Highest ROI College Degrees in Massachusetts

Top 20 college + major combinations in Massachusetts 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	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Statistics.	+$3,636,792	$240,408	$82,842	Full ROI →
2	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Law.	+$2,975,176	$199,043	$82,842	Full ROI →
3	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,745,376	$187,553	$82,842	Full ROI →
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$2,663,360	$183,153	$79,850	Full ROI →
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$2,643,960	$182,183	$79,850	Full ROI →
6	Northeastern University Professional Programs	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,246,500	$154,325	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Tufts University Grad rate: 93.5%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$2,169,460	$167,393	$84,600	Full ROI →
8	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Computer Science.	+$2,106,552	$163,896	$82,842	Full ROI →
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	Systems Engineering.	+$2,101,880	$155,079	$79,850	Full ROI →
10	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$2,098,872	$163,512	$82,842	Full ROI →
11	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	Computer Science.	+$2,094,320	$163,496	$79,850	Full ROI →
12	Northeastern University Grad rate: 90.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,083,794	$154,325	$81,353	Full ROI →
13	Boston University Grad rate: 89.5%	Dentistry.	+$1,944,412	$147,490	$82,694	Full ROI →
14	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	Mathematics.	+$1,937,895	$155,540	$79,850	Full ROI →
15	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	Finance and Financial Management Services.	+$1,876,716	$144,120	$82,842	Full ROI →
16	Boston University Grad rate: 89.5%	Computer Science.	+$1,843,152	$142,427	$82,694	Full ROI →
17	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	Finance and Financial Management Services.	+$1,838,854	$142,311	$83,683	Full ROI →
18	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,744,614	$137,599	$83,683	Full ROI →
19	Bay Path University Grad rate: 51.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,709,992	$132,206	$47,064	Full ROI →
20	New England College of Optometry	Optometry.	+$1,646,460	$124,323	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.