University at Buffalo
ROI analysis for 49 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | Degree | $196,586 | $70,533 | 2.79x | TRAP |
| Law | Degree | $94,242 | $53,756 | 1.75x | TRAP |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Degree | $123,815 | $95,335 | 1.3x | CAUTION |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $22,000 | $19,202 | 1.15x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Master's | $23,750 | $22,326 | 1.06x | CAUTION |
| Dance | Bachelor's | $20,446 | $19,653 | 1.04x | CAUTION |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral | $61,500 | $60,728 | 1.01x | CAUTION |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $16,525 | $16,923 | 0.98x | CAUTION |
| Social Work | Master's | $41,000 | $43,155 | 0.95x | CAUTION |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's | $41,000 | $44,380 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Public Health | Master's | $40,798 | $45,087 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $25,476 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $25,698 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $24,021 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's | $41,000 | $50,318 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| History | Bachelor's | $21,248 | $26,574 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's | $18,861 | $23,822 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's | $24,510 | $31,417 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's | $32,717 | $43,809 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral | $102,203 | $140,469 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | $22,536 | $30,844 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's | $30,750 | $44,869 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| International Business | Bachelor's | $19,970 | $29,034 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $27,689 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $16,056 | $23,699 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $22,783 | $33,477 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | $19,750 | $30,827 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $18,014 | $28,639 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's | $28,056 | $44,828 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $30,016 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | $25,755 | $41,584 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $40,119 | $70,415 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $34,834 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $26,967 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $15,374 | $29,746 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $17,843 | $34,274 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $45,437 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $40,642 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,615 | $47,620 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,512 | $55,257 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,000 | $59,797 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,530 | $61,042 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,875 | $61,581 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $61,859 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $59,397 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,923 | $67,511 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $60,109 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | $16,000 | $54,249 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's | $16,250 | $66,995 | 0.24x | VIABLE |