Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at Ithaca College by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree major at Ithaca College ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Programs Analyzed

26

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$211,315

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$66,162

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Computer Science.

Grad rate: 74.2%

+$623,622 $87,831 $66,162 $21,000 Full ROI →
2 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 74.2%

+$497,362 $81,788 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
3 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 74.2%

+$46,522 $59,246 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
4 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.

Grad rate: 74.2%

+$42,307 $58,995 $66,162 $24,403 Full ROI →
5 Economics.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$19,308 $54,267 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
6 Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$112,868 $49,589 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
7 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$149,192 $49,525 $66,162 $25,959 Full ROI →
8 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$156,255 $48,989 $66,162 $23,250 Full ROI →
9 Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$196,508 $45,407 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
10 Physics.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$227,648 $43,850 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
11 History.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$245,748 $42,945 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
12 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$254,221 $44,136 $66,162 $23,921 Full ROI →
13 Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$262,719 $43,659 $66,162 $23,149 Full ROI →
14 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$267,008 $43,637 $66,162 $26,000 Full ROI →
15 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$270,668 $43,454 $66,162 $26,000 Full ROI →
16 Journalism.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$279,718 $42,934 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
17 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$286,723 $42,685 $66,162 $26,500 Full ROI →
18 Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$356,678 $39,086 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
19 Public Health.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$362,036 $38,622 $66,162 $22,095 Full ROI →
20 Sociology.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$381,918 $37,824 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
21 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$415,728 $36,201 $66,162 $26,000 Full ROI →
22 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$428,335 $35,385 $66,162 $23,250 Full ROI →
23 Natural Resources Conservation and Research.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$459,528 $34,011 $66,162 $26,000 Full ROI →
24 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$513,348 $29,565 $66,162 $0 Full ROI →
25 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$517,398 $31,050 $66,162 $25,000 Full ROI →
26 Music.

Grad rate: 74.2%

-$540,458 $30,032 $66,162 $27,000 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.