Highest ROI College Degrees in Maryland

Top 20 college + major combinations in Maryland 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 Maryland Baltimore	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,845,780	$234,289	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of Maryland Baltimore	Dentistry.	+$1,963,520	$140,176	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Maryland Institute College of Art Grad rate: 73.7%	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	+$1,837,488	$141,011	$71,366	Full ROI →
4	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Systems Engineering.	+$1,622,920	$131,276	$81,300	Full ROI →
5	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,616,300	$130,945	$81,300	Full ROI →
6	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$1,592,200	$129,740	$81,300	Full ROI →
7	University of Maryland Baltimore	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,579,360	$120,968	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Grad rate: 36.2%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,577,544	$126,437	$27,799	Full ROI →
9	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,564,458	$122,885	$26,621	Full ROI →
10	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Grad rate: 36.2%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,453,582	$117,459	$27,799	Full ROI →
11	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,429,754	$116,295	$28,073	Full ROI →
12	Notre Dame of Maryland University Grad rate: 55.1%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,402,536	$118,163	$60,362	Full ROI →
13	University of Maryland Global Campus Grad rate: 23.6%	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	+$1,292,480	$108,603	$19,790	Full ROI →
14	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	Educational Administration and Supervision.	+$1,289,188	$112,074	$28,073	Full ROI →
15	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,284,380	$114,349	$81,300	Full ROI →
16	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$1,276,607	$122,951	$81,300	Full ROI →
17	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$1,265,240	$113,392	$81,300	Full ROI →
18	Towson University Grad rate: 68.7%	Computer Science.	+$1,253,418	$107,333	$26,621	Full ROI →
19	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,244,440	$112,352	$81,300	Full ROI →
20	University of Maryland Global Campus Grad rate: 23.6%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,232,120	$107,564	$19,790	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.