University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ROI analysis for 68 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Doctoral | $77,159 | $67,633 | 1.14x | CAUTION |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's | $20,175 | $19,088 | 1.06x | CAUTION |
| Social Work | Master's | $45,732 | $46,028 | 0.99x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $21,928 | 0.93x | CAUTION |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's | $21,350 | $23,534 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | $38,712 | $43,382 | 0.89x | CAUTION |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's | $51,665 | $58,459 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Music | Master's | $18,500 | $22,243 | 0.83x | CAUTION |
| Public Health | Master's | $35,500 | $42,880 | 0.83x | CAUTION |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's | $18,413 | $22,831 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | $19,986 | $24,883 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $24,130 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $27,412 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $25,547 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's | $38,750 | $54,990 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $20,250 | $29,149 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's | $19,385 | $28,388 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $21,254 | $31,246 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $18,925 | $28,401 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's | $30,099 | $45,399 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $15,875 | $25,438 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's | $24,623 | $40,269 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $32,827 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Journalism | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $35,459 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $33,267 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Systems Science and Theory | Bachelor's | $20,350 | $34,950 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's | $50,712 | $87,923 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $21,250 | $38,970 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $17,968 | $32,802 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $35,846 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $19,201 | $35,914 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $40,390 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's | $21,875 | $42,675 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $18,850 | $38,661 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $20,844 | $44,308 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $18,066 | $39,482 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's | $18,925 | $44,023 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $41,877 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | $18,425 | $42,628 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $37,300 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $47,882 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's | $20,136 | $48,606 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | $18,178 | $44,353 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $37,154 | $96,177 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $50,008 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $18,721 | $49,711 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Education, General | Master's | $20,641 | $56,098 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Master's | $26,500 | $70,772 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $55,615 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,888 | $65,779 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $56,190 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $62,949 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | $20,125 | $65,425 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,299 | $68,901 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $65,618 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Statistics | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $63,699 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $66,961 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,193 | $68,804 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,470 | $73,493 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's | $17,800 | $61,753 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $74,981 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $17,350 | $64,436 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's | $19,300 | $71,440 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $90,339 | 0.24x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $19,199 | $78,673 | 0.24x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | $16,850 | $74,716 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $88,455 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Master's | $18,835 | $144,200 | 0.13x | VIABLE |