Best ROI Universities

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 United States Merchant Marine Academy

Public

 $945 $96,770 79% NY
2 Florida Polytechnic University

Public

 $4,940 $77,545 50% FL
3 University of Florida-Online

Public

 $3,876 $56,398 78% FL
4 Dalton State College

Public

 $3,283 $37,491 26% GA
5 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Public

 $3,195 $35,495 35% GA
6 California State University Maritime Academy

Public

 $7,672 $84,676 65% CA
7 University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Public

 $3,571 $37,126 45% NC
8 College of Coastal Georgia

Public

 $3,483 $35,382 24% GA
9 Elizabeth City State University

Public

 $3,412 $33,776 46% NC
10 Thomas Edison State University

Public

 $6,638 $65,570 N/A NJ
11 SUNY Maritime College

Public

 $8,540 $83,439 74% NY
12 Fayetteville State University

Public

 $3,969 $37,831 39% NC
13 Western Carolina University

Public

 $4,532 $43,085 60% NC
14 Columbia Southern University

Private For-Profit

 $5,808 $55,140 35% AL
15 Florida Atlantic University

Public

 $4,879 $45,647 63% FL
16 CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Public

 $7,410 $68,616 N/A NY
17 Brigham Young University

Private Non-Profit

 $6,496 $58,450 80% UT
18 Middle Georgia State University

Public

 $4,432 $39,624 25% GA
19 University of Florida

Public

 $6,381 $56,398 91% FL
20 Florida State University

Public

 $5,656 $49,814 84% FL
21 Brigham Young University-Idaho

Private Non-Profit

 $4,656 $40,447 55% ID
22 University of North Georgia

Public

 $5,009 $43,085 38% GA
23 Georgia Southwestern State University

Public

 $4,980 $42,047 34% GA
24 Western Governors University

Private Non-Profit

 $8,300 $69,572 51% UT
25 Kennesaw State University

Public

 $5,786 $47,863 47% GA
26 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Public

 $7,464 $61,542 73% NY
27 Georgia Gwinnett College

Public

 $4,458 $36,756 20% GA
28 Clayton State University

Public

 $5,068 $41,633 35% GA
29 Ohio University-Eastern Campus

Public

 $6,178 $48,991 18% OH
30 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

Public

 $6,178 $48,991 13% OH
31 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

Public

 $6,178 $48,991 18% OH
32 Fort Hays State University

Public

 $5,633 $44,428 49% KS
33 California State University-East Bay

Public

 $7,055 $55,546 46% CA
34 San Jose State University

Public

 $7,992 $62,448 66% CA
35 Colorado State University Global

Public

 $8,400 $65,131 N/A CO
36 Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Public

 $6,627 $50,382 N/A TX
37 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Public

 $11,764 $89,432 92% GA
38 University of South Florida

Public

 $6,410 $48,328 74% FL
39 Georgia Southern University

Public

 $5,905 $44,423 52% GA
40 Utah Valley University

Public

 $6,270 $46,825 40% UT
41 Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Public

 $10,816 $80,424 79% MA
42 University of Central Florida

Public

 $6,368 $47,137 75% FL
43 Nevada State University

Public

 $6,368 $47,092 32% NV
44 Florida Gulf Coast University

Public

 $6,118 $45,029 57% FL
45 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Public

 $7,439 $54,466 67% CA
46 University of North Florida

Public

 $6,389 $46,546 68% FL
47 Florida International University

Public

 $6,565 $47,768 71% FL
48 University of Maryland Global Campus

Public

 $7,992 $58,051 24% MD
49 Montana State University-Northern

Public

 $6,269 $45,045 36% MT
50 California State University-Long Beach

Public

 $7,008 $50,062 71% CA

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best roi metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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