Highest ROI College Degrees in Colorado

Top 20 college + major combinations in Colorado 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$4,107,862	$249,730	$23,369	Full ROI →
2	Rocky Vista University	Medicine.	+$1,880,280	$136,014	N/A	Full ROI →
3	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Dentistry.	+$1,765,222	$132,598	$23,369	Full ROI →
4	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,615,784	$127,463	$23,369	Full ROI →
5	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	Engineering, General.	+$1,513,728	$121,033	$33,466	Full ROI →
6	Regis University Grad rate: 63.8%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,499,484	$127,952	$54,889	Full ROI →
7	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,497,264	$121,537	$23,369	Full ROI →
8	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$1,397,928	$115,243	$33,466	Full ROI →
9	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.	+$1,393,596	$118,373	$33,466	Full ROI →
10	Colorado School of Mines Grad rate: 80.5%	Economics.	+$1,313,568	$111,534	$38,556	Full ROI →
11	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	Computer Science.	+$1,262,228	$108,458	$33,466	Full ROI →
12	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Grad rate: 66.8%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,220,908	$106,015	$29,696	Full ROI →
13	Colorado State University Pueblo Grad rate: 36.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,214,518	$105,115	$23,891	Full ROI →
14	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Grad rate: 43.9%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,183,934	$103,568	$23,713	Full ROI →
15	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,082,942	$98,484	$23,369	Full ROI →
16	Regis University Grad rate: 63.8%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$1,056,302	$100,304	$54,889	Full ROI →
17	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,051,342	$96,904	$23,369	Full ROI →
18	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.	+$1,050,268	$97,860	$33,466	Full ROI →
19	University of Northern Colorado Grad rate: 51.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,048,702	$97,134	$26,989	Full ROI →
20	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Grad rate: 45.6%	Finance and Financial Management Services.	+$1,045,102	$96,592	$23,369	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.