Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at Utah State University by ROI

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

Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Programs Analyzed

42

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$72,724

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$21,050

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Computer and Information Sciences, General.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$617,365 $78,293 $21,050 $17,996 Full ROI →
2 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$557,345 $75,056 $21,050 $14,500 Full ROI →
3 Air Transportation.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$458,155 $70,839 $21,050 $25,500 Full ROI →
4 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$451,007 $69,682 $21,050 $13,654 Full ROI →
5 Information Science/Studies.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$414,722 $67,919 $21,050 $14,413 Full ROI →
6 Civil Engineering.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$375,146 $66,130 $21,050 $17,225 Full ROI →
7 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$251,540 $59,597 $21,050 $12,000 Full ROI →
8 Finance and Financial Management Services.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$224,718 $58,102 $21,050 $9,720 Full ROI →
9 Economics.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$214,392 $57,959 $21,050 $15,250 Full ROI →
10 Landscape Architecture.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$191,180 $55,769 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
11 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$176,800 $55,995 $21,050 $14,000 Full ROI →
12 Marketing.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$149,708 $54,627 $21,050 $13,801 Full ROI →
13 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$138,040 $53,112 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
14 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$89,265 $52,057 $21,050 $20,500 Full ROI →
15 Physics.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$88,820 $50,651 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
16 Agricultural Business and Management.

Grad rate: 55.8%

+$24,155 $48,194 $21,050 $11,500 Full ROI →
17 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$33,042 $45,621 $21,050 $15,750 Full ROI →
18 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$37,639 $44,984 $21,050 $9,718 Full ROI →
19 Plant Sciences.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$70,680 $42,676 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
20 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$127,876 $40,996 $21,050 $17,479 Full ROI →
21 Journalism.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$138,458 $40,415 $21,050 $16,710 Full ROI →
22 Special Education and Teaching.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$155,828 $39,642 $21,050 $18,125 Full ROI →
23 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$179,374 $38,360 $21,050 $16,574 Full ROI →
24 Political Science and Government.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$210,294 $36,882 $21,050 $17,581 Full ROI →
25 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$216,420 $35,389 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
26 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$220,520 $35,184 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
27 Social Work.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$226,638 $35,967 $21,050 $16,132 Full ROI →
28 Zoology/Animal Biology.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$229,720 $34,724 $21,050 $0 Full ROI →
29 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$246,301 $34,891 $21,050 $14,757 Full ROI →
30 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$285,282 $33,192 $21,050 $18,461 Full ROI →
31 Animal Sciences.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$304,116 $32,182 $21,050 $17,449 Full ROI →
32 History.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$320,049 $31,911 $21,050 $25,237 Full ROI →
33 Area Studies.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$325,790 $30,798 $21,050 $13,000 Full ROI →
34 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$326,685 $31,192 $21,050 $19,500 Full ROI →
35 Sociology.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$337,987 $30,556 $21,050 $18,450 Full ROI →
36 Anthropology.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$340,390 $30,608 $21,050 $21,000 Full ROI →
37 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$347,317 $30,256 $21,050 $20,917 Full ROI →
38 Fine and Studio Arts.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$379,585 $28,412 $21,050 $17,500 Full ROI →
39 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$394,688 $27,956 $21,050 $21,932 Full ROI →
40 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$491,321 $22,697 $21,050 $15,601 Full ROI →
41 Music.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$714,165 $11,413 $21,050 $13,500 Full ROI →
42 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.

Grad rate: 55.8%

-$816,613 $6,498 $21,050 $16,573 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.