Highest ROI College Degrees in Washington

Top 20 college + major combinations in Washington 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 Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,238,736	$206,965	$30,282	Full ROI →
2	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$2,210,816	$154,987	$24,462	Full ROI →
3	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Grad rate: 58.5%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$2,210,684	$154,987	$24,528	Full ROI →
4	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$2,199,176	$154,987	$30,282	Full ROI →
5	Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	Medicine.	+$2,086,700	$146,335	N/A	Full ROI →
6	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	Computer Engineering.	+$2,082,360	$152,099	$24,462	Full ROI →
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Computer Engineering.	+$2,059,080	$152,099	$30,282	Full ROI →
8	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,963,196	$142,606	$24,462	Full ROI →
9	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Grad rate: 58.5%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,963,064	$142,606	$24,528	Full ROI →
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,951,556	$142,606	$30,282	Full ROI →
11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.	+$1,933,936	$141,725	$30,282	Full ROI →
12	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	Educational Administration and Supervision.	+$1,929,056	$143,888	$27,176	Full ROI →
13	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Dentistry.	+$1,849,196	$137,488	$30,282	Full ROI →
14	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,659,076	$127,982	$30,282	Full ROI →
15	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,656,268	$127,531	$27,176	Full ROI →
16	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,628,018	$131,592	$30,282	Full ROI →
17	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,602,856	$125,171	$30,282	Full ROI →
18	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,569,628	$123,199	$27,176	Full ROI →
19	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Grad rate: 68.5%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$1,544,976	$121,695	$24,462	Full ROI →
20	Bellingham Technical College Grad rate: 37.7%	Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.	+$1,535,270	$120,252	$14,885	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.