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Highest ROI Professional Majors

Top 50 Professional 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 Lamar Industrial Technology 40 84% $135,548 100 +3.89 100 100% 3.2% 82% 42% 2% 25% 30% 0% 1060 1140 1210 50%
2 Brigham Young Construction Management 98 68% $121,826 99 +1.90 99 92% — 87% 84% 0% 0% 7% 2% 1290 1360 1430 54%
3 Weber State Construction Management 18 100% $125,958 100 +2.26 99 94% — 94% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% — — — —
4 Murray State Electromechanical Engineering Technology 18 84% $127,431 99 +3.22 99 100% — 94% 89% 0% 6% 0% 0% 940 1060 1170 100%
5 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Fire Services Administration 27 94% $122,189 98 +3.43 99 96% 1.8% 93% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% 890 1040 1180 48%
6 Liberty Aviation Maintenance 78 50% $123,760 99 +1.86 99 — 3.5% 95% 55% 1% 1% 10% 4% — — — —
7 Chico State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 83 91% $120,020 98 +1.74 99 96% — 89% 51% 0% 2% 37% 1% 940 1060 1170 4%
8 Rowan Construction Management 64 77% $119,364 97 +1.68 99 94% — 88% 62% 3% 9% 19% 0% 1100 1200 1300 27%
9 U. of North Dakota Commercial Aviation 299 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 82% 73% 4% 1% 4% 12% — — — —
10 U. of North Dakota Aviation Management 55 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 76% 65% 13% 2% 11% 9% — — — —
11 U. of North Dakota Air Traffic Control 18 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 61% 83% 0% 6% 0% 0% — — — —
12 U. of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems 17 82% $118,004 96 +1.49 99 99% 5.9% 82% 82% 6% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
13 Texas A&M - College Station Aviation Management 51 52% $126,003 100 +2.01 99 97% — 96% 75% 0% 4% 12% 0% 1160 1280 1390 95%
14 Brigham Young University - Idaho Manufacturing Engineering Technology 31 97% $111,929 98 +1.93 99 100% — 94% 84% 0% 0% 13% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
15 Brigham Young University - Idaho Welding Engineering Technology 18 97% $111,929 98 +1.93 99 100% — 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 970 1090 1200 46%
16 U. of Texas Permian Basin Industrial Technology 15 65% $117,086 99 +2.36 99 — — 87% 7% 7% 0% 87% 0% 910 1020 1130 42%
17 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 51 72% $115,703 92 +1.10 99 98% — 86% 75% 2% 0% 10% 8% — — — —
18 Cal State East Bay Construction Management 33 75% $112,037 84 +1.03 99 96% — 85% 24% 6% 6% 61% 3% — — — —
19 Washington State Construction Management 54 86% $116,493 96 +1.42 99 100% — 87% 80% 4% 0% 7% 2% — — — —
20 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Engineering Technology 18 99% $112,673 98 +1.99 99 100% — 72% 67% 6% 0% 22% 0% — — — —
21 Southern Utah Aviation Management 19 85% $114,843 92 +1.28 99 — — 89% 63% 5% 5% 11% 5% — — — —
22 Southern Utah Aviation 47 85% $114,843 92 +1.28 99 — — 87% 81% 4% 0% 6% 2% — — — —
23 North Dakota State Construction Management 43 92% $113,550 91 +1.16 99 100% — 95% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% — — — —
24 Texas State Construction Management 131 91% $114,161 92 +1.22 99 96% — 89% 48% 1% 5% 44% 0% 980 1090 1200 47%
25 Sam Houston State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 94% $112,241 85 +1.05 99 90% — 90% 56% 0% 2% 38% 2% 930 1030 1120 100%
26 U. of Florida Construction Management 89 20% $114,815 95 +1.27 98 96% — 73% 74% 0% 4% 16% 0% 1330 1410 1490 100%
27 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Transportation 64 99% $110,198 75 +0.55 98 98% — 84% 67% 2% 3% 11% 0% — — — —
28 South Dakota State Aviation 24 85% $110,462 81 +1.00 98 — — 79% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1060 1150 1240 77%
29 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Construction Management 20 98% $107,335 71 +0.61 98 — — 90% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% 950 1070 1190 47%
30 United States Merchant Marine Academy Marine Transportation 88 34% $100,854 33 -0.39 98 96% — 74% 77% 5% 5% 9% 0% 1110 1210 1300 100%
31 Boise State Construction Management 84 84% $114,403 94 +1.24 98 98% — 89% 79% 1% 0% 14% 0% — — — —
32 Colorado State University - Pueblo Construction Management 21 85% $108,431 76 +0.71 98 100% — 90% 57% 5% 10% 19% 0% — — — —
33 Georgia Southern Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 124 70% $108,971 79 +0.76 98 98% — 90% 85% 1% 6% 7% 0% 980 1060 1140 48%
34 Minnesota State University, Mankato Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 126 62% $109,044 80 +0.91 98 100% — 81% 70% 4% 2% 2% 20% — — — —
35 Liberty Aeronautics 421 50% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% 87% 53% 1% 5% 8% 3% — — — —
36 Liberty Aviation Management 94 50% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% 74% 54% 0% 7% 7% 5% — — — —
37 Eastern New Mexico Aviation Management 33 33% $106,248 73 +0.73 98 96% 2.5% 82% 48% 3% 9% 27% 0% 830 950 1060 65%
38 Maine Maritime Academy Power Plant Technology/Technician 23 54% $113,873 99 +2.09 98 — — 87% 96% 4% 0% 0% 0% 1090 1180 1260 35%
39 Minnesota State University, Mankato Construction Management 54 62% $108,466 77 +0.71 98 99% — 93% 85% 2% 0% 6% 4% — — — —
40 U. of Northern Iowa Construction Management 40 93% $110,477 82 +0.89 98 100% — 90% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% 1040 1150 1260 45%
41 Minnesota State University Moorhead Construction Management 23 68% $103,686 55 +0.29 98 90% 2.7% 83% 83% 4% 13% 0% 0% 1080 1190 1290 51%
42 San Diego State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 14 37% $105,209 63 +0.42 98 96% — 71% 21% 7% 0% 50% 0% — — — —
43 Utah Valley Professional Pilot 107 100% $107,213 77 +0.79 98 97% 4.9% 88% 72% 4% 2% 8% 2% — — — —
44 Utah Valley Aviation Management 59 100% $107,213 77 +0.79 98 97% 4.9% 86% 80% 5% 0% 10% 0% — — — —
45 Utah State Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 87 92% $109,584 81 +0.94 98 96% — 86% 78% 5% 0% 6% 7% 1090 1200 1310 83%
46 U. of Wisconsin - Stout Construction Management 65 91% $107,684 71 +0.64 98 99% — 94% 94% 2% 0% 3% 0% 990 1100 1210 32%
47 Oklahoma State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 36 74% $111,066 82 +0.94 98 100% — 89% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% 1060 1160 1250 80%
48 Brigham Young University - Idaho Construction Management 107 97% $101,459 50 +0.09 98 100% — 91% 68% 0% 1% 20% 6% 970 1090 1200 46%
49 Tarleton State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 58 52% $105,045 63 +0.41 98 100% — 93% 69% 0% 0% 24% 0% 980 1070 1160 61%
50 Oregon State Construction Engineering Management 79 79% $111,861 83 +1.01 98 98% 3.9% 86% 78% 3% 0% 10% 0% 1120 1240 1360 12%