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Highest ROI Education Majors

Top 50 Education college majors by ROI percentile

# College Major Degrees Accept Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Ohio State Agriscience Education 64 49% $97,553 98 +3.81 91 99% — 91% 84% 0% 3% 5% 0% 1300 1370 1440 67%
2 Duke International and Comparative Education 21 5% $108,022 100 +6.21 91 89% — 24% 24% 19% 14% 33% 5% 1510 1540 1570 75%
3 Cal State Northridge Early Childhood Education 323 88% $81,976 100 +4.41 90 93% — 6% 10% 6% 4% 70% 2% — — — —
4 CUNY City Bilingual Education 25 58% $77,761 99 +3.14 88 96% — 12% 0% 8% 4% 76% 8% 1070 1270 1430 11%
5 U. of Texas at Arlington Education 123 81% $83,215 99 +3.30 86 100% — 6% 24% 5% 10% 58% 2% 1010 1130 1240 82%
6 Trinity Washington Early Childhood Education 13 97% $79,253 99 +4.01 86 96% — 8% 0% 8% 62% 15% 0% — — — —
7 College of Staten Island CUNY History Education 11 95% $74,670 98 +3.17 86 100% — 64% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% — — — —
8 College of Staten Island CUNY English Education 10 95% $74,670 98 +2.70 86 100% — 10% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% — — — —
9 CUNY Brooklyn Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 35 52% $74,187 97 +2.03 85 99% — 74% 37% 20% 11% 23% 0% — — — —
10 CUNY Brooklyn English Education 13 52% $74,187 98 +2.63 85 99% — 8% 46% 0% 23% 15% 0% — — — —
11 CUNY Brooklyn Social Studies Teacher Education 13 52% $74,187 98 +3.09 85 99% — 54% 46% 15% 8% 31% 0% — — — —
12 SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education 14 77% $74,822 99 +3.20 85 93% — 64% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% — — — —
13 CUNY Queens Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 28 52% $73,414 96 +1.94 85 93% — 68% 71% 7% 4% 14% 0% — — — —
14 CUNY Queens English Education 23 52% $73,414 97 +2.52 85 93% — 26% 9% 26% 22% 39% 4% — — — —
15 CUNY Queens Social Studies Teacher Education 21 52% $73,414 97 +2.97 85 93% — 62% 29% 10% 19% 38% 0% — — — —
16 CUNY Queens Mathematics Teacher Education 12 52% $73,414 93 +1.50 85 93% — 42% 33% 17% 0% 50% 0% — — — —
17 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Health Teacher Education 12 94% $73,367 96 +1.93 84 92% — 0% 50% 8% 25% 8% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
18 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Career and Technical Education 34 94% $73,367 98 +2.15 84 92% — 76% 62% 0% 15% 18% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
19 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale History Teacher Education 11 94% $73,367 97 +2.96 84 92% — 55% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
20 Purdue Education 12 43% $81,924 99 +3.15 84 97% — 25% 58% 0% 17% 8% 8% 1220 1350 1470 100%
21 James Madison Elementary Education 163 69% $79,736 99 +4.08 84 96% — 6% 87% 1% 2% 6% 0% 1180 1260 1330 19%
22 James Madison Middle School Education 11 69% $79,736 99 +2.89 84 96% — 55% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% 1180 1260 1330 19%
23 James Madison Early Childhood Education 11 69% $79,736 99 +4.08 84 96% — 0% 73% 9% 0% 0% 9% 1180 1260 1330 19%
24 Utah Valley Special Education 19 100% $75,658 100 +2.98 84 95% — 5% 89% 0% 0% 5% 5% — — — —
25 U. of Alaska - Southeast Elementary Education 15 85% $75,166 98 +3.40 84 93% 3.0% 0% 53% 7% 0% 7% 0% — — — —
26 San Jose State Early Childhood Education 164 80% $73,351 98 +3.13 84 90% — 9% 15% 24% 3% 48% 2% 1010 1140 1270 10%
27 Emory Physical Education 21 10% $95,671 100 +4.68 84 97% — 29% 29% 24% 10% 19% 5% 1480 1510 1540 68%
28 Cal State Sacramento Vocational Education 25 94% $73,220 98 +2.13 83 100% — 36% 36% 12% 8% 36% 0% — — — —
29 U. of California, San Diego Education Sciences 61 29% $87,720 100 +3.83 83 92% — 7% 15% 28% 2% 48% 5% — — — —
30 Northeastern Illinois Physical Education 10 62% $75,832 97 +2.23 83 100% — 60% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% — — — —
31 Utah State Educational Technology 46 92% $76,764 99 +2.54 82 85% — 37% 93% 2% 0% 2% 0% 1090 1200 1310 83%
32 Alabama A&M Elementary Education 10 38% $73,873 98 +3.21 81 97% — 0% 10% 0% 80% 10% 0% 810 930 1040 94%
33 College of Staten Island CUNY Elementary Education 48 95% $69,085 97 +2.50 81 90% — 8% 65% 10% 4% 21% 0% — — — —
34 CUNY Hunter English Education 10 28% $68,829 94 +1.88 81 88% — 0% 40% 10% 10% 30% 0% 1100 1270 1420 11%
35 U. of Wisconsin - Madison Physical Education 103 41% $82,868 100 +3.10 81 99% — 16% 69% 8% 4% 13% 2% 1400 1450 1490 41%
36 Drexel General Education 40 79% $89,969 100 +4.09 81 92% 5.0% 48% 42% 18% 10% 5% 10% 1240 1340 1440 39%
37 U. of Louisville Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 147 75% $75,668 86 +1.47 79 93% 4.3% 33% 63% 1% 18% 11% 1% 1040 1160 1270 100%
38 State University of New York at Cortland Elementary Special Education 75 61% $68,656 96 +1.92 79 94% — 11% 84% 1% 1% 13% 0% — — — —
39 Rutgers University - Camden General Education 26 79% $75,355 98 +2.38 79 96% — 46% 42% 4% 38% 15% 0% 1050 1180 1300 26%
40 Northeastern Illinois Special Education 15 62% $71,551 99 +2.36 79 96% — 20% 0% 0% 0% 87% 0% — — — —
41 Roosevelt Special Education 32 92% $70,775 99 +2.24 79 — — 19% 19% 0% 47% 28% 0% 890 1030 1170 27%
42 U. of Kansas General Education 102 93% $75,882 98 +2.44 79 95% — 57% 65% 3% 19% 4% 2% 1080 1180 1280 58%
43 Eastern Washington Education 18 82% $70,929 96 +1.86 79 94% — 28% 78% 0% 6% 11% 0% — — — —
44 CUNY Queens Elementary Education 126 52% $66,461 97 +2.11 78 92% — 5% 25% 29% 6% 31% 3% — — — —
45 Southwest Minnesota State Special Education 16 91% $65,883 93 +1.51 78 100% 7.1% 6% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 920 1030 1140 40%
46 Rowan Elementary Education 81 77% $70,284 97 +2.67 78 96% — 7% 79% 2% 2% 16% 0% 1100 1200 1300 27%
47 Rowan Early Childhood Education 38 77% $70,284 97 +2.67 78 96% — 0% 82% 5% 3% 8% 0% 1100 1200 1300 27%
48 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville Education 118 42% $75,909 99 +2.44 78 96% — 8% 92% 2% 0% 4% 0% 1200 1290 1370 100%
49 SUNY Old Westbury Bilingual Education 13 77% $67,248 94 +1.66 78 — — 0% 0% 0% 8% 69% 23% — — — —
50 Central State Education 139 59% $66,269 90 +1.31 77 — — 12% 35% 1% 22% 22% 0% — — — —