Your major matters more than your school or region
College ROI across 30,000 graduates: 10-year earnings above a high-school baseline, minus net cost of the degree
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Cost vs return by institution tier
Average net cost and median net ROI per graduate
For-profit schools cost more than mid-tier and regional ones and return the least.
Median net ROI by major category and institution tier
Does a better school rescue a low-return major?
Median net ROI by major category
Raw differences, not adjusted for school tier or student background.
College ROI