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Highest ROI Education Majors

Top 50 Education college majors by ROI percentile

# College Major Earnings ROI Employ Degrees Accept SAT
1 Cal State Northridge Early Childhood Education $91,622 97 93% 376 88% —
2 Northeastern Illinois Physical Education $92,242 96 100% 17 62% —
3 U. of California, San Diego Education Sciences $98,636 94 92% 52 29% —
4 San Jose State Early Childhood Education $81,942 93 90% 159 50% —
5 Cal State Sacramento Vocational Education $80,421 93 100% 23 72% —
6 CUNY City Bilingual Education $76,449 91 90% 24 42% 1250
7 U. of Texas at Arlington Education $83,245 91 100% 121 72% 1130
8 CUNY Hunter Social Studies Teacher Education $74,538 90 88% 13 28% 1260
9 CUNY Hunter Mathematics Teacher Education $74,538 90 88% 10 28% 1260
10 CUNY Hunter English Education $74,538 90 88% 10 28% 1260
11 Ohio State Agriscience Education $87,612 90 95% 48 49% 1370
12 College of Staten Island CUNY English Education $73,767 89 100% 12 95% —
13 U. of Alaska - Southeast Elementary Education $76,669 89 93% 18 85% —
14 CUNY Brooklyn Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $72,392 88 92% 44 52% —
15 CUNY Brooklyn English Education $72,392 88 92% 19 52% —
16 CUNY Brooklyn Social Studies Teacher Education $72,392 88 92% 13 52% —
17 College of Staten Island CUNY Elementary Education $72,209 88 94% 64 95% —
18 James Madison Elementary Education $79,084 88 96% 163 86% 1250
19 James Madison Middle School Education $79,084 88 96% 14 86% 1250
20 James Madison Early Childhood Education $79,084 88 96% 13 86% 1250
21 James Madison Secondary Education and Teaching $79,084 88 96% 12 86% 1250
22 Pace Elementary Education $85,341 87 84% 18 78% 1260
23 Pace Early Childhood Education $85,341 87 84% 15 78% 1260
24 Eastern Washington Education $74,244 87 94% 11 82% —
25 Utah Valley Special Education $73,438 87 95% 19 100% —
26 SUNY Old Westbury Bilingual Education $71,341 87 — 12 77% —
27 Rowan Elementary Education $74,036 86 96% 104 84% 1210
28 Rowan Early Childhood Education $74,036 86 96% 33 84% 1210
29 CUNY York Elementary Education $69,456 86 89% 18 58% —
30 CUNY Queens Elementary Education $69,522 86 94% 161 52% —
31 CUNY Queens Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $69,509 86 94% 33 52% —
32 CUNY Queens Social Studies Teacher Education $69,509 86 94% 19 52% —
33 CUNY Queens English Education $69,509 86 94% 18 52% —
34 CUNY Queens Mathematics Teacher Education $69,509 86 94% 16 52% —
35 State University of New York at Cortland Elementary Special Education $70,344 86 98% 88 61% —
36 Purdue Education $77,702 85 97% 16 43% 1350
37 CUNY York Physical Education $68,378 85 — 14 58% —
38 Utah State Educational Technology $74,277 85 85% 46 93% 1180
39 SUNY Old Westbury Elementary Education $69,650 85 91% 53 77% —
40 Rowan Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs $72,569 85 96% 86 84% 1210
41 Northeastern Illinois Special Education $72,373 85 96% 26 62% —
42 College of Staten Island CUNY General Education $67,334 84 100% 18 95% —
43 SUNY Old Westbury Childhood/Special Education $68,312 84 97% 29 77% —
44 U. of Central Florida Exceptional Student Education $69,813 84 100% 29 43% 1270
45 Howard Elementary Education $72,832 83 100% 19 32% 1200
46 SUNY Oneonta Social Studies Education $66,871 83 96% 30 70% 1220
47 SUNY Oneonta English Education $66,871 83 96% 15 70% 1220
48 Rutgers University - Camden General Education $72,640 82 99% 34 79% 1170
49 Southwest Minnesota State Special Education $64,540 82 100% 17 91% 1030
50 U. of Notre Dame General Education $87,620 82 81% 29 9% 1500