Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at The University of Texas at Arlington by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree major at The University of Texas at Arlington 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

Programs Analyzed

44

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$33,900

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$25,265

Cost of attendance

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

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$713,575 $84,138 $25,265 $20,833 Full ROI →
2 Computer Science.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$652,075 $80,973 $25,265 $19,500 Full ROI →
3 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$536,754 $75,658 $25,265 $26,182 Full ROI →
4 Industrial Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$509,220 $74,033 $25,265 $22,503 Full ROI →
5 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$504,293 $74,022 $25,265 $25,990 Full ROI →
6 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$465,172 $71,937 $25,265 $24,080 Full ROI →
7 Civil Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$449,848 $70,932 $25,265 $20,542 Full ROI →
8 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$376,659 $67,591 $25,265 $25,260 Full ROI →
9 Information Science/Studies.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$342,563 $65,545 $25,265 $20,205 Full ROI →
10 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$175,580 $55,832 $25,265 $0 Full ROI →
11 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$125,551 $54,644 $25,265 $19,458 Full ROI →
12 Economics.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$105,945 $53,734 $25,265 $20,500 Full ROI →
13 Physics.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$97,116 $53,415 $25,265 $22,314 Full ROI →
14 Interior Architecture.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$76,420 $50,874 $25,265 $0 Full ROI →
15 Mathematics.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$75,112 $51,967 $25,265 $17,161 Full ROI →
16 Architecture.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$69,407 $52,112 $25,265 $23,535 Full ROI →
17 Finance and Financial Management Services.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$63,362 $51,588 $25,265 $20,250 Full ROI →
18 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$45,196 $50,757 $25,265 $21,395 Full ROI →
19 Management Information Systems and Services.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$31,195 $49,929 $25,265 $19,500 Full ROI →
20 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$29,893 $50,433 $25,265 $27,931 Full ROI →
21 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$18,508 $49,384 $25,265 $20,823 Full ROI →
22 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Grad rate: 55.1%

+$8,875 $48,813 $25,265 $19,500 Full ROI →
23 History.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$41 $48,730 $25,265 $24,875 Full ROI →
24 Marketing.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$4,171 $48,101 $25,265 $18,616 Full ROI →
25 International Business.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$20,498 $47,243 $25,265 $17,999 Full ROI →
26 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$27,132 $46,872 $25,265 $17,417 Full ROI →
27 Music.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$119,269 $42,771 $25,265 $24,911 Full ROI →
28 Journalism.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$122,820 $40,912 $25,265 $0 Full ROI →
29 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$129,275 $41,723 $25,265 $16,797 Full ROI →
30 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$134,452 $42,271 $25,265 $28,750 Full ROI →
31 Sociology.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$135,030 $42,390 $25,265 $30,941 Full ROI →
32 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$137,842 $41,689 $25,265 $22,639 Full ROI →
33 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$156,537 $40,664 $25,265 $21,302 Full ROI →
34 Criminal Justice and Corrections.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$162,235 $40,285 $25,265 $19,908 Full ROI →
35 Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$162,461 $40,214 $25,265 $19,023 Full ROI →
36 Social Work.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$218,087 $37,603 $25,265 $21,546 Full ROI →
37 Political Science and Government.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$219,268 $37,467 $25,265 $20,406 Full ROI →
38 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$222,825 $37,093 $25,265 $17,500 Full ROI →
39 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$227,517 $37,271 $25,265 $23,613 Full ROI →
40 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$278,530 $34,544 $25,265 $21,000 Full ROI →
41 Fine and Studio Arts.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$284,798 $34,606 $25,265 $26,562 Full ROI →
42 Anthropology.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$288,825 $33,928 $25,265 $19,500 Full ROI →
43 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$393,444 $28,517 $25,265 $16,833 Full ROI →
44 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Grad rate: 55.1%

-$535,650 $22,093 $25,265 $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.