROI →
10	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,286,792	$111,949	$28,047	Full ROI →
11	Northern Arizona University Grad rate: 58.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,263,250	$108,112	$29,495	Full ROI →
12	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,262,920	$105,146	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,206,826	$105,146	$28,047	Full ROI →
14	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,143,988	$104,908	$28,543	Full ROI →
15	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	+$1,129,400	$98,470	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Grand Canyon University Grad rate: 44.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,115,834	$100,941	$31,493	Full ROI →
17	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Grad rate: 27.4%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$1,105,340	$97,267	N/A	Full ROI →
18	University of Phoenix-Arizona Grad rate: 18.7%	Bioethics/Medical Ethics.	+$1,094,142	$98,652	$19,449	Full ROI →
19	University of Phoenix-Arizona Grad rate: 18.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,085,282	$98,209	$19,449	Full ROI →
20	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	+$1,073,306	$98,470	$28,047	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.