Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
ROI analysis for 60 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Degree | $251,904 | $58,198 | 4.33x | TRAP |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | $22,300 | $19,929 | 1.12x | CAUTION |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $24,017 | $23,946 | 1.0x | CAUTION |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's | $21,390 | $21,497 | 1.0x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $20,164 | $22,263 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $21,625 | $25,442 | 0.85x | CAUTION |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $26,171 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $26,000 | $32,060 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's | $24,817 | $30,897 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $22,250 | $27,809 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's | $23,250 | $29,714 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | $24,000 | $31,684 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Architecture | Master's | $44,712 | $59,580 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral | $61,500 | $81,573 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $28,797 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's | $38,924 | $55,619 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $33,455 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $26,816 | $40,493 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $22,562 | $35,639 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $23,500 | $38,529 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $22,875 | $38,346 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $20,499 | $34,622 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $33,269 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's | $18,955 | $33,134 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $36,639 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $26,875 | $48,390 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's | $27,486 | $49,661 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Forestry | Bachelor's | $20,663 | $38,479 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's | $21,250 | $39,039 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $22,999 | $43,242 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's | $24,500 | $47,314 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $22,125 | $43,249 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's | $22,450 | $44,837 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | $23,900 | $49,418 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $49,648 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $60,906 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's | $20,500 | $47,004 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's | $26,125 | $60,131 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Engineering Mechanics | Bachelor's | $27,500 | $64,144 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $22,375 | $52,028 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $69,047 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $25,833 | $66,226 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's | $23,750 | $62,198 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Statistics | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $40,729 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's | $26,349 | $68,755 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $59,846 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $25,929 | $75,104 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $24,875 | $72,805 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Master's | $33,240 | $97,383 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Associate | $11,000 | $33,436 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $68,574 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $67,610 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,625 | $70,925 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,562 | $73,162 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $32,567 | $105,287 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | $18,304 | $61,911 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,907 | $69,045 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Master's | $19,050 | $70,394 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $76,413 | 0.26x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $82,448 | 0.25x | VIABLE |