Rank | College | Median Salary | Typical Cost | Return-on-Investment |
1 | South Texas College | $28,200 | $1,892 | 14.9 |
2 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $40,200 | $4,432 | 9.1 |
3 | California State University-Fresno | $43,300 | $6,177 | 7.0 |
3 | California State University-San Bernardino | $44,800 | $6,444 | 7.0 |
5 | The University of Texas at El Paso | $38,900 | $5,713 | 6.8 |
6 | Utah Valley University | $43,100 | $6,738 | 6.4 |
7 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | $55,300 | $9,510 | 5.8 |
8 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $75,800 | $13,340 | 5.7 |
9 | CUNY Queens College | $47,400 | $8,704 | 5.4 |
9 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $54,100 | $10,077 | 5.4 |
9 | CUNY City College | $45,800 | $8,547 | 5.4 |
12 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | $38,900 | $7,498 | 5.2 |
13 | California State University-San Marcos | $45,100 | $8,985 | 5.0 |
13 | The University of Texas at Dallas | $51,100 | $10,254 | 5.0 |
15 | Brigham Young University-Idaho | $39,900 | $8,344 | 4.8 |
16 | California State University-East Bay | $50,500 | $10,758 | 4.7 |
17 | Weber State University | $43,300 | $9,321 | 4.6 |
17 | Santa Monica College | $32,500 | $7,016 | 4.6 |
17 | Valencia College | $31,000 | $6,804 | 4.6 |
20 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $52,200 | $11,571 | 4.5 |
20 | University of Utah | $51,000 | $11,322 | 4.5 |
20 | CUNY Brooklyn College | $43,500 | $9,771 | 4.5 |
23 | CUNY Hunter College | $45,100 | $10,201 | 4.4 |
24 | University of North Georgia | $40,600 | $9,608 | 4.2 |
25 | Stony Brook University | $55,100 | $13,615 | 4.0 |
26 | The University of Texas at Arlington | $46,700 | $11,952 | 3.9 |
26 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | $41,000 | $10,538 | 3.9 |
28 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $60,700 | $15,945 | 3.8 |
28 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | $43,200 | $11,432 | 3.8 |
28 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $38,300 | $10,200 | 3.8 |
31 | Broward College | $33,300 | $8,882 | 3.7 |
31 | University of California-Riverside | $47,300 | $12,841 | 3.7 |
31 | Florida Atlantic University | $41,500 | $11,303 | 3.7 |
34 | Appalachian State University | $36,800 | $10,167 | 3.6 |
34 | University of Pennsylvania | $82,400 | $22,944 | 3.6 |
34 | Binghamton University | $59,200 | $16,540 | 3.6 |
37 | University of Delaware | $55,100 | $15,894 | 3.5 |
38 | Sam Houston State University | $42,600 | $12,365 | 3.4 |
38 | Oakland University | $41,900 | $12,198 | 3.4 |
38 | Eastern Washington University | $42,500 | $12,397 | 3.4 |
38 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $35,600 | $10,403 | 3.4 |
38 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $63,100 | $18,530 | 3.4 |
38 | Wayne State University | $39,900 | $11,910 | 3.4 |
44 | SUNY at Albany | $50,600 | $15,114 | 3.3 |
44 | California State University-Chico | $45,600 | $13,645 | 3.3 |
44 | James Madison University | $53,800 | $16,252 | 3.3 |
44 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $41,900 | $12,849 | 3.3 |
44 | Utah State University | $42,400 | $13,037 | 3.3 |
49 | Montclair State University | $48,900 | $15,131 | 3.2 |
49 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $43,600 | $13,520 | 3.2 |
49 | George Mason University | $58,100 | $18,032 | 3.2 |
49 | University of Central Oklahoma | $38,400 | $12,008 | 3.2 |
49 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | $46,600 | $14,581 | 3.2 |
49 | Towson University | $49,800 | $15,597 | 3.2 |
49 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | $44,300 | $13,951 | 3.2 |
49 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $38,400 | $12,104 | 3.2 |
49 | Middle Tennessee State University | $37,000 | $11,744 | 3.2 |
58 | University at Buffalo | $49,900 | $15,987 | 3.1 |
58 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | $43,100 | $13,812 | 3.1 |
58 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $34,900 | $11,230 | 3.1 |
58 | Boise State University | $36,100 | $11,711 | 3.1 |
58 | East Carolina University | $39,300 | $12,817 | 3.1 |
63 | University of Southern Mississippi | $35,800 | $11,916 | 3.0 |
63 | University of Nevada-Reno | $45,000 | $15,022 | 3.0 |
63 | Western Kentucky University | $33,800 | $11,409 | 3.0 |
63 | Portland State University | $42,900 | $14,481 | 3.0 |
63 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $41,000 | $13,842 | 3.0 |
68 | Ball State University | $39,400 | $13,369 | 2.9 |
68 | University of Connecticut | $55,800 | $19,064 | 2.9 |
68 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $42,300 | $14,747 | 2.9 |
68 | Clemson University | $50,900 | $17,797 | 2.9 |
72 | Eastern Kentucky University | $34,800 | $12,255 | 2.8 |
72 | Georgia State University | $41,200 | $14,573 | 2.8 |
72 | Western Michigan University | $43,700 | $15,489 | 2.8 |
72 | Central Michigan University | $40,200 | $14,275 | 2.8 |
72 | University of Oregon | $43,200 | $15,355 | 2.8 |
72 | University of Mississippi | $41,100 | $14,678 | 2.8 |
72 | Old Dominion University | $42,600 | $15,218 | 2.8 |
72 | University of Arkansas | $43,100 | $15,411 | 2.8 |
72 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | $50,800 | $18,348 | 2.8 |
81 | University of Memphis | $36,400 | $13,291 | 2.7 |
81 | Rowan University | $49,400 | $18,067 | 2.7 |
81 | Western Washington University | $44,400 | $16,245 | 2.7 |
81 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | $48,700 | $17,966 | 2.7 |
81 | University of Rhode Island | $49,800 | $18,391 | 2.7 |
81 | Montana State University | $40,400 | $14,953 | 2.7 |
81 | University of California-Santa Cruz | $43,700 | $16,261 | 2.7 |
81 | Kansas State University | $43,800 | $16,431 | 2.7 |
81 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $43,700 | $16,462 | 2.7 |
90 | Eastern Michigan University | $37,500 | $14,268 | 2.6 |
90 | University of Toledo | $41,800 | $15,919 | 2.6 |
90 | University of Kansas | $46,500 | $18,014 | 2.6 |
90 | Mississippi State University | $40,300 | $15,628 | 2.6 |
90 | Grand Valley State University | $41,000 | $15,904 | 2.6 |
95 | University of Vermont | $45,200 | $17,816 | 2.5 |
95 | Missouri State University-Springfield | $37,400 | $14,862 | 2.5 |
95 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | $46,700 | $18,651 | 2.5 |
95 | Georgia Southern University | $40,300 | $16,121 | 2.5 |
95 | University of Louisville | $40,300 | $16,249 | 2.5 |
95 | Illinois State University | $45,500 | $18,415 | 2.5 |
95 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | $49,000 | $19,856 | 2.5 |
95 | Cornell University | $73,600 | $30,014 | 2.5 |
103 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | $39,600 | $16,218 | 2.4 |
103 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | $41,800 | $17,149 | 2.4 |
103 | Oregon State University | $46,900 | $19,484 | 2.4 |
106 | Grand Canyon University | $49,200 | $21,168 | 2.3 |
106 | Universidad del Turabo | $18,700 | $8,093 | 2.3 |
106 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | $39,400 | $17,313 | 2.3 |
106 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | $39,000 | $17,264 | 2.3 |
110 | Miami University-Oxford | $45,200 | $20,186 | 2.2 |
110 | Northern Illinois University | $43,900 | $19,782 | 2.2 |
110 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | $50,700 | $23,572 | 2.2 |
113 | University of Southern California | $70,400 | $32,932 | 2.1 |
113 | Northeastern University | $64,000 | $29,998 | 2.1 |
113 | University of Akron Main Campus | $35,000 | $16,568 | 2.1 |
113 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $60,600 | $29,111 | 2.1 |
113 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | $47,700 | $23,066 | 2.1 |
118 | St John's University-New York | $53,300 | $26,582 | 2.0 |
118 | Kent State University at Kent | $36,300 | $18,180 | 2.0 |
118 | Boston University | $62,000 | $31,539 | 2.0 |
121 | ECPI University | $35,300 | $18,989 | 1.9 |
122 | Syracuse University | $58,400 | $31,823 | 1.8 |
122 | Ohio University-Main Campus | $39,900 | $21,899 | 1.8 |
124 | Drexel University | $66,600 | $39,021 | 1.7 |
124 | George Washington University | $67,100 | $39,562 | 1.7 |
126 | DePaul University | $51,000 | $32,084 | 1.6 |
127 | University of Miami | $57,800 | $37,424 | 1.5 |
127 | Loyola University Chicago | $52,000 | $34,934 | 1.5 |
129 | Baylor University | $49,400 | $36,294 | 1.4 |
130 | Full Sail University | $37,500 | $27,840 | 1.3 |
131 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | $30,200 | $26,328 | 1.1 |