Top 100 Best ROI Programs
Programs with the lowest debt-to-earnings ratio nationwide, using actual reported data from the U.S. Department of Education.
100 programs recognized
#ProgramD/E RatioEarnings
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology(certificate)Montana Technological University, Butte, MT
0.04$63,0982Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Trinidad State College, Trinidad, CO
0.05$73,4243Economics(bachelors)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
0.06$103,9934Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Yuba College, Marysville, CA
0.07$117,2835Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, IA
0.07$78,1186Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions(associates)South Texas College, McAllen, TX
0.07$68,7277Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services(certificate)New Community Career & Technical Institute, Newark, NJ
0.07$28,8488Computer Science(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
0.08$154,4929Computer Science(bachelors)Brown University, Providence, RI
0.08$151,06510Computer Science(bachelors)Stanford University, Stanford, CA
0.08$138,61311Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(bachelors)California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA
0.08$117,08812Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
0.08$86,30913Plumbing(certificate)City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College, Chicago, IL
0.08$82,05514Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Laredo College, Laredo, TX
0.08$78,16215Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake Charles, LA
0.08$72,69016Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME
0.08$70,16617Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA
0.08$66,92118Ground Transportation(certificate)Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
0.08$51,94519Precision Metal Working(certificate)Lynnes Welding Training, Fargo, ND
0.08$45,83320Ground Transportation(certificate)North American Trade Schools, Baltimore, MD
0.08$43,82721Ground Transportation(certificate)Rosedale Technical College, Pittsburgh, PA
0.08$43,41522Computer Science(bachelors)University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
0.09$149,86623Computer and Information Sciences(bachelors)Rice University, Houston, TX
0.09$131,15424Mathematics(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
0.09$109,28825Nuclear Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Excelsior University, Albany, NY
0.09$101,38626Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
0.09$91,96127Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA
0.09$91,13828Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions(associates)CUNY Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY
0.09$83,38229Plumbing(associates)Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN
0.09$82,19130Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education(certificate)Northeast State Community College, Blountville, TN
0.09$78,41731Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI
0.09$60,95032Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell, SD
0.09$60,56533Ground Transportation(certificate)Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD
0.09$53,49534Precision Metal Working(certificate)South Central College, North Mankato, MN
0.09$41,52735Computer Science(bachelors)Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
0.10$152,65636Computer and Information Sciences(bachelors)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
0.10$146,20437Computer Science(bachelors)Duke University, Durham, NC
0.10$133,35638Computer and Information Sciences(bachelors)Yale University, New Haven, CT
0.10$133,29339Finance and Financial Management Services(bachelors)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
0.10$122,69840Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
0.10$117,34541Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions(bachelors)CUNY York College, Jamaica, NY
0.10$105,42542Mathematics(bachelors)Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
0.10$103,81243Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Brown University, Providence, RI
0.10$99,19344Physical Science Technologies/Technicians(associates)Lee College, Baytown, TX
0.10$94,98645Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions(associates)Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
0.10$88,13246Computer Science(bachelors)CUNY City College, New York, NY
0.10$83,25847Computer Science(bachelors)Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID
0.10$77,31648Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake Charles, LA
0.10$75,23949Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians(associates)Excelsior University, Albany, NY
0.10$67,55850Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Northeast State Community College, Blountville, TN
0.10$65,16051Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Pratt Community College, Pratt, KS
0.10$57,10352Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
0.10$53,24253Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore, WI
0.10$53,02454Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions(certificate)Pima Medical Institute-Tucson, Tucson, AZ
0.10$31,07155Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians(associates)Mech-Tech College, Caguas, PR
0.10$26,94256Communication and Media Studies(bachelors)Ashland University, Ashland, OH
0.10$25,46557Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering(bachelors)University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
0.11$137,29558Computer and Information Sciences(bachelors)University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
0.11$136,09959Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(bachelors)CUNY York College, Jamaica, NY
0.11$113,71860Computer Science(bachelors)Williams College, Williamstown, MA
0.11$110,81461Mathematics(bachelors)Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
0.11$108,25562Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions(associates)Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA
0.11$107,04863Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(bachelors)CUNY New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY
0.11$103,61164Economics(bachelors)Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
0.11$103,04165Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)University of Hawaii Maui College, Kahului, HI
0.11$102,39066Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA
0.11$99,33967Mechanical Engineering(bachelors)Duke University, Durham, NC
0.11$89,93868Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management(bachelors)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
0.11$83,53369Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians(associates)Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
0.11$82,30570Computer Science(bachelors)CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
0.11$76,74771Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations(bachelors)Norwich University, Northfield, VT
0.11$73,94772Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
0.11$68,90073Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, TN
0.11$66,60974Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(associates)Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY
0.11$64,74875Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL
0.11$60,29876Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians(associates)Madisonville Community College, Madisonville, KY
0.11$52,03977Precision Metal Working(certificate)Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
0.11$50,46478Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)New River Community and Technical College, Beaver, WV
0.11$50,39979Special Education and Teaching(bachelors)CUNY Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY
0.11$49,41380Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
0.11$49,33081Ground Transportation(certificate)Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL
0.11$49,14282Electrical and Power Transmission Installers(certificate)Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
0.11$48,85383Precision Metal Working(certificate)Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, WI
0.11$47,71884Precision Metal Working(certificate)The Fab School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
0.11$39,59285Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(certificate)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
0.12$160,79786Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions(postbacc-cert)San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
0.12$148,86887Business Administration, Management and Operations(postbacc-cert)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
0.12$127,91288Computer Science(bachelors)Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
0.12$122,24489Computer and Information Sciences(bachelors)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
0.12$109,51490Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Merced College, Merced, CA
0.12$107,02491Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
0.12$103,13592Information Science/Studies(bachelors)Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
0.12$102,99893Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Riverside City College, Riverside, CA
0.12$89,86994Computer Engineering(bachelors)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
0.12$88,78595Computer Engineering(bachelors)University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR
0.12$83,54596Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC
0.12$70,08797Ground Transportation(certificate)Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI
0.12$67,99998Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)North Florida College, Madison, FL
0.12$67,26399Mechanical Engineering(bachelors)University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR
0.12$64,869100Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing(associates)Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA
0.12$62,303