Iowa State University
ROI analysis for 63 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $26,500 | $26,131 | 1.01x | CAUTION |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $25,309 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $26,485 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | $26,768 | $34,790 | 0.77x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Master's | $22,505 | $29,045 | 0.77x | CAUTION |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's | $18,546 | $25,287 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | $26,581 | $37,065 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | $23,204 | $32,074 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Genetics | Bachelor's | $21,631 | $30,438 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $23,599 | $33,510 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| International Agriculture | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $31,292 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's | $25,490 | $37,622 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $19,125 | $28,217 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $22,000 | $32,633 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Journalism | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $34,913 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $20,080 | $31,078 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | $18,950 | $29,313 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's | $22,763 | $35,690 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $33,251 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $22,250 | $35,620 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's | $24,250 | $39,426 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's | $29,400 | $47,898 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | $30,474 | $49,768 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | $24,781 | $40,315 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's | $23,125 | $39,633 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $24,246 | $42,285 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | $22,529 | $39,738 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $35,828 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $19,876 | $35,205 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $37,025 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $36,457 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's | $21,560 | $41,681 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's | $14,718 | $29,014 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $18,730 | $38,447 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Forestry | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $39,406 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $44,875 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $23,530 | $49,538 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Education, General | Master's | $20,500 | $45,872 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $21,650 | $47,736 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $20,199 | $45,450 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $16,875 | $38,232 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $21,250 | $49,423 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's | $16,029 | $37,468 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's | $17,750 | $40,888 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | $22,276 | $51,771 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $24,477 | $61,277 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Public Services | Master's | $20,177 | $51,533 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $26,017 | $66,960 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $61,647 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's | $17,039 | $44,779 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $19,625 | $51,055 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's | $30,724 | $85,739 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $67,086 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,000 | $66,475 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $57,856 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,750 | $72,598 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,750 | $63,141 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $46,032 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | $25,300 | $80,956 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $21,775 | $71,184 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,136 | $70,534 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,609 | $71,580 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $22,707 | $83,223 | 0.27x | VIABLE |