Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at University of Arizona by ROI
Every Bachelor's Degree major at University of Arizona ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Programs Analyzed
74
Majors with salary data
Average 20-Yr Net ROI
-$18,206
Across all programs
Average Annual Cost
$28,543
Cost of attendance
| # | Major | 20-Yr Net ROI | Median Salary | Annual Cost | Avg Debt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mining and Mineral Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$781,443 | $87,557 | $28,543 | $11,500 | Full ROI → |
| 2 |
Computer Science.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$742,518 | $86,387 | $28,543 | $23,000 | Full ROI → |
| 3 |
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$690,958 | $83,674 | $28,543 | $21,000 | Full ROI → |
| 4 |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$565,092 | $77,560 | $28,543 | $23,656 | Full ROI → |
| 5 |
Systems Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$539,970 | $75,939 | $28,543 | $18,250 | Full ROI → |
| 6 |
Civil Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$536,253 | $75,770 | $28,543 | $18,500 | Full ROI → |
| 7 |
Materials Sciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$521,068 | $73,762 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 8 |
Mechanical Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$463,770 | $72,476 | $28,543 | $23,391 | Full ROI → |
| 9 |
Finance and Financial Management Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$454,640 | $71,833 | $28,543 | $20,628 | Full ROI → |
| 10 |
Management Information Systems and Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$438,751 | $71,008 | $28,543 | $20,175 | Full ROI → |
| 11 |
Chemical Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$428,000 | $70,543 | $28,543 | $21,250 | Full ROI → |
| 12 |
Business/Managerial Economics.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$363,231 | $67,313 | $28,543 | $21,375 | Full ROI → |
| 13 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$340,443 | $66,182 | $28,543 | $21,500 | Full ROI → |
| 14 |
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$319,738 | $65,248 | $28,543 | $23,000 | Full ROI → |
| 15 |
Computer and Information Sciences, General.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$301,268 | $64,527 | $28,543 | $26,000 | Full ROI → |
| 16 |
Accounting and Related Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$290,058 | $63,764 | $28,543 | $23,000 | Full ROI → |
| 17 |
Marketing.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$249,919 | $61,698 | $28,543 | $22,125 | Full ROI → |
| 18 |
Physics.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$214,870 | $59,846 | $28,543 | $20,650 | Full ROI → |
| 19 |
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$198,779 | $59,265 | $28,543 | $23,962 | Full ROI → |
| 20 |
Human Resources Management and Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$155,923 | $56,821 | $28,543 | $19,500 | Full ROI → |
| 21 |
Mathematics.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$124,979 | $55,240 | $28,543 | $18,999 | Full ROI → |
| 22 |
Communication and Media Studies.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$101,425 | $54,113 | $28,543 | $19,750 | Full ROI → |
| 23 |
Agricultural Business and Management.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$100,978 | $54,391 | $28,543 | $24,200 | Full ROI → |
| 24 |
Economics.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$89,174 | $53,491 | $28,543 | $19,610 | Full ROI → |
| 25 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$86,156 | $53,644 | $28,543 | $24,112 | Full ROI → |
| 26 |
Architecture and Related Services, Other.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$82,933 | $53,644 | $28,543 | $26,500 | Full ROI → |
| 27 |
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$69,866 | $52,881 | $28,543 | $24,875 | Full ROI → |
| 28 |
Architecture.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$52,588 | $50,338 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 29 |
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$28,908 | $49,154 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 30 |
Chemistry.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
+$11,897 | $49,940 | $28,543 | $24,245 | Full ROI → |
| 31 |
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$6,862 | $49,053 | $28,543 | $25,000 | Full ROI → |
| 32 |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$43,952 | $47,266 | $28,543 | $26,000 | Full ROI → |
| 33 |
Political Science and Government.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$107,732 | $43,782 | $28,543 | $21,630 | Full ROI → |
| 34 |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$111,923 | $43,336 | $28,543 | $18,127 | Full ROI → |
| 35 |
Geography and Cartography.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$121,949 | $43,518 | $28,543 | $28,250 | Full ROI → |
| 36 |
Public Administration.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$122,902 | $42,981 | $28,543 | $21,000 | Full ROI → |
| 37 |
Journalism.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$135,274 | $42,330 | $28,543 | $20,520 | Full ROI → |
| 38 |
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$145,036 | $41,707 | $28,543 | $18,522 | Full ROI → |
| 39 |
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$155,492 | $39,934 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 40 |
Homeland Security.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$161,313 | $41,014 | $28,543 | $20,312 | Full ROI → |
| 41 |
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$165,414 | $40,636 | $28,543 | $17,750 | Full ROI → |
| 42 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$182,342 | $40,279 | $28,543 | $25,000 | Full ROI → |
| 43 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$182,461 | $40,296 | $28,543 | $25,340 | Full ROI → |
| 44 |
Music.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$182,532 | $39,581 | $28,543 | $14,800 | Full ROI → |
| 45 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$195,719 | $39,184 | $28,543 | $18,687 | Full ROI → |
| 46 |
Public Health.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$205,985 | $38,874 | $28,543 | $21,699 | Full ROI → |
| 47 |
Nutrition Sciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$213,402 | $38,629 | $28,543 | $23,563 | Full ROI → |
| 48 |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$219,624 | $38,128 | $28,543 | $20,750 | Full ROI → |
| 49 |
Sociology.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$222,760 | $37,929 | $28,543 | $20,125 | Full ROI → |
| 50 |
Special Education and Teaching.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$223,077 | $37,871 | $28,543 | $19,500 | Full ROI → |
| 51 |
Psychology, General.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$227,556 | $37,706 | $28,543 | $20,374 | Full ROI → |
| 52 |
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$244,857 | $36,917 | $28,543 | $21,500 | Full ROI → |
| 53 |
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$253,412 | $36,658 | $28,543 | $24,000 | Full ROI → |
| 54 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$258,824 | $36,285 | $28,543 | $22,483 | Full ROI → |
| 55 |
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$259,032 | $36,134 | $28,543 | $20,400 | Full ROI → |
| 56 |
Area Studies.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$259,487 | $36,388 | $28,543 | $24,500 | Full ROI → |
| 57 |
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$263,959 | $35,979 | $28,543 | $21,754 | Full ROI → |
| 58 |
English Language and Literature, General.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$264,333 | $35,766 | $28,543 | $18,875 | Full ROI → |
| 59 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$273,930 | $35,141 | $28,543 | $16,725 | Full ROI → |
| 60 |
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$278,327 | $35,311 | $28,543 | $22,500 | Full ROI → |
| 61 |
Animal Sciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$280,135 | $34,930 | $28,543 | $18,195 | Full ROI → |
| 62 |
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$284,792 | $33,469 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 63 |
History.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$314,399 | $33,693 | $28,543 | $25,250 | Full ROI → |
| 64 |
International/Global Studies.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$317,122 | $33,540 | $28,543 | $25,000 | Full ROI → |
| 65 |
Philosophy.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$317,719 | $33,257 | $28,543 | $21,250 | Full ROI → |
| 66 |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$339,417 | $32,440 | $28,543 | $25,219 | Full ROI → |
| 67 |
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$341,981 | $32,285 | $28,543 | $24,822 | Full ROI → |
| 68 |
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$360,840 | $31,268 | $28,543 | $23,725 | Full ROI → |
| 69 |
Fine and Studio Arts.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$373,253 | $30,348 | $28,543 | $19,290 | Full ROI → |
| 70 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$378,243 | $30,035 | $28,543 | $18,349 | Full ROI → |
| 71 |
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$388,272 | $28,295 | $28,543 | $0 | Full ROI → |
| 72 |
Anthropology.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$407,955 | $28,949 | $28,543 | $24,269 | Full ROI → |
| 73 |
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$422,877 | $27,881 | $28,543 | $19,500 | Full ROI → |
| 74 |
Biology, General.
Grad rate: 66.9% |
-$476,397 | $25,475 | $28,543 | $23,500 | 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.