Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at Clemson University by ROI
Every Bachelor's Degree major at Clemson University ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Programs Analyzed
49
Majors with salary data
Average 20-Yr Net ROI
+$10,237
Across all programs
Average Annual Cost
$34,494
Cost of attendance
| # | Major | 20-Yr Net ROI | Median Salary | Annual Cost | Avg Debt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Computer and Information Sciences, General.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$650,071 | $82,921 | $34,494 | $22,498 | Full ROI → |
| 2 |
Chemical Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$560,306 | $78,362 | $34,494 | $21,450 | Full ROI → |
| 3 |
Industrial Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$510,631 | $76,236 | $34,494 | $26,750 | Full ROI → |
| 4 |
Mechanical Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$467,555 | $73,905 | $34,494 | $24,125 | Full ROI → |
| 5 |
Computer Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$465,974 | $74,017 | $34,494 | $26,955 | Full ROI → |
| 6 |
Engineering-Related Fields.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$462,674 | $73,720 | $34,494 | $25,000 | Full ROI → |
| 7 |
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$459,784 | $73,643 | $34,494 | $26,000 | Full ROI → |
| 8 |
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$411,309 | $70,983 | $34,494 | $22,500 | Full ROI → |
| 9 |
Construction Management.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$350,492 | $67,954 | $34,494 | $22,675 | Full ROI → |
| 10 |
Civil Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$343,621 | $67,818 | $34,494 | $25,750 | Full ROI → |
| 11 |
Materials Engineering
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$275,645 | $64,385 | $34,494 | $25,243 | Full ROI → |
| 12 |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$257,849 | $63,175 | $34,494 | $20,500 | Full ROI → |
| 13 |
Mathematics.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$248,509 | $62,843 | $34,494 | $22,500 | Full ROI → |
| 14 |
Finance and Financial Management Services.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$241,804 | $62,339 | $34,494 | $20,000 | Full ROI → |
| 15 |
Agricultural Engineering.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$220,164 | $59,907 | $34,494 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 16 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$188,474 | $59,875 | $34,494 | $23,000 | Full ROI → |
| 17 |
Accounting and Related Services.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$183,076 | $59,622 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 18 |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$90,545 | $55,165 | $34,494 | $25,762 | Full ROI → |
| 19 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$75,000 | $54,284 | $34,494 | $24,225 | Full ROI → |
| 20 |
Agricultural Business and Management.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$44,616 | $52,699 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 21 |
Marketing.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$36,756 | $52,306 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 22 |
Landscape Architecture.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$10,254 | $51,234 | $34,494 | $27,000 | Full ROI → |
| 23 |
Architecture.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$9,449 | $50,890 | $34,494 | $22,500 | Full ROI → |
| 24 |
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
+$9,096 | $50,923 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 25 |
Chemistry.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$18,246 | $49,809 | $34,494 | $27,000 | Full ROI → |
| 26 |
Political Science and Government.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$42,406 | $48,196 | $34,494 | $21,000 | Full ROI → |
| 27 |
Economics.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$42,553 | $48,273 | $34,494 | $22,250 | Full ROI → |
| 28 |
Design and Applied Arts.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$70,036 | $47,152 | $34,494 | $26,000 | Full ROI → |
| 29 |
Philosophy.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$104,796 | $43,659 | $34,494 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 30 |
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$133,341 | $43,548 | $34,494 | $19,500 | Full ROI → |
| 31 |
Biology, General.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$164,603 | $42,238 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 32 |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$184,421 | $41,211 | $34,494 | $22,715 | Full ROI → |
| 33 |
Food Science and Technology.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$192,086 | $40,982 | $34,494 | $25,000 | Full ROI → |
| 34 |
History.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$199,278 | $40,592 | $34,494 | $24,550 | Full ROI → |
| 35 |
Sociology.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$242,744 | $38,525 | $34,494 | $26,125 | Full ROI → |
| 36 |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$283,655 | $36,241 | $34,494 | $22,592 | Full ROI → |
| 37 |
English Language and Literature, General.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$283,972 | $36,261 | $34,494 | $23,123 | Full ROI → |
| 38 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$286,736 | $35,993 | $34,494 | $21,200 | Full ROI → |
| 39 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$297,703 | $35,754 | $34,494 | $25,783 | Full ROI → |
| 40 |
Special Education and Teaching.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$298,496 | $33,974 | $34,494 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 41 |
Psychology, General.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$298,743 | $35,493 | $34,494 | $22,687 | Full ROI → |
| 42 |
Forestry.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$299,301 | $35,601 | $34,494 | $24,700 | Full ROI → |
| 43 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$304,023 | $35,267 | $34,494 | $23,250 | Full ROI → |
| 44 |
Plant Sciences.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$310,343 | $34,848 | $34,494 | $21,724 | Full ROI → |
| 45 |
Animal Sciences.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$324,932 | $34,328 | $34,494 | $24,827 | Full ROI → |
| 46 |
Visual and Performing Arts, Other.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$340,068 | $33,716 | $34,494 | $26,972 | Full ROI → |
| 47 |
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$380,187 | $31,652 | $34,494 | $26,112 | Full ROI → |
| 48 |
Agricultural Production Operations.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$464,974 | $27,346 | $34,494 | $25,125 | Full ROI → |
| 49 |
Fine and Studio Arts.
Grad rate: 86.6% |
-$504,396 | $23,679 | $34,494 | $0 | 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.