Highest ROI College Degrees in New York

Top 20 college + major combinations in New York 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	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,910,136	$246,111	$86,042	Full ROI →
2	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Law.	+$3,588,316	$230,020	$86,042	Full ROI →
3	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Law.	+$3,184,438	$209,134	$79,121	Full ROI →
4	Albany Medical College	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$3,014,900	$192,745	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	Law.	+$2,972,656	$207,272	$83,196	Full ROI →
6	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$2,612,778	$180,551	$79,121	Full ROI →
7	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,574,016	$179,305	$86,042	Full ROI →
8	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,347,508	$167,695	$83,196	Full ROI →
9	Stony Brook University Grad rate: 77.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,337,212	$161,778	$29,174	Full ROI →
10	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Management Information Systems and Services.	+$2,332,236	$167,216	$86,042	Full ROI →
11	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Computer Science.	+$2,321,816	$166,695	$86,042	Full ROI →
12	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,254,258	$162,625	$79,121	Full ROI →
13	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Applied Mathematics.	+$2,197,338	$159,779	$79,121	Full ROI →
14	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Legal Professions and Studies, Other.	+$2,167,878	$158,306	$79,121	Full ROI →
15	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	Computer Science.	+$2,106,668	$155,653	$83,196	Full ROI →
16	St. John's University-New York Grad rate: 68.9%	Educational Administration and Supervision.	+$2,036,076	$156,190	$61,931	Full ROI →
17	Rochester Institute of Technology Grad rate: 71.5%	Computer Science.	+$2,012,352	$149,789	$71,714	Full ROI →
18	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	Computer Science.	+$1,968,893	$158,076	$83,196	Full ROI →
19	University at Buffalo Grad rate: 73.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,964,668	$146,042	$29,043	Full ROI →
20	Columbia University in the City of New York Grad rate: 95.1%	Operations Research.	+$1,948,716	$148,040	$86,042	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.