Most Valuable Programs
The public-college programs providing the greatest financial value, defined as return on investment multiplied by number of students
Rank
State
Institution
Field of Study
Student Count
ROI
Value Created
Rank
1
State
TX
Institution
The University of Texas at Arlington
Field of Study
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Student Count
5363
ROI
$743,464
Value Created
$3,987,197,432
Rank
2
State
OH
Institution
Ohio University-Main Campus
Field of Study
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Student Count
5346
ROI
$688,131
Value Created
$3,678,748,326
Rank
3
State
IN
Institution
Indiana University-Bloomington
Field of Study
Business/Commerce, General.
Student Count
1597
ROI
$1,256,771
Value Created
$2,007,063,287
Rank
4
State
PA
Institution
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Field of Study
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Student Count
2060
ROI
$903,329
Value Created
$1,860,857,740
Rank
5
State
PA
Institution
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Field of Study
Information Science/Studies.
Student Count
1896
ROI
$954,690
Value Created
$1,810,092,240
Rank
6
State
MI
Institution
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Field of Study
Computer and Information Sciences, General.
Student Count
798
ROI
$2,035,336
Value Created
$1,624,198,128
Rank
7
State
CA
Institution
University of California-San Diego
Field of Study
Computer Science.
Student Count
910
ROI
$1,387,386
Value Created
$1,262,521,260
Rank
8
State
PA
Institution
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Field of Study
Mechanical Engineering.
Student Count
1372
ROI
$914,736
Value Created
$1,255,017,792
Rank
9
State
MI
Institution
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Field of Study
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
Student Count
567
ROI
$2,138,721
Value Created
$1,212,654,807
Rank
10
State
NJ
Institution
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Field of Study
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
Student Count
1275
ROI
$928,596
Value Created
$1,183,959,900
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