Which colleges have the best return on investment?

Colleges with the best ROI are those that balance cost of attendance with high graduate earnings. Institutions like University of New Orleans (The) demonstrate high overall graduate success with an average across-major salary of $58,672 within 5 years.

How do you measure a college's ROI?

We measure ROI by comparing the total cost of attendance against the median verified earnings of graduates at 1, 5, and 10 years, using official US Census PSEO data.

College & Degree Rankings

We averaged the median salaries across all measured bachelor's degree programs at each institution to find the schools whose graduates earn the most overall.

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Rank	Institution	Avg Salary Across Majors (5-Yr)
#301	University of New Orleans (The) LA • Based on 35 majors	$58,672
#302	CUNY Bronx Community College NY • Based on 25 majors	$58,672
#303	Shenandoah University VA • Based on 21 majors	$58,658
#304	College of Coastal Georgia GA • Based on 15 majors	$58,640
#305	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY • Based on 39 majors	$58,634
#306	Southern Utah University UT • Based on 16 majors	$58,611
#307	State University of New York at Oneonta NY • Based on 34 majors	$58,597
#308	Piedmont University GA • Based on 5 majors	$58,578
#309	Tarrant County College District TX • Based on 59 majors	$58,576
#310	Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College MN • Based on 7 majors	$58,569
#311	Northeastern Illinois University IL • Based on 33 majors	$58,556
#312	Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX • Based on 11 majors	$58,547
#313	University of Wisconsin - River Falls WI • Based on 39 majors	$58,540
#314	University of Northwestern- St Paul MN • Based on 23 majors	$58,532
#315	Prairie State College IL • Based on 15 majors	$58,516
#316	Bluefield State University WV • Based on 22 majors	$58,485
#317	Dakota County Technical College MN • Based on 25 majors	$58,471
#318	Victoria College TX • Based on 20 majors	$58,417
#319	Dakota State University SD • Based on 22 majors	$58,411
#320	Anoka-Ramsey Community College MN • Based on 9 majors	$58,403
#321	Bowling Green State University OH • Based on 86 majors	$58,362
#322	Hamline University MN • Based on 20 majors	$58,359
#323	Augusta University GA • Based on 36 majors	$58,342
#324	University of South Dakota SD • Based on 37 majors	$58,334
#325	University of Louisiana at Monroe LA • Based on 40 majors	$58,330
#326	Nicholls State University LA • Based on 40 majors	$58,330
#327	Berry College GA • Based on 19 majors	$58,316
#328	Orange County Community College NY • Based on 17 majors	$58,312
#329	Minnesota North College MN • Based on 6 majors	$58,310
#330	University of Lynchburg VA • Based on 26 majors	$58,272
#331	Temple College TX • Based on 19 majors	$58,253
#332	Moraine Valley Community College IL • Based on 34 majors	$58,248
#333	Queensborough Community College-CUNY NY • Based on 19 majors	$58,197
#334	Western Illinois University IL • Based on 53 majors	$58,181
#335	Community College of Aurora CO • Based on 23 majors	$58,127
#336	Millikin University IL • Based on 27 majors	$58,121
#337	Eastern Oregon University OR • Based on 23 majors	$58,102
#338	Radford University VA • Based on 39 majors	$58,075
#339	Bemidji State University MN • Based on 26 majors	$58,048
#340	Truman State University MO • Based on 28 majors	$58,044
#341	Suffolk County Community College NY • Based on 34 majors	$58,043
#342	Longwood University VA • Based on 25 majors	$57,951
#343	State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) NY • Based on 41 majors	$57,951
#344	Houston Community College TX • Based on 70 majors	$57,921
#345	State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY • Based on 44 majors	$57,913
#346	Arapahoe Community College CO • Based on 30 majors	$57,871
#347	Wright State University OH • Based on 57 majors	$57,852
#348	Pine Technical and Community College MN • Based on 5 majors	$57,782
#349	University of Wisconsin - Parkside WI • Based on 27 majors	$57,740
#350	Connecticut State Community College CT • Based on 18 majors	$57,711