Carnegie Mellon University
ROI analysis for 19 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Master's | $50,693 | $22,609 | 2.24x | TRAP |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's | $70,864 | $40,916 | 1.73x | TRAP |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $26,994 | 0.93x | CAUTION |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's | $65,577 | $71,023 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $21,281 | $25,870 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $110,500 | $139,390 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's | $64,233 | $89,756 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Public Administration | Master's | $40,772 | $60,729 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's | $41,000 | $64,716 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's | $29,204 | $49,841 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's | $51,970 | $91,653 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's | $61,500 | $109,283 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | $61,305 | $109,615 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | $34,193 | $85,039 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,125 | $80,722 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $22,020 | $78,188 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Systems Science and Theory | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $82,123 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Statistics | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $89,636 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $21,442 | $161,723 | 0.13x | VIABLE |