Highest ROI College Degrees in Indiana

Top 20 college + major combinations in Indiana 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	Indiana University-Indianapolis Grad rate: 55.1%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,364,288	$212,436	$22,216	Full ROI →
2	Indiana University-Indianapolis Grad rate: 55.1%	Dentistry.	+$1,957,028	$142,073	$22,216	Full ROI →
3	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,711,018	$135,572	$80,211	Full ROI →
4	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,589,986	$123,756	$22,567	Full ROI →
5	Indiana University-Bloomington Grad rate: 81.2%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,578,158	$123,644	$27,361	Full ROI →
6	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	Finance and Financial Management Services.	+$1,535,038	$126,773	$80,211	Full ROI →
7	Manchester University Grad rate: 46.4%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,524,618	$123,063	$48,321	Full ROI →
8	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	+$1,463,218	$123,182	$80,211	Full ROI →
9	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Grad rate: 81.3%	Computer Science.	+$1,457,661	$131,382	$74,226	Full ROI →
10	Valparaiso University Grad rate: 68.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,449,214	$120,200	$57,393	Full ROI →
11	Indiana University-Bloomington Grad rate: 81.2%	Optometry.	+$1,420,298	$115,751	$27,361	Full ROI →
12	Indiana University-Indianapolis Grad rate: 55.1%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,345,888	$111,516	$22,216	Full ROI →
13	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	Engineering, Other.	+$1,325,406	$110,527	$22,567	Full ROI →
14	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	Veterinary Medicine.	+$1,323,546	$110,434	$22,567	Full ROI →
15	Butler University Grad rate: 80.5%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,282,134	$112,557	$64,503	Full ROI →
16	Indiana University-Indianapolis Grad rate: 55.1%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,275,868	$108,015	$22,216	Full ROI →
17	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,229,566	$105,735	$22,567	Full ROI →
18	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	Mechanical Engineering.	+$1,203,026	$104,408	$22,567	Full ROI →
19	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	Law.	+$1,202,278	$110,135	$80,211	Full ROI →
20	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Grad rate: 58.6%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,199,944	$106,520	$45,228	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.