Best Master's Degree Programs at University of California-Davis by ROI

Every Master's Degree major at University of California-Davis 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

13

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$894,546

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$38,067

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$1,842,206 $137,917 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
2 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$1,784,046 $135,009 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
3 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$1,630,566 $127,335 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
4 Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$1,457,246 $118,669 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
5 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$964,506 $94,032 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
6 Law.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$835,586 $87,586 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
7 Civil Engineering.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$740,466 $82,830 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
8 Medicine.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$549,686 $73,291 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
9 Security Science and Technology.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$481,646 $69,889 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
10 Food Science and Technology.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$467,226 $69,168 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
11 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$423,666 $66,990 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
12 Public Health.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$276,066 $59,610 $38,067 $0 Full ROI →
13 Education, General.

Grad rate: 85.7%

 +$176,186 $54,616 $38,067 $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.