Highest ROI College Degrees in Pennsylvania

Top 20 college + major combinations in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Finance and Financial Management Services.	+$3,980,004	$249,574	$85,738	Full ROI →
2	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,756,313	$231,651	$36,707	Full ROI →
3	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	International/Global Studies.	+$3,686,024	$234,875	$85,738	Full ROI →
4	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	+$3,540,624	$227,605	$85,738	Full ROI →
5	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Real Estate.	+$3,485,464	$224,847	$85,738	Full ROI →
6	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,372,862	$214,930	$85,738	Full ROI →
7	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Law.	+$3,356,724	$218,410	$85,738	Full ROI →
8	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.	+$3,287,064	$214,927	$85,738	Full ROI →
9	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Health and Medical Administrative Services.	+$3,149,184	$208,033	$85,738	Full ROI →
10	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Education, Other.	+$3,001,480	$192,074	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Carnegie Mellon University Grad rate: 92.0%	Computer Science.	+$2,839,817	$201,541	$80,514	Full ROI →
12	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$2,752,998	$197,810	$85,738	Full ROI →
13	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,724,324	$186,790	$85,738	Full ROI →
14	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.	+$2,652,644	$183,206	$85,738	Full ROI →
15	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Marketing.	+$2,544,244	$177,786	$85,738	Full ROI →
16	University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 96.5%	Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.	+$2,453,324	$173,240	$85,738	Full ROI →
17	Gannon University Grad rate: 69.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,448,228	$169,535	$51,236	Full ROI →
18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies.	+$2,428,866	$167,114	$36,707	Full ROI →
19	Villanova University Grad rate: 91.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,428,488	$171,511	$80,866	Full ROI →
20	Saint Vincent College Grad rate: 74.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$2,427,196	$168,868	$55,082	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.