University of Maryland-College Park
ROI analysis for 53 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Master's | $33,000 | $25,939 | 1.27x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $21,114 | 0.97x | CAUTION |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $20,070 | $22,281 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $23,015 | $27,873 | 0.83x | CAUTION |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $19,742 | $24,871 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $24,993 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $30,536 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Public Health | Master's | $41,326 | $63,420 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | $30,750 | $49,873 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's | $33,894 | $54,820 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $31,658 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $35,248 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $31,708 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $21,026 | $34,299 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $64,438 | $108,765 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | $37,025 | $63,334 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $19,607 | $34,497 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $18,567 | $33,385 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Journalism | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $38,316 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $19,417 | $35,028 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's | $29,286 | $54,184 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $18,800 | $34,960 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $36,128 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $36,711 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $43,789 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Master's | $34,451 | $67,863 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's | $30,821 | $61,235 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's | $17,750 | $36,080 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Criminology | Bachelor's | $18,031 | $36,992 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | $20,913 | $46,586 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $18,442 | $42,670 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | $16,250 | $37,951 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, General | Master's | $35,500 | $86,533 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $17,250 | $41,724 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | $18,625 | $47,052 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $48,534 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| International Business | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $57,661 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $49,898 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,437 | $60,946 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $42,147 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $53,691 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $56,839 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $16,738 | $50,176 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,281 | $68,178 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,499 | $64,651 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,083 | $66,447 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $66,615 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $67,391 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $69,594 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $74,798 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's | $18,458 | $68,270 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,417 | $88,418 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | $14,943 | $67,675 | 0.22x | VIABLE |