Best ROI for MBA Programs

Executive Summary: Best ROI for MBA Programs in 2024

MBA programs continue to offer strong returns on investment (ROI) for many students, with some programs providing exceptional value. Key findings for 2024 include:

• ROI Distribution reveals a counterintuitive pattern: lesser-known state universities show the highest returns (500-567% ROI), while prestigious private institutions often yield lower returns (30-50% ROI), with the national average at 146%.
• Top performers demonstrate the state university advantage: Tennessee State University leads with 567% ROI ($9,452 tuition → $107,108 salary), while prestigious schools like Harvard show 58% ROI ($149,820 tuition → $175,000 salary), illustrating that higher tuition and starting salaries don’t necessarily translate to better ROI.
• Geographic location significantly impacts ROI potential, with highest returns in states like Idaho (270%), New Mexico (235%), and Indiana (224%), while traditionally prestigious locations like New York (97%), New Jersey (88%), and District of Columbia (62%) show lower returns.
• Online vs Campus MBA Programs: MBA programs average 157% ROI versus 146% ROI for campus programs, representing a significant 11% advantage in financial returns.

While prestigious programs can offer strong returns, many lesser-known schools provide excellent value, especially when considering the total cost of the degree relative to career outcomes. Prospective students should carefully evaluate their personal circumstances and career goals when assessing MBA program ROI.

States with the Highest and Lowest ROI for MBA Programs

1. Idaho - 270%
2. New Mexico - 235%
3. Indiana - 224%
4. Maine - 220%
5. Nevada - 216%
6. North Dakota - 208%
7. Rhode Island - 208%
8. Nebraska - 207%
9. Kansas - 203%
10. Georgia - 201%
11. Arkansas - 201%
12. Montana - 196%
13. Hawaii - 189%
14. Alaska - 187%
15. Mississippi - 185%
16. Kentucky - 179%
17. Oklahoma - 178%
18. Wyoming - 176%
19. Utah - 174%
20. Alabama - 174%
21. South Dakota - 173%
22. Texas - 171%
23. Tennessee - 170%
24. Arizona - 170%
25. Iowa - 168%
26. Missouri - 159%
27. California - 152%
28. South Carolina - 152%
29. Wisconsin - 148%
30. North Carolina - 147%
31. Illinois - 142%
32. Minnesota - 140%
33. West Virginia - 137%
34. Florida - 135%
35. Maryland - 132%
36. Ohio - 131%
37. Washington - 131%
38. Louisiana - 127%
39. Virginia - 126%
40. Connecticut - 125%
41. Colorado - 125%
42. Delaware - 125%
43. Michigan - 122%
44. Pennsylvania - 104%
45. Vermont - 104%
46. Massachusetts - 102%
47. New York - 97%
48. New Jersey - 88%
49. New Hampshire - 65%
50. Oregon - 64%
51. District of Columbia - 62%

Highest ROI for Online MBA Programs

The average return on investment (ROI) for campus MBA programs is 146%.The lowest ROI is 30%, offered by Rochester Institute of Technology.The highest ROI is an impressive 567%, available through the MBA program at Tennessee State University.

Rank	University	ROI	In State Tuition	Avg. Starting Salary	State	Online
1	Tennessee State University	566.59%	$9,452	$107,108	TN	Yes
2	California State University, Bakersfield	547.66%	$7,176	$78,600	CA	Yes
3	The University of Rhode Island	524.26%	$7,048	$73,900	RI	No
4	Indiana University Northwest	502.82%	$7,458	$75,000	IN	Yes
5	Cal Poly Humboldt	494.40%	$9,294	$91,900	CA	No
6	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	458.20%	$12,613	$115,585	TX	Yes
7	Sonoma State University	454.50%	$9,494	$86,300	CA	No
8	Indiana University Southeast	433.43%	$7,458	$64,650	IN	Yes
9	Savannah State University	413.81%	$9,180	$75,976	GA	Yes
10	Columbus State University	407.18%	$9,087	$74,000	GA	Yes
11	Indiana University South Bend	404.26%	$7,458	$60,300	IN	Yes
12	University of Idaho	386.65%	$9,912	$76,650	ID	Yes
13	North Carolina A&T State University	385.02%	$13,938	$107,327	NC	Yes
14	Mississippi State University	372.54%	$12,294	$91,600	MS	Yes
15	Georgia Southern University	357.29%	$9,824	$70,200	GA	Yes
16	New Mexico State University	356.31%	$10,314	$73,500	NM	Yes
17	Purdue University Northwest	352.63%	$12,350	$87,100	IN	Yes
17	Purdue University Calumet	352.63%	$12,350	$87,100	IN	Yes
19	University of Central Oklahoma	344.07%	$9,068	$62,400	OK	Yes
20	University of Houston-Victoria	342.25%	$11,030	$75,500	TX	Yes
21	San Francisco State University	337.09%	$11,362	$76,600	CA	No
22	Texas State University	331.69%	$23,365	$155,000	TX	Yes
23	Central Connecticut State University	330.79%	$12,848	$85,000	CT	No
24	University of Massachusetts Boston	318.68%	$19,499	$124,277	MA	Yes
24	California State University, East Bay	318.21%	$12,036	$76,600	CA	Yes
26	University of Montana	312.06%	$14,260	$89,000	MT	Yes
27	Northern Arizona University	309.43%	$11,004	$68,100	AZ	Yes
28	Augusta University	296.51%	$10,590	$62,800	GA	Yes
29	Southern Utah University	292.01%	$9,212	$53,800	UT	Yes
30	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	290.52%	$13,252	$77,000	TX	Yes
31	Radford University	286.54%	$15,984	$91,600	VA	Yes
32	Stephen F. Austin State University	283.53%	$11,630	$65,950	TX	Yes
33	University of North Alabama	168.35%	$17,820	$60,000	AL	Yes
34	University of Nebraska at Kearney	275.14%	$13,293	$73,150	NE	Yes
35	Murray State University	274.75%	$16,455	$90,419	KY	Yes
36	Utah Valley University	271.21%	$13,956	$75,700	UT	Yes
37	Jacksonville State University	310.13%	$15,408	$95,570	AL	Yes
38	Southern Arkansas University	268.35%	$13,788	$74,000	AR	Yes
39	Governors State University	267.99%	$13,788	$73,900	IL	Yes
39	McNeese State University	267.77%	$8,879	$47,550	LA	Yes
40	The Citadel	267.29%	$21,830	$116,700	SC	Yes
42	Indiana State University	263.16%	$19,000	$100,000	IN	Yes
43	Colorado Mesa University	261.55%	$19,155	$100,200	CO	Yes
43	University of South Carolina Upstate	261.19%	$14,224	$74,302	SC	Yes
45	Idaho State University	259.86%	$13,392	$69,600	ID	Yes
46	University of Nebraska at Omaha	254.96%	$17,493	$89,200	NE	Yes
47	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	252.09%	$17,578	$88,625	MA	Yes
48	University of Louisiana at Monroe	251.39%	$10,800	$54,300	LA	Yes
49	Brooklyn College of the City University of New York	250.41%	$11,521	$57,700	NY	Yes
49	Frostburg State University	250.00%	$16,740	$83,700	MD	Yes
51	Morgan State University	248.52%	$16,095	$80,000	MD	Yes
52	Indiana University Kokomo	246.63%	$13,563	$66,900	IN	No
52	Western Kentucky University	246.03%	$12,600	$62,000	KY	Yes
54	California State University, Dominguez Hills	242.55%	$16,986	$82,400	CA	Yes
55	Kansas State University	241.60%	$16,049	$77,550	KS	Yes
56	The University of Iowa	240.52%	$23,453	$112,820	IA	Yes
57	University of Central Arkansas	238.90%	$11,239	$53,700	AR	Yes
58	Saginaw Valley State University	236.62%	$21,649	$102,450	MI	Yes
59	University of Alabama at Birmingham	231.48%	$16,200	$75,000	AL	Yes
59	State University of New York at Geneseo	231.19%	$12,295	$56,850	NY	No
61	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	230.96%	$16,756	$77,400	IN	Yes
61	University of Mary Washington	230.28%	$19,476	$89,700	VA	Yes
62	University of Illinois at Springfield	230.23%	$14,833	$68,300	IL	Yes
64	University of West Florida	229.53%	$12,460	$57,200	FL	Yes
65	Henderson State University	228.14%	$13,040	$59,500	AR	Yes
66	California State University, Los Angeles	224.70%	$22,052	$99,100	CA	No
66	University of Maine	224.45%	$19,500	$87,535	ME	Yes
68	Arkansas State University	223.18%	$13,935	$62,200	AR	Yes
69	Western Illinois University	222.57%	$15,231	$67,800	IL	Yes
69	Florida Gulf Coast University	222.30%	$13,428	$59,700	FL	Yes
71	University of Florida	221.35%	$26,473	$117,197	FL	Yes
72	University of Houston-Downtown	220.89%	$18,623	$82,273	TX	Yes
72	Missouri University of Science and Technology	220.16%	$16,488	$72,600	MO	Yes
74	University of Alaska Fairbanks	215.37%	$20,772	$89,474	AK	Yes
75	University of Nevada, Reno	217.57%	$19,000	$82,677	NV	Yes
76	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	215.34%	$21,784	$93,820	NV	Yes
76	Southeast Missouri State University	215.16%	$13,804	$59,400	MO	Yes
77	Binghamton University	215.07%	$17,469	$75,142	NY	No
79	University of Southern Maine	214.86%	$20,370	$87,535	ME	Yes
80	University of South Florida St. Petersburg	213.24%	$17,000	$72,500	FL	Yes
81	State University of New York College at Plattsburgh	210.92%	$13,121	$55,350	NY	No
82	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	206.99%	$15,327	$63,450	WI	Yes
82	Missouri State University	206.51%	$15,108	$62,400	MO	Yes
83	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	206.01%	$27,462	$113,151	CA	No
85	Jacksonville University	205.82%	$31,500	$129,665	FL	Yes
86	Wright State University	204.77%	$28,080	$115,000	OH	Yes
86	Northern Kentucky University	204.70%	$19,443	$79,600	KY	Yes
88	Truman State University	202.08%	$14,400	$58,200	MO	No
89	North Carolina Central University	201.62%	$11,978	$48,300	NC	Yes
90	Missouri Western State University	200.69%	$12,893	$51,750	MO	Yes
91	Lamar University	198.75%	$16,000	$63,600	TX	Yes
92	University of West Georgia	197.69%	$15,125	$59,800	GA	Yes
92	Eastern Illinois University	197.31%	$15,255	$60,200	IL	Yes
93	East Tennessee State University	197.29%	$13,280	$52,400	TN	Yes
95	The University of Georgia	196.87%	$30,606	$120,510	GA	Yes
96	Fayetteville State University	194.54%	$13,956	$54,300	NC	Yes
97	State University of New York at Oswego	192.21%	$16,232	$62,400	NY	Yes
98	University of Montevallo	191.91%	$16,140	$61,950	AL	Yes
98	Illinois State University	191.77%	$20,050	$76,900	IL	No
100	Pittsburg State University	190.79%	$13,785	$52,600	KS	Yes
100	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	190.35%	$25,637	$97,600	PA	Yes
102	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	189.95%	$19,295	$73,300	OK	Yes
102	Kennesaw State University	189.47%	$19,000	$72,000	GA	Yes
103	Texas Southern University	189.02%	$15,316	$57,900	TX	Yes
105	University of Hawaii at Manoa	188.84%	$21,288	$80,400	HI	No
105	West Texas A&M University	188.18%	$20,725	$78,000	TX	Yes
107	Black Hills State University	186.52%	$14,114	$52,650	SD	Yes
107	Midwestern State University	186.51%	$14,174	$52,872	TX	Yes
108	Jackson State University	186.33%	$15,000	$55,900	MS	Yes
109	University of South Florida	186.27%	$14,955	$55,714	FL	Yes
111	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	184.84%	$17,745	$65,600	TX	Yes
112	University of South Carolina	182.06%	$26,485	$96,435	SC	Yes
113	University of Southern Mississippi	181.83%	$17,131	$62,300	MS	Yes
113	University of Cincinnati	181.31%	$23,996	$87,013	OH	Yes
114	Appalachian State University	181.20%	$17,463	$63,285	NC	Yes
116	Southeastern Louisiana University	180.82%	$13,245	$47,900	LA	Yes
116	Ball State University	180.21%	$21,197	$76,400	IN	Yes
118	Washburn University	179.76%	$18,080	$65,000	KS	No
119	Northern Illinois University	178.95%	$26,096	$93,400	IL	Yes
120	Dominican University	176.54%	$32,004	$113,000	IL	Yes
121	University of Wyoming	175.76%	$26,460	$93,010	WY	Yes
121	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	175.14%	$18,071	$63,300	AR	Yes
122	The University of Texas at Arlington	175.08%	$22,504	$78,800	TX	Yes
124	University of North Florida	174.52%	$17,767	$62,014	FL	Yes
125	Wichita State University	173.22%	$18,849	$65,300	KS	Yes
126	Michigan State University	172.92%	$34,564	$119,539	MI	Yes
126	Central Michigan University	172.80%	$27,300	$94,350	MI	Yes
127	Central Washington University	172.35%	$16,841	$58,050	WA	No
129	The University of Akron	171.78%	$17,872	$61,400	OH	Yes
129	University of New Orleans	171.65%	$20,128	$69,100	LA	Yes
130	The University of Texas at Dallas	171.45%	$35,918	$123,163	TX	Yes
132	University of South Alabama	170.83%	$14,400	$49,200	AL	Yes
132	East Carolina University	170.43%	$18,072	$61,600	NC	Yes
133	Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences	170.06%	$19,295	$65,626	OK	Yes
134	Clayton State University	170.00%	$17,000	$57,800	GA	Yes
136	University of Missouri-St. Louis	167.57%	$27,000	$90,489	MO	Yes
137	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	166.69%	$17,997	$60,000	TX	Yes
137	Middle Tennessee State University	166.59%	$26,712	$89,000	TN	Yes
139	University of Massachusetts Amherst	165.41%	$33,622	$111,227	MA	Yes
139	University of Alabama in Huntsville	165.25%	$21,483	$71,000	AL	Yes
141	University of Houston-Clear Lake	164.90%	$20,892	$68,900	TX	Yes
142	California State University, Fresno	163.89%	$27,000	$88,500	CA	Yes
142	University of Dayton	163.59%	$33,600	$109,932	OH	Yes
144	Minnesota State University Moorhead	162.09%	$26,220	$85,000	MN	Yes
144	Boise State University	162.06%	$21,932	$71,088	ID	Yes
146	Western Michigan University	161.69%	$29,377	$95,000	MI	Yes
147	Kutztown University	159.69%	$18,692	$59,700	PA	Yes
147	University of South Dakota	159.66%	$14,892	$47,553	SD	Yes
148	The University of Texas at San Antonio	159.11%	$24,512	$78,000	TX	Yes
149	Arkansas Tech University	159.07%	$13,909	$44,250	AR	Yes
151	Baruch College-The City University of New York	158.86%	$37,338	$118,633	NY	Yes
151	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	158.63%	$31,962	$101,400	PA	Yes
153	The University of Memphis	157.89%	$23,688	$74,800	TN	Yes
153	Western Carolina University	157.87%	$13,967	$44,100	NC	Yes
155	University of Hartford	156.62%	$30,168	$94,500	CT	Yes
155	Georgia College & State University	156.29%	$22,970	$71,800	GA	Yes
157	University of Toledo	155.92%	$23,506	$73,300	OH	Yes
157	Lander University	155.05%	$16,350	$50,700	SC	Yes
158	University of Alaska Anchorage	155.00%	$22,161	$68,700	AK	No
160	Elizabeth City State University MBA	154.13%	$11,630	$35,850	NC	No
161	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	153.26%	$25,788	$79,043	TN	Yes
162	University of Washington Tacoma	152.84%	$49,504	$151,322	WA	No
162	Northeastern Illinois University	152.56%	$24,367	$74,350	IL	Yes
164	Florida State University	151.25%	$18,693	$56,545	FL	Yes
165	Fort Lewis College	150.77%	$16,714	$50,400	CO	No
165	California State University, Sacramento	150.44%	$25,260	$76,000	CA	Yes
166	California State Polytechnic University Pomona	150.07%	$29,800	$89,440	CA	No
167	The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	150.06%	$42,316	$127,000	PA	Yes
169	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	149.82%	$29,168	$87,400	WI	Yes
169	Oklahoma City University	149.03%	$27,175	$81,000	OK	Yes
171	Delaware State University	148.16%	$15,625	$46,300	DE	Yes
172	William Paterson University	147.98%	$23,820	$70,500	NJ	Yes
172	Salem State University	147.97%	$20,325	$60,150	MA	No
173	California State University, Stanislaus	147.97%	$24,938	$73,800	CA	Yes
175	University of Massachusetts Lowell	146.59%	$26,127	$76,600	MA	Yes
175	Marshall University	146.58%	$19,170	$56,200	WV	Yes
177	State University of New York at Fredonia	145.89%	$16,965	$49,500	NY	No
177	George Mason University	145.88%	$37,737	$110,100	VA	Yes
178	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	145.83%	$33,772	$98,500	IL	Yes
180	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	144.42%	$33,306	$96,200	OK	Yes
180	Saint Mary's College of California	144.31%	$40,608	$117,200	CA	Yes
182	Oakland University	143.72%	$30,024	$86,300	MI	Yes
182	Rockhurst University	143.69%	$24,150	$69,400	MO	Yes
183	Salisbury University	143.56%	$20,792	$59,700	MD	Yes
184	Towson University	143.56%	$24,084	$69,150	MD	Yes
186	Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses	142.31%	$28,980	$82,485	GA	Yes
186	Coastal Carolina University	142.20%	$18,460	$52,500	SC	Yes
188	Auburn University	141.74%	$27,385	$77,633	AL	Yes
188	Louisiana Tech University	141.58%	$16,518	$46,771	LA	Yes
189	St. Cloud State University	141.19%	$28,969	$81,800	MN	Yes
190	Trinity University	141.08%	$30,000	$84,646	TX	No
192	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	140.20%	$25,000	$70,100	NC	Yes
193	Valdosta State University	139.92%	$22,870	$64,000	GA	Yes
193	University of Illinois at Chicago	139.37%	$60,264	$167,977	IL	Yes
194	Alabama A&M University	139.20%	$17,313	$48,200	AL	No
196	Clark Atlanta University	138.96%	$35,028	$97,350	GA	Yes
197	University of Northern Iowa	137.98%	$23,917	$66,000	IA	No
197	University of Minnesota Duluth	137.51%	$33,798	$92,953	MN	No
199	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	135.63%	$21,972	$59,600	IL	Yes
199	Providence College	135.32%	$29,810	$80,678	RI	No
201	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	134.66%	$27,216	$73,300	WI	Yes
201	Wayne State University	134.58%	$27,472	$73,946	MI	Yes
203	Francis Marion University	133.81%	$15,918	$42,600	SC	Yes
203	College of William and Mary	133.33%	$42,000	$112,000	VA	Yes
204	Montclair State University	133.26%	$34,669	$92,400	NJ	Yes
205	Eastern Michigan University	133.03%	$34,616	$92,100	MI	Yes
207	Kent State University	131.45%	$19,908	$52,337	OH	Yes
208	North Dakota State University	130.82%	$21,022	$55,000	ND	Yes
208	The University of Alabama	130.49%	$28,377	$74,060	AL	Yes
209	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	130.42%	$38,875	$101,400	TN	Yes
211	University of Detroit Mercy	129.95%	$28,050	$72,900	MI	Yes
212	Xavier University	128.80%	$34,200	$88,100	OH	Yes
212	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	128.40%	$27,648	$71,000	CO	Yes
213	Berry College	128.21%	$21,000	$53,850	GA	Yes
214	The University of Texas at El Paso	128.19%	$20,634	$52,900	TX	Yes
215	Georgia State University	128.14%	$36,522	$93,600	GA	Yes
216	Christopher Newport University	128.03%	$24,720	$63,300	VA	No
218	Prairie View A&M University	127.64%	$23,699	$60,500	TX	Yes
218	West Virginia University	127.40%	$24,273	$61,847	WV	Yes
220	Grand Valley State University	126.90%	$30,024	$76,200	MI	Yes
220	Iowa State University	126.06%	$29,966	$75,552	IA	Yes
222	California State University, Northridge	125.25%	$30,897	$77,400	CA	No
222	Drury University	125.00%	$23,760	$59,400	MO	Yes
224	College of Charleston	124.65%	$28,204	$70,314	SC	Yes
224	La Salle University	124.54%	$27,200	$67,750	PA	Yes
225	Florida Southern College	124.07%	$34,155	$84,749	FL	Yes
227	Saint Xavier University	123.59%	$38,961	$96,302	IL	Yes
228	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	122.79%	$33,306	$81,793	OK	Yes
229	Abilene Christian University	120.93%	$25,800	$62,400	TX	Yes
229	Slippery Rock University	120.67%	$25,318	$61,100	PA	Yes
230	Virginia Commonwealth University	120.32%	$34,172	$82,232	VA	Yes
231	Nova Southeastern University	120.30%	$37,722	$90,756	FL	Yes
232	Old Dominion University	120.07%	$31,564	$75,800	VA	Yes
234	Texas Tech University	118.48%	$28,155	$66,717	TX	Yes
234	Siena College	118.42%	$34,200	$81,000	NY	No
235	University of Scranton	118.16%	$34,740	$82,100	PA	Yes
236	Utah State University	118.06%	$36,000	$85,000	UT	Yes
238	Virginia State University	117.90%	$24,978	$58,900	VA	Yes
238	The University of Mississippi	117.65%	$25,914	$60,977	MS	Yes
239	Meredith College	117.09%	$33,990	$79,600	NC	Yes
241	Ohio University	115.68%	$21,438	$49,598	OH	Yes
241	San Jose State University	115.61%	$39,270	$90,800	CA	Yes
242	Gonzaga University	115.55%	$39,270	$90,753	WA	Yes
243	San Diego State University	115.22%	$31,200	$71,900	CA	No
244	University of Washington Bothell	115.17%	$52,446	$120,800	WA	No
245	University of Connecticut	115.08%	$44,100	$101,501	CT	Yes
247	University of Colorado Denver	114.91%	$47,102	$108,246	CO	Yes
247	SUNY University at Albany	114.55%	$34,750	$79,615	NY	Yes
248	University at Albany, State University of New York	114.55%	$34,750	$79,615	NY	Yes
249	The University of New Mexico	114.13%	$26,725	$61,000	NM	Yes
251	Woodbury University	113.54%	$26,510	$60,200	CA	Yes
251	University of St. Thomas-Houston	113.39%	$35,000	$79,371	TX	Yes
253	University of Arkansas	112.47%	$35,527	$79,911	AR	No
253	Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis	112.02%	$60,858	$136,352	IN	Yes
255	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	111.03%	$37,946	$84,260	NC	Yes
256	Colorado State University	110.99%	$42,480	$94,300	CO	Yes
256	University of Baltimore	110.17%	$35,128	$77,400	MD	Yes
258	Ithaca College	109.71%	$32,040	$70,300	NY	No
258	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	109.65%	$29,001	$63,600	PA	Yes
259	Auburn University at Montgomery	109.64%	$28,593	$62,700	AL	Yes
260	Rider University	109.54%	$38,160	$83,600	NJ	Yes
261	Sacred Heart University	109.24%	$35,840	$78,300	CT	Yes
263	Florida Atlantic University	108.64%	$36,000	$78,220	FL	Yes
264	Georgia Institute of Technology	107.89%	$63,404	$136,819	GA	No
264	Saint Joseph's University	107.20%	$42,912	$92,000	PA	Yes
265	University of Wisconsin-Madison	107.05%	$55,575	$118,983	WI	No
267	Philadelphia University	106.52%	$30,744	$65,500	PA	Yes
267	Fairleigh Dickinson University	106.31%	$38,520	$81,900	NJ	Yes
268	Widener University	106.09%	$36,102	$76,600	PA	Yes
270	Western New England University	105.97%	$36,000	$76,300	MA	Yes
270	Ramapo College of New Jersey	105.67%	$46,892	$99,100	NJ	Yes
271	Valparaiso University	105.33%	$30,780	$64,840	IN	Yes
272	University of Kansas	105.16%	$32,701	$68,780	KS	Yes
273	Queens University of Charlotte	105.03%	$41,940	$88,100	NC	Yes
275	Winston-Salem State University	104.17%	$22,248	$46,350	NC	Yes
276	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	103.60%	$32,769	$67,900	WI	Yes
276	University of Vermont	103.52%	$31,878	$66,000	VT	Yes
277	Winthrop University	103.45%	$29,000	$60,000	SC	Yes
278	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	103.37%	$28,224	$58,350	WI	Yes
279	Arizona State University	101.59%	$61,354	$124,664	AZ	Yes
281	University of Delaware	102.62%	$39,954	$82,000	DE	Yes
281	Colorado State University-Pueblo	102.41%	$24,168	$49,500	CO	Yes
283	Brigham Young University	101.87%	$58,544	$119,281	UT	No
283	Saint Louis University	101.79%	$37,470	$76,282	MO	No
285	Shippensburg University	100.79%	$34,380	$69,300	PA	Yes
285	John Carroll University	100.45%	$32,356	$65,000	OH	Yes
287	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	99.31%	$35,716	$70,938	NY	Yes
288	Bowling Green State University	98.99%	$27,200	$53,853	OH	Yes
289	The University of Arizona	95.42%	$56,250	$107,345	AZ	Yes
289	Creighton University	97.79%	$33,234	$65,000	NE	Yes
290	Elon University	97.78%	$42,237	$82,600	NC	No
291	Southern University at New Orleans	97.63%	$28,884	$56,400	LA	Yes
292	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	97.36%	$58,442	$113,800	NJ	Yes
293	Villanova University	97.33%	$60,000	$116,800	PA	Yes
294	Marquette University	97.28%	$46,620	$90,700	WI	Yes
296	University of Central Florida	96.41%	$39,000	$75,200	FL	Yes
297	Shenandoah University	95.96%	$46,840	$89,900	VA	No
297	University of Dallas	95.86%	$45,900	$88,000	TX	Yes
298	University of Washington	95.81%	$76,890	$147,340	WA	No
300	University at Buffalo	94.50%	$38,358	$72,500	NY	Yes
301	Hofstra University	93.71%	$58,960	$110,500	NY	Yes
301	Indiana University Bloomington	93.64%	$62,688	$117,400	IN	Yes
302	The Pennsylvania State University	93.48%	$61,236	$114,483	PA	Yes
303	Texas A&M University	93.21%	$62,000	$115,585	TX	Yes
304	Norfolk State University	93.18%	$25,380	$47,300	VA	Yes
306	Whitworth University	92.66%	$34,560	$64,050	WA	Yes
307	California State University, San Bernardino	91.81%	$41,500	$76,200	CA	Yes
307	California State University, Fullerton	91.47%	$44,550	$81,500	CA	Yes
308	Clemson University	91.40%	$43,088	$78,767	SC	Yes
309	The University of Michigan-Dearborn	91.38%	$50,997	$93,200	MI	Yes
310	University of Houston	91.36%	$47,000	$85,878	TX	Yes
312	University of Pittsburgh	90.01%	$57,195	$102,965	PA	Yes
313	Bryant University	89.40%	$42,180	$75,417	RI	Yes
313	Howard University	89.34%	$71,204	$127,223	DC	Yes
314	The College of New Jersey	89.14%	$50,482	$90,000	NJ	Yes
316	University of Utah	88.54%	$65,700	$116,348	UT	Yes
317	Samford University	87.78%	$33,264	$58,400	AL	Yes
317	Michigan Technological University	87.18%	$49,294	$85,950	MI	Yes
319	Stonehill College	86.80%	$46,642	$80,970	MA	No
320	California State University-San Marcos	85.85%	$30,518	$52,400	CA	No
320	University of Louisville	85.79%	$32,000	$54,903	KY	Yes
321	North Carolina State University	85.77%	$55,732	$95,606	NC	Yes
322	Northern Michigan University	85.74%	$28,866	$49,500	MI	Yes
323	University of Kentucky	85.65%	$39,449	$67,579	KY	No
324	Stetson University	85.27%	$38,700	$66,000	FL	Yes
326	Le Moyne College	84.97%	$35,952	$61,100	NY	No
326	Bellarmine University	84.24%	$32,495	$54,750	KY	Yes
328	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	83.40%	$28,866	$48,150	LA	Yes
328	University of Colorado at Boulder	83.40%	$55,997	$93,401	CO	No
330	Seattle University	79.68%	$54,594	$87,000	WA	Yes
330	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	81.84%	$31,281	$51,200	LA	Yes
331	Roger Williams University	81.74%	$40,648	$66,450	RI	No
332	The University of Tulsa	81.24%	$51,516	$83,700	OK	Yes
333	University of New Haven	81.22%	$39,770	$64,600	CT	Yes
335	University of New Hampshire	80.94%	$41,182	$66,667	NH	Yes
335	Bradley University	80.37%	$35,740	$57,450	IL	Yes
336	St. Bonaventure University	80.12%	$37,380	$59,900	NY	Yes
338	Temple University	79.99%	$60,000	$95,989	PA	Yes
338	Montana State University	79.92%	$35,565	$56,850	MT	No
339	DePaul University	79.70%	$53,952	$86,000	IL	No
341	California State University, Long Beach	78.76%	$45,600	$71,833	CA	Yes
341	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College	78.40%	$60,972	$95,600	PA	Yes
343	Fairfield University	77.92%	$41,580	$64,800	CT	Yes
343	Barry University	77.72%	$35,640	$55,400	FL	Yes
344	St. Mary's University	77.71%	$37,061	$57,600	TX	Yes
345	Loyola University New Orleans	77.44%	$35,700	$55,290	LA	Yes
347	Portland State University	76.75%	$50,984	$78,264	OR	Yes
347	New York Institute of Technology	76.28%	$55,440	$84,580	NY	Yes
349	Butler University	75.64%	$39,000	$59,000	IN	Yes
350	New Jersey Institute of Technology	74.73%	$66,576	$99,501	NJ	Yes
351	Florida International University	73.95%	$42,000	$62,115	FL	Yes
351	Drexel University	73.48%	$59,241	$87,061	PA	Yes
352	Alfred University	73.29%	$39,500	$57,900	NY	Yes
353	Niagara University	73.16%	$40,800	$59,700	NY	Yes
355	Oregon State University	72.85%	$52,090	$75,900	OR	Yes
355	University of San Diego	72.79%	$69,610	$101,333	CA	No
356	Santa Clara University	72.74%	$83,860	$122,000	CA	Yes
357	Stockton University	72.25%	$33,012	$47,700	NJ	Yes
359	Quinnipiac University	70.17%	$52,015	$73,000	CT	Yes
360	Lehigh University	69.45%	$68,900	$95,699	PA	Yes
360	University of North Texas	69.40%	$52,268	$72,545	TX	Yes
361	Nicholls State University	69.39%	$40,812	$56,641	LA	Yes
362	Western Washington University	69.25%	$48,448	$67,100	WA	No
364	Pacific Lutheran University	68.92%	$47,664	$65,700	WA	No
364	Iona University	68.78%	$49,940	$68,700	NY	Yes
365	Seton Hall University	68.22%	$57,225	$78,081	NJ	Yes
366	University of Minnesota	68.17%	$89,402	$121,882	MN	Yes
368	Manhattan College	67.98%	$48,970	$66,575	NY	Yes
368	Suffolk University	67.73%	$59,391	$80,455	MA	Yes
369	Duquesne University	67.66%	$57,090	$77,253	PA	Yes
370	Canisius College	67.23%	$41,880	$56,315	NY	Yes
372	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	65.25%	$102,314	$133,517	NC	Yes
373	University of Oregon	64.84%	$65,726	$85,236	OR	No
373	Millsaps College	64.80%	$36,072	$46,750	MS	No
374	Bentley University	64.72%	$67,080	$86,822	MA	Yes
375	Fordham University	64.08%	$99,497	$127,511	NY	Yes
377	Syracuse University	63.61%	$67,392	$85,731	NY	Yes
377	Louisiana State University	63.52%	$50,486	$64,142	LA	Yes
378	University of California, Irvine	63.13%	$97,342	$122,899	CA	Yes
380	University of Portland	62.70%	$58,617	$73,500	OR	No
380	Yeshiva University	62.22%	$90,984	$113,214	NY	Yes
382	University of Evansville	61.88%	$45,936	$56,850	IN	No
382	Tennessee Technological University	61.85%	$54,000	$66,800	TN	Yes
383	University of California, Davis Business School	61.53%	$88,634	$109,075	CA	Yes
384	University of Rochester	61.40%	$108,038	$132,671	NY	No
385	Long Island University-Post Campus	61.36%	$53,454	$65,600	NY	Yes
386	University of Maryland	61.25%	$98,865	$121,103	MD	Yes
388	Southern Methodist University	60.97%	$100,541	$122,609	TX	Yes
388	James Madison University	60.91%	$75,600	$92,100	VA	Yes
389	Illinois Institute of Technology	60.83%	$67,690	$82,352	IL	Yes
390	St. John Fisher College	60.79%	$46,836	$56,947	NY	Yes
391	Fairleigh Dickinson University	60.70%	$67,468	$81,900	NJ	Yes
392	Babson College	60.69%	$89,550	$108,703	MA	Yes
393	Loyola University Chicago	60.65%	$73,375	$89,000	IL	Yes
394	Hult International Business School	60.55%	$85,000	$102,928	MA	Yes
395	The University of Texas at Austin	60.02%	$120,432	$144,564	TX	No
397	Belmont University	59.39%	$69,207	$82,200	TN	No
397	University of Miami	59.35%	$92,290	$109,555	FL	Yes
398	Clarkson University	59.30%	$59,032	$70,017	NY	Yes
400	Harvard University	58.40%	$149,820	$175,000	MA	No
401	The University of Michigan	55.99%	$137,056	$153,465	MI	Yes
401	South Carolina State University	55.56%	$38,880	$43,200	SC	Yes
402	Georgetown University	55.50%	$124,814	$138,552	DC	Yes
403	University of Richmond	55.34%	$72,000	$79,683	VA	No
404	Stanford University	55.04%	$165,591	$182,272	CA	No
406	University of California, Berkeley	54.73%	$139,628	$152,831	CA	No
406	Northwestern University	54.00%	$162,030	$175,000	IL	No
408	University of Notre Dame	53.85%	$123,500	$133,018	IN	No
408	American University	53.76%	$98,282	$105,666	DC	Yes
409	Vanderbilt University	53.32%	$131,000	$139,711	TN	No
411	Bucknell University	52.39%	$64,418	$67,500	PA	No
411	Stevens Institute of Technology	52.15%	$81,880	$85,398	NJ	Yes
412	University of San Francisco	52.08%	$79,200	$82,500	CA	No
413	Case Western Reserve University	52.08%	$92,040	$95,875	OH	Yes
415	University of Virginia-Darden	51.95%	$151,200	$157,090	VA	Yes
415	Clark University	51.94%	$59,080	$61,367	MA	Yes
416	University of California, Los Angeles	51.61%	$142,142	$146,727	CA	No
417	The George Washington University	51.26%	$113,090	$115,951	DC	Yes
418	Rice University	51.13%	$139,081	$142,212	TX	Yes
420	University of Denver	50.85%	$96,638	$98,276	CO	Yes
420	New York University	50.42%	$160,130	$161,475	NY	No
421	Loyola Marymount University	50.39%	$89,202	$89,900	CA	No
422	The Ohio State University	50.31%	$106,123	$106,779	OH	Yes
423	Carnegie Mellon University	50.21%	$147,456	$148,067	PA	Yes
424	Loyola University Maryland	50.19%	$59,950	$60,182	MD	Yes
426	Yale University	49.74%	$153,540	$152,744	CT	No
426	Adelphi University	49.72%	$75,420	$75,000	NY	Yes
427	The University of Chicago	49.55%	$167,393	$165,887	IL	No
428	Lawrence Technological University	49.46%	$83,400	$82,499	MI	Yes
429	Emory University	49.36%	$151,689	$149,759	GA	Yes
430	Boston College	49.36%	$118,336	$116,815	MA	No
432	University of California, San Diego	48.93%	$106,246	$103,969	CA	No
432	Northeastern University	48.77%	$102,582	$100,063	MA	Yes
433	University of Southern California	48.70%	$154,339	$150,314	CA	Yes
434	The University of Michigan-Flint	48.69%	$73,328	$71,400	MI	Yes
435	Boston University	48.65%	$124,248	$120,884	MA	Yes
436	Wake Forest University	48.64%	$79,975	$77,800	NC	Yes
437	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	48.59%	$164,000	$159,391	MA	No
438	Duke University	48.33%	$157,546	$152,297	NC	Yes
439	Dartmouth College	48.31%	$165,442	$159,842	NH	No
441	Johns Hopkins University	47.76%	$133,000	$127,044	MD	Yes
441	Monmouth University	47.65%	$67,152	$64,000	NJ	Yes
442	Rollins College	47.03%	$63,898	$60,100	FL	No
444	Texas Christian University	46.60%	$115,380	$107,543	TX	Yes
444	University of Pennsylvania	46.26%	$179,852	$166,391	PA	No
445	Baylor University	46.20%	$85,692	$79,176	TX	Yes
447	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	45.51%	$92,510	$84,200	NY	No
447	Brandeis University	45.33%	$120,223	$109,000	MA	No
449	Columbia University	44.96%	$180,258	$162,099	NY	No
450	Washington University in St. Louis	43.91%	$134,020	$117,687	MO	Yes
450	Willamette University	43.24%	$80,500	$69,615	OR	No
452	Pepperdine University	42.78%	$104,333	$89,258	CA	Yes
452	Washington and Lee University	42.70%	$63,315	$54,066	VA	No
454	Tulane University	41.90%	$116,040	$97,241	LA	Yes
454	Claremont Graduate University	41.85%	$96,520	$80,778	CA	No
456	Ohio Northern University	39.25%	$73,000	$57,300	OH	No
456	Chapman University	39.06%	$97,750	$76,368	CA	No
458	St. John's University	37.63%	$83,205	$62,619	NY	Yes
459	University of California, Riverside	36.79%	$98,293	$72,321	CA	No
460	Cornell University	35.29%	$219,688	$155,048	NY	No
461	Miami University	34.00%	$136,342	$92,700	OH	Yes
462	The University of Tampa	30.70%	$107,114	$65,758	FL	Yes
462	Pace University	30.66%	$116,744	$71,590	NY	Yes
464	Rochester Institute of Technology	29.90%	$108,352	$64,800	NY	Yes

Highest ROI for Campus MBA Programs

For online MBA programs in across the U.S., the ROI ranges from 30% to 567%.The lowest online MBA ROI of 30% is from the program at Rochester Institute of Technology.The highest online MBA ROI of 567% is offered by Tennessee State University.On average, online MBA programs across the U.S. have an ROI of 157%.

Rank	University	ROI	In State Tuition	Avg. Starting Salary	State	Online
1	Tennessee State University	566.59%	$9,452	$107,108	TN	Yes
2	California State University, Bakersfield	547.66%	$7,176	$78,600	CA	Yes
3	The University of Rhode Island	524.26%	$7,048	$73,900	RI	No
4	Indiana University Northwest	502.82%	$7,458	$75,000	IN	Yes
5	Cal Poly Humboldt	494.40%	$9,294	$91,900	CA	No
6	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	458.20%	$12,613	$115,585	TX	Yes
7	Sonoma State University	454.50%	$9,494	$86,300	CA	No
8	Indiana University Southeast	433.43%	$7,458	$64,650	IN	Yes
9	Savannah State University	413.81%	$9,180	$75,976	GA	Yes
10	Columbus State University	407.18%	$9,087	$74,000	GA	Yes
11	Indiana University South Bend	404.26%	$7,458	$60,300	IN	Yes
12	University of Idaho	386.65%	$9,912	$76,650	ID	Yes
13	North Carolina A&T State University	385.02%	$13,938	$107,327	NC	Yes
14	Mississippi State University	372.54%	$12,294	$91,600	MS	Yes
15	Georgia Southern University	357.29%	$9,824	$70,200	GA	Yes
16	New Mexico State University	356.31%	$10,314	$73,500	NM	Yes
17	Purdue University Northwest	352.63%	$12,350	$87,100	IN	Yes
17	Purdue University Calumet	352.63%	$12,350	$87,100	IN	Yes
19	University of Central Oklahoma	344.07%	$9,068	$62,400	OK	Yes
20	University of Houston-Victoria	342.25%	$11,030	$75,500	TX	Yes
21	San Francisco State University	337.09%	$11,362	$76,600	CA	No
22	Texas State University	331.69%	$23,365	$155,000	TX	Yes
23	Central Connecticut State University	330.79%	$12,848	$85,000	CT	No
24	University of Massachusetts Boston	318.68%	$19,499	$124,277	MA	Yes
24	California State University, East Bay	318.21%	$12,036	$76,600	CA	Yes
26	University of Montana	312.06%	$14,260	$89,000	MT	Yes
27	Northern Arizona University	309.43%	$11,004	$68,100	AZ	Yes
28	Augusta University	296.51%	$10,590	$62,800	GA	Yes
29	Southern Utah University	292.01%	$9,212	$53,800	UT	Yes
30	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	290.52%	$13,252	$77,000	TX	Yes
31	Radford University	286.54%	$15,984	$91,600	VA	Yes
32	Stephen F. Austin State University	283.53%	$11,630	$65,950	TX	Yes
33	University of North Alabama	168.35%	$17,820	$60,000	AL	Yes
34	University of Nebraska at Kearney	275.14%	$13,293	$73,150	NE	Yes
35	Murray State University	274.75%	$16,455	$90,419	KY	Yes
36	Utah Valley University	271.21%	$13,956	$75,700	UT	Yes
37	Jacksonville State University	310.13%	$15,408	$95,570	AL	Yes
38	Southern Arkansas University	268.35%	$13,788	$74,000	AR	Yes
39	Governors State University	267.99%	$13,788	$73,900	IL	Yes
39	McNeese State University	267.77%	$8,879	$47,550	LA	Yes
40	The Citadel	267.29%	$21,830	$116,700	SC	Yes
42	Indiana State University	263.16%	$19,000	$100,000	IN	Yes
43	Colorado Mesa University	261.55%	$19,155	$100,200	CO	Yes
43	University of South Carolina Upstate	261.19%	$14,224	$74,302	SC	Yes
45	Idaho State University	259.86%	$13,392	$69,600	ID	Yes
46	University of Nebraska at Omaha	254.96%	$17,493	$89,200	NE	Yes
47	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	252.09%	$17,578	$88,625	MA	Yes
48	University of Louisiana at Monroe	251.39%	$10,800	$54,300	LA	Yes
49	Brooklyn College of the City University of New York	250.41%	$11,521	$57,700	NY	Yes
49	Frostburg State University	250.00%	$16,740	$83,700	MD	Yes
51	Morgan State University	248.52%	$16,095	$80,000	MD	Yes
52	Indiana University Kokomo	246.63%	$13,563	$66,900	IN	No
52	Western Kentucky University	246.03%	$12,600	$62,000	KY	Yes
54	California State University, Dominguez Hills	242.55%	$16,986	$82,400	CA	Yes
55	Kansas State University	241.60%	$16,049	$77,550	KS	Yes
56	The University of Iowa	240.52%	$23,453	$112,820	IA	Yes
57	University of Central Arkansas	238.90%	$11,239	$53,700	AR	Yes
58	Saginaw Valley State University	236.62%	$21,649	$102,450	MI	Yes
59	University of Alabama at Birmingham	231.48%	$16,200	$75,000	AL	Yes
59	State University of New York at Geneseo	231.19%	$12,295	$56,850	NY	No
61	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	230.96%	$16,756	$77,400	IN	Yes
61	University of Mary Washington	230.28%	$19,476	$89,700	VA	Yes
62	University of Illinois at Springfield	230.23%	$14,833	$68,300	IL	Yes
64	University of West Florida	229.53%	$12,460	$57,200	FL	Yes
65	Henderson State University	228.14%	$13,040	$59,500	AR	Yes
66	California State University, Los Angeles	224.70%	$22,052	$99,100	CA	No
66	University of Maine	224.45%	$19,500	$87,535	ME	Yes
68	Arkansas State University	223.18%	$13,935	$62,200	AR	Yes
69	Western Illinois University	222.57%	$15,231	$67,800	IL	Yes
69	Florida Gulf Coast University	222.30%	$13,428	$59,700	FL	Yes
71	University of Florida	221.35%	$26,473	$117,197	FL	Yes
72	University of Houston-Downtown	220.89%	$18,623	$82,273	TX	Yes
72	Missouri University of Science and Technology	220.16%	$16,488	$72,600	MO	Yes
74	University of Alaska Fairbanks	215.37%	$20,772	$89,474	AK	Yes
75	University of Nevada, Reno	217.57%	$19,000	$82,677	NV	Yes
76	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	215.34%	$21,784	$93,820	NV	Yes
76	Southeast Missouri State University	215.16%	$13,804	$59,400	MO	Yes
77	Binghamton University	215.07%	$17,469	$75,142	NY	No
79	University of Southern Maine	214.86%	$20,370	$87,535	ME	Yes
80	University of South Florida St. Petersburg	213.24%	$17,000	$72,500	FL	Yes
81	State University of New York College at Plattsburgh	210.92%	$13,121	$55,350	NY	No
82	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	206.99%	$15,327	$63,450	WI	Yes
82	Missouri State University	206.51%	$15,108	$62,400	MO	Yes
83	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	206.01%	$27,462	$113,151	CA	No
85	Jacksonville University	205.82%	$31,500	$129,665	FL	Yes
86	Wright State University	204.77%	$28,080	$115,000	OH	Yes
86	Northern Kentucky University	204.70%	$19,443	$79,600	KY	Yes
88	Truman State University	202.08%	$14,400	$58,200	MO	No
89	North Carolina Central University	201.62%	$11,978	$48,300	NC	Yes
90	Missouri Western State University	200.69%	$12,893	$51,750	MO	Yes
91	Lamar University	198.75%	$16,000	$63,600	TX	Yes
92	University of West Georgia	197.69%	$15,125	$59,800	GA	Yes
92	Eastern Illinois University	197.31%	$15,255	$60,200	IL	Yes
93	East Tennessee State University	197.29%	$13,280	$52,400	TN	Yes
95	The University of Georgia	196.87%	$30,606	$120,510	GA	Yes
96	Fayetteville State University	194.54%	$13,956	$54,300	NC	Yes
97	State University of New York at Oswego	192.21%	$16,232	$62,400	NY	Yes
98	University of Montevallo	191.91%	$16,140	$61,950	AL	Yes
98	Illinois State University	191.77%	$20,050	$76,900	IL	No
100	Pittsburg State University	190.79%	$13,785	$52,600	KS	Yes
100	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	190.35%	$25,637	$97,600	PA	Yes
102	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	189.95%	$19,295	$73,300	OK	Yes
102	Kennesaw State University	189.47%	$19,000	$72,000	GA	Yes
103	Texas Southern University	189.02%	$15,316	$57,900	TX	Yes
105	University of Hawaii at Manoa	188.84%	$21,288	$80,400	HI	No
105	West Texas A&M University	188.18%	$20,725	$78,000	TX	Yes
107	Black Hills State University	186.52%	$14,114	$52,650	SD	Yes
107	Midwestern State University	186.51%	$14,174	$52,872	TX	Yes
108	Jackson State University	186.33%	$15,000	$55,900	MS	Yes
109	University of South Florida	186.27%	$14,955	$55,714	FL	Yes
111	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	184.84%	$17,745	$65,600	TX	Yes
112	University of South Carolina	182.06%	$26,485	$96,435	SC	Yes
113	University of Southern Mississippi	181.83%	$17,131	$62,300	MS	Yes
113	University of Cincinnati	181.31%	$23,996	$87,013	OH	Yes
114	Appalachian State University	181.20%	$17,463	$63,285	NC	Yes
116	Southeastern Louisiana University	180.82%	$13,245	$47,900	LA	Yes
116	Ball State University	180.21%	$21,197	$76,400	IN	Yes
118	Washburn University	179.76%	$18,080	$65,000	KS	No
119	Northern Illinois University	178.95%	$26,096	$93,400	IL	Yes
120	Dominican University	176.54%	$32,004	$113,000	IL	Yes
121	University of Wyoming	175.76%	$26,460	$93,010	WY	Yes
121	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	175.14%	$18,071	$63,300	AR	Yes
122	The University of Texas at Arlington	175.08%	$22,504	$78,800	TX	Yes
124	University of North Florida	174.52%	$17,767	$62,014	FL	Yes
125	Wichita State University	173.22%	$18,849	$65,300	KS	Yes
126	Michigan State University	172.92%	$34,564	$119,539	MI	Yes
126	Central Michigan University	172.80%	$27,300	$94,350	MI	Yes
127	Central Washington University	172.35%	$16,841	$58,050	WA	No
129	The University of Akron	171.78%	$17,872	$61,400	OH	Yes
129	University of New Orleans	171.65%	$20,128	$69,100	LA	Yes
130	The University of Texas at Dallas	171.45%	$35,918	$123,163	TX	Yes
132	University of South Alabama	170.83%	$14,400	$49,200	AL	Yes
132	East Carolina University	170.43%	$18,072	$61,600	NC	Yes
133	Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences	170.06%	$19,295	$65,626	OK	Yes
134	Clayton State University	170.00%	$17,000	$57,800	GA	Yes
136	University of Missouri-St. Louis	167.57%	$27,000	$90,489	MO	Yes
137	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	166.69%	$17,997	$60,000	TX	Yes
137	Middle Tennessee State University	166.59%	$26,712	$89,000	TN	Yes
139	University of Massachusetts Amherst	165.41%	$33,622	$111,227	MA	Yes
139	University of Alabama in Huntsville	165.25%	$21,483	$71,000	AL	Yes
141	University of Houston-Clear Lake	164.90%	$20,892	$68,900	TX	Yes
142	California State University, Fresno	163.89%	$27,000	$88,500	CA	Yes
142	University of Dayton	163.59%	$33,600	$109,932	OH	Yes
144	Minnesota State University Moorhead	162.09%	$26,220	$85,000	MN	Yes
144	Boise State University	162.06%	$21,932	$71,088	ID	Yes
146	Western Michigan University	161.69%	$29,377	$95,000	MI	Yes
147	Kutztown University	159.69%	$18,692	$59,700	PA	Yes
147	University of South Dakota	159.66%	$14,892	$47,553	SD	Yes
148	The University of Texas at San Antonio	159.11%	$24,512	$78,000	TX	Yes
149	Arkansas Tech University	159.07%	$13,909	$44,250	AR	Yes
151	Baruch College-The City University of New York	158.86%	$37,338	$118,633	NY	Yes
151	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	158.63%	$31,962	$101,400	PA	Yes
153	The University of Memphis	157.89%	$23,688	$74,800	TN	Yes
153	Western Carolina University	157.87%	$13,967	$44,100	NC	Yes
155	University of Hartford	156.62%	$30,168	$94,500	CT	Yes
155	Georgia College & State University	156.29%	$22,970	$71,800	GA	Yes
157	University of Toledo	155.92%	$23,506	$73,300	OH	Yes
157	Lander University	155.05%	$16,350	$50,700	SC	Yes
158	University of Alaska Anchorage	155.00%	$22,161	$68,700	AK	No
160	Elizabeth City State University MBA	154.13%	$11,630	$35,850	NC	No
161	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	153.26%	$25,788	$79,043	TN	Yes
162	University of Washington Tacoma	152.84%	$49,504	$151,322	WA	No
162	Northeastern Illinois University	152.56%	$24,367	$74,350	IL	Yes
164	Florida State University	151.25%	$18,693	$56,545	FL	Yes
165	Fort Lewis College	150.77%	$16,714	$50,400	CO	No
165	California State University, Sacramento	150.44%	$25,260	$76,000	CA	Yes
166	California State Polytechnic University Pomona	150.07%	$29,800	$89,440	CA	No
167	The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	150.06%	$42,316	$127,000	PA	Yes
169	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	149.82%	$29,168	$87,400	WI	Yes
169	Oklahoma City University	149.03%	$27,175	$81,000	OK	Yes
171	Delaware State University	148.16%	$15,625	$46,300	DE	Yes
172	William Paterson University	147.98%	$23,820	$70,500	NJ	Yes
172	Salem State University	147.97%	$20,325	$60,150	MA	No
173	California State University, Stanislaus	147.97%	$24,938	$73,800	CA	Yes
175	University of Massachusetts Lowell	146.59%	$26,127	$76,600	MA	Yes
175	Marshall University	146.58%	$19,170	$56,200	WV	Yes
177	State University of New York at Fredonia	145.89%	$16,965	$49,500	NY	No
177	George Mason University	145.88%	$37,737	$110,100	VA	Yes
178	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	145.83%	$33,772	$98,500	IL	Yes
180	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	144.42%	$33,306	$96,200	OK	Yes
180	Saint Mary's College of California	144.31%	$40,608	$117,200	CA	Yes
182	Oakland University	143.72%	$30,024	$86,300	MI	Yes
182	Rockhurst University	143.69%	$24,150	$69,400	MO	Yes
183	Salisbury University	143.56%	$20,792	$59,700	MD	Yes
184	Towson University	143.56%	$24,084	$69,150	MD	Yes
186	Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses	142.31%	$28,980	$82,485	GA	Yes
186	Coastal Carolina University	142.20%	$18,460	$52,500	SC	Yes
188	Auburn University	141.74%	$27,385	$77,633	AL	Yes
188	Louisiana Tech University	141.58%	$16,518	$46,771	LA	Yes
189	St. Cloud State University	141.19%	$28,969	$81,800	MN	Yes
190	Trinity University	141.08%	$30,000	$84,646	TX	No
192	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	140.20%	$25,000	$70,100	NC	Yes
193	Valdosta State University	139.92%	$22,870	$64,000	GA	Yes
193	University of Illinois at Chicago	139.37%	$60,264	$167,977	IL	Yes
194	Alabama A&M University	139.20%	$17,313	$48,200	AL	No
196	Clark Atlanta University	138.96%	$35,028	$97,350	GA	Yes
197	University of Northern Iowa	137.98%	$23,917	$66,000	IA	No
197	University of Minnesota Duluth	137.51%	$33,798	$92,953	MN	No
199	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	135.63%	$21,972	$59,600	IL	Yes
199	Providence College	135.32%	$29,810	$80,678	RI	No
201	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	134.66%	$27,216	$73,300	WI	Yes
201	Wayne State University	134.58%	$27,472	$73,946	MI	Yes
203	Francis Marion University	133.81%	$15,918	$42,600	SC	Yes
203	College of William and Mary	133.33%	$42,000	$112,000	VA	Yes
204	Montclair State University	133.26%	$34,669	$92,400	NJ	Yes
205	Eastern Michigan University	133.03%	$34,616	$92,100	MI	Yes
207	Kent State University	131.45%	$19,908	$52,337	OH	Yes
208	North Dakota State University	130.82%	$21,022	$55,000	ND	Yes
208	The University of Alabama	130.49%	$28,377	$74,060	AL	Yes
209	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	130.42%	$38,875	$101,400	TN	Yes
211	University of Detroit Mercy	129.95%	$28,050	$72,900	MI	Yes
212	Xavier University	128.80%	$34,200	$88,100	OH	Yes
212	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	128.40%	$27,648	$71,000	CO	Yes
213	Berry College	128.21%	$21,000	$53,850	GA	Yes
214	The University of Texas at El Paso	128.19%	$20,634	$52,900	TX	Yes
215	Georgia State University	128.14%	$36,522	$93,600	GA	Yes
216	Christopher Newport University	128.03%	$24,720	$63,300	VA	No
218	Prairie View A&M University	127.64%	$23,699	$60,500	TX	Yes
218	West Virginia University	127.40%	$24,273	$61,847	WV	Yes
220	Grand Valley State University	126.90%	$30,024	$76,200	MI	Yes
220	Iowa State University	126.06%	$29,966	$75,552	IA	Yes
222	California State University, Northridge	125.25%	$30,897	$77,400	CA	No
222	Drury University	125.00%	$23,760	$59,400	MO	Yes
224	College of Charleston	124.65%	$28,204	$70,314	SC	Yes
224	La Salle University	124.54%	$27,200	$67,750	PA	Yes
225	Florida Southern College	124.07%	$34,155	$84,749	FL	Yes
227	Saint Xavier University	123.59%	$38,961	$96,302	IL	Yes
228	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	122.79%	$33,306	$81,793	OK	Yes
229	Abilene Christian University	120.93%	$25,800	$62,400	TX	Yes
229	Slippery Rock University	120.67%	$25,318	$61,100	PA	Yes
230	Virginia Commonwealth University	120.32%	$34,172	$82,232	VA	Yes
231	Nova Southeastern University	120.30%	$37,722	$90,756	FL	Yes
232	Old Dominion University	120.07%	$31,564	$75,800	VA	Yes
234	Texas Tech University	118.48%	$28,155	$66,717	TX	Yes
234	Siena College	118.42%	$34,200	$81,000	NY	No
235	University of Scranton	118.16%	$34,740	$82,100	PA	Yes
236	Utah State University	118.06%	$36,000	$85,000	UT	Yes
238	Virginia State University	117.90%	$24,978	$58,900	VA	Yes
238	The University of Mississippi	117.65%	$25,914	$60,977	MS	Yes
239	Meredith College	117.09%	$33,990	$79,600	NC	Yes
241	Ohio University	115.68%	$21,438	$49,598	OH	Yes
241	San Jose State University	115.61%	$39,270	$90,800	CA	Yes
242	Gonzaga University	115.55%	$39,270	$90,753	WA	Yes
243	San Diego State University	115.22%	$31,200	$71,900	CA	No
244	University of Washington Bothell	115.17%	$52,446	$120,800	WA	No
245	University of Connecticut	115.08%	$44,100	$101,501	CT	Yes
247	University of Colorado Denver	114.91%	$47,102	$108,246	CO	Yes
247	SUNY University at Albany	114.55%	$34,750	$79,615	NY	Yes
248	University at Albany, State University of New York	114.55%	$34,750	$79,615	NY	Yes
249	The University of New Mexico	114.13%	$26,725	$61,000	NM	Yes
251	Woodbury University	113.54%	$26,510	$60,200	CA	Yes
251	University of St. Thomas-Houston	113.39%	$35,000	$79,371	TX	Yes
253	University of Arkansas	112.47%	$35,527	$79,911	AR	No
253	Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis	112.02%	$60,858	$136,352	IN	Yes
255	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	111.03%	$37,946	$84,260	NC	Yes
256	Colorado State University	110.99%	$42,480	$94,300	CO	Yes
256	University of Baltimore	110.17%	$35,128	$77,400	MD	Yes
258	Ithaca College	109.71%	$32,040	$70,300	NY	No
258	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	109.65%	$29,001	$63,600	PA	Yes
259	Auburn University at Montgomery	109.64%	$28,593	$62,700	AL	Yes
260	Rider University	109.54%	$38,160	$83,600	NJ	Yes
261	Sacred Heart University	109.24%	$35,840	$78,300	CT	Yes
263	Florida Atlantic University	108.64%	$36,000	$78,220	FL	Yes
264	Georgia Institute of Technology	107.89%	$63,404	$136,819	GA	No
264	Saint Joseph's University	107.20%	$42,912	$92,000	PA	Yes
265	University of Wisconsin-Madison	107.05%	$55,575	$118,983	WI	No
267	Philadelphia University	106.52%	$30,744	$65,500	PA	Yes
267	Fairleigh Dickinson University	106.31%	$38,520	$81,900	NJ	Yes
268	Widener University	106.09%	$36,102	$76,600	PA	Yes
270	Western New England University	105.97%	$36,000	$76,300	MA	Yes
270	Ramapo College of New Jersey	105.67%	$46,892	$99,100	NJ	Yes
271	Valparaiso University	105.33%	$30,780	$64,840	IN	Yes
272	University of Kansas	105.16%	$32,701	$68,780	KS	Yes
273	Queens University of Charlotte	105.03%	$41,940	$88,100	NC	Yes
275	Winston-Salem State University	104.17%	$22,248	$46,350	NC	Yes
276	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	103.60%	$32,769	$67,900	WI	Yes
276	University of Vermont	103.52%	$31,878	$66,000	VT	Yes
277	Winthrop University	103.45%	$29,000	$60,000	SC	Yes
278	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	103.37%	$28,224	$58,350	WI	Yes
279	Arizona State University	101.59%	$61,354	$124,664	AZ	Yes
281	University of Delaware	102.62%	$39,954	$82,000	DE	Yes
281	Colorado State University-Pueblo	102.41%	$24,168	$49,500	CO	Yes
283	Brigham Young University	101.87%	$58,544	$119,281	UT	No
283	Saint Louis University	101.79%	$37,470	$76,282	MO	No
285	Shippensburg University	100.79%	$34,380	$69,300	PA	Yes
285	John Carroll University	100.45%	$32,356	$65,000	OH	Yes
287	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	99.31%	$35,716	$70,938	NY	Yes
288	Bowling Green State University	98.99%	$27,200	$53,853	OH	Yes
289	The University of Arizona	95.42%	$56,250	$107,345	AZ	Yes
289	Creighton University	97.79%	$33,234	$65,000	NE	Yes
290	Elon University	97.78%	$42,237	$82,600	NC	No
291	Southern University at New Orleans	97.63%	$28,884	$56,400	LA	Yes
292	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	97.36%	$58,442	$113,800	NJ	Yes
293	Villanova University	97.33%	$60,000	$116,800	PA	Yes
294	Marquette University	97.28%	$46,620	$90,700	WI	Yes
296	University of Central Florida	96.41%	$39,000	$75,200	FL	Yes
297	Shenandoah University	95.96%	$46,840	$89,900	VA	No
297	University of Dallas	95.86%	$45,900	$88,000	TX	Yes
298	University of Washington	95.81%	$76,890	$147,340	WA	No
300	University at Buffalo	94.50%	$38,358	$72,500	NY	Yes
301	Hofstra University	93.71%	$58,960	$110,500	NY	Yes
301	Indiana University Bloomington	93.64%	$62,688	$117,400	IN	Yes
302	The Pennsylvania State University	93.48%	$61,236	$114,483	PA	Yes
303	Texas A&M University	93.21%	$62,000	$115,585	TX	Yes
304	Norfolk State University	93.18%	$25,380	$47,300	VA	Yes
306	Whitworth University	92.66%	$34,560	$64,050	WA	Yes
307	California State University, San Bernardino	91.81%	$41,500	$76,200	CA	Yes
307	California State University, Fullerton	91.47%	$44,550	$81,500	CA	Yes
308	Clemson University	91.40%	$43,088	$78,767	SC	Yes
309	The University of Michigan-Dearborn	91.38%	$50,997	$93,200	MI	Yes
310	University of Houston	91.36%	$47,000	$85,878	TX	Yes
312	University of Pittsburgh	90.01%	$57,195	$102,965	PA	Yes
313	Bryant University	89.40%	$42,180	$75,417	RI	Yes
313	Howard University	89.34%	$71,204	$127,223	DC	Yes
314	The College of New Jersey	89.14%	$50,482	$90,000	NJ	Yes
316	University of Utah	88.54%	$65,700	$116,348	UT	Yes
317	Samford University	87.78%	$33,264	$58,400	AL	Yes
317	Michigan Technological University	87.18%	$49,294	$85,950	MI	Yes
319	Stonehill College	86.80%	$46,642	$80,970	MA	No
320	California State University-San Marcos	85.85%	$30,518	$52,400	CA	No
320	University of Louisville	85.79%	$32,000	$54,903	KY	Yes
321	North Carolina State University	85.77%	$55,732	$95,606	NC	Yes
322	Northern Michigan University	85.74%	$28,866	$49,500	MI	Yes
323	University of Kentucky	85.65%	$39,449	$67,579	KY	No
324	Stetson University	85.27%	$38,700	$66,000	FL	Yes
326	Le Moyne College	84.97%	$35,952	$61,100	NY	No
326	Bellarmine University	84.24%	$32,495	$54,750	KY	Yes
328	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	83.40%	$28,866	$48,150	LA	Yes
328	University of Colorado at Boulder	83.40%	$55,997	$93,401	CO	No
330	Seattle University	79.68%	$54,594	$87,000	WA	Yes
330	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	81.84%	$31,281	$51,200	LA	Yes
331	Roger Williams University	81.74%	$40,648	$66,450	RI	No
332	The University of Tulsa	81.24%	$51,516	$83,700	OK	Yes
333	University of New Haven	81.22%	$39,770	$64,600	CT	Yes
335	University of New Hampshire	80.94%	$41,182	$66,667	NH	Yes
335	Bradley University	80.37%	$35,740	$57,450	IL	Yes
336	St. Bonaventure University	80.12%	$37,380	$59,900	NY	Yes
338	Temple University	79.99%	$60,000	$95,989	PA	Yes
338	Montana State University	79.92%	$35,565	$56,850	MT	No
339	DePaul University	79.70%	$53,952	$86,000	IL	No
341	California State University, Long Beach	78.76%	$45,600	$71,833	CA	Yes
341	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College	78.40%	$60,972	$95,600	PA	Yes
343	Fairfield University	77.92%	$41,580	$64,800	CT	Yes
343	Barry University	77.72%	$35,640	$55,400	FL	Yes
344	St. Mary's University	77.71%	$37,061	$57,600	TX	Yes
345	Loyola University New Orleans	77.44%	$35,700	$55,290	LA	Yes
347	Portland State University	76.75%	$50,984	$78,264	OR	Yes
347	New York Institute of Technology	76.28%	$55,440	$84,580	NY	Yes
349	Butler University	75.64%	$39,000	$59,000	IN	Yes
350	New Jersey Institute of Technology	74.73%	$66,576	$99,501	NJ	Yes
351	Florida International University	73.95%	$42,000	$62,115	FL	Yes
351	Drexel University	73.48%	$59,241	$87,061	PA	Yes
352	Alfred University	73.29%	$39,500	$57,900	NY	Yes
353	Niagara University	73.16%	$40,800	$59,700	NY	Yes
355	Oregon State University	72.85%	$52,090	$75,900	OR	Yes
355	University of San Diego	72.79%	$69,610	$101,333	CA	No
356	Santa Clara University	72.74%	$83,860	$122,000	CA	Yes
357	Stockton University	72.25%	$33,012	$47,700	NJ	Yes
359	Quinnipiac University	70.17%	$52,015	$73,000	CT	Yes
360	Lehigh University	69.45%	$68,900	$95,699	PA	Yes
360	University of North Texas	69.40%	$52,268	$72,545	TX	Yes
361	Nicholls State University	69.39%	$40,812	$56,641	LA	Yes
362	Western Washington University	69.25%	$48,448	$67,100	WA	No
364	Pacific Lutheran University	68.92%	$47,664	$65,700	WA	No
364	Iona University	68.78%	$49,940	$68,700	NY	Yes
365	Seton Hall University	68.22%	$57,225	$78,081	NJ	Yes
366	University of Minnesota	68.17%	$89,402	$121,882	MN	Yes
368	Manhattan College	67.98%	$48,970	$66,575	NY	Yes
368	Suffolk University	67.73%	$59,391	$80,455	MA	Yes
369	Duquesne University	67.66%	$57,090	$77,253	PA	Yes
370	Canisius College	67.23%	$41,880	$56,315	NY	Yes
372	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	65.25%	$102,314	$133,517	NC	Yes
373	University of Oregon	64.84%	$65,726	$85,236	OR	No
373	Millsaps College	64.80%	$36,072	$46,750	MS	No
374	Bentley University	64.72%	$67,080	$86,822	MA	Yes
375	Fordham University	64.08%	$99,497	$127,511	NY	Yes
377	Syracuse University	63.61%	$67,392	$85,731	NY	Yes
377	Louisiana State University	63.52%	$50,486	$64,142	LA	Yes
378	University of California, Irvine	63.13%	$97,342	$122,899	CA	Yes
380	University of Portland	62.70%	$58,617	$73,500	OR	No
380	Yeshiva University	62.22%	$90,984	$113,214	NY	Yes
382	University of Evansville	61.88%	$45,936	$56,850	IN	No
382	Tennessee Technological University	61.85%	$54,000	$66,800	TN	Yes
383	University of California, Davis Business School	61.53%	$88,634	$109,075	CA	Yes
384	University of Rochester	61.40%	$108,038	$132,671	NY	No
385	Long Island University-Post Campus	61.36%	$53,454	$65,600	NY	Yes
386	University of Maryland	61.25%	$98,865	$121,103	MD	Yes
388	Southern Methodist University	60.97%	$100,541	$122,609	TX	Yes
388	James Madison University	60.91%	$75,600	$92,100	VA	Yes
389	Illinois Institute of Technology	60.83%	$67,690	$82,352	IL	Yes
390	St. John Fisher College	60.79%	$46,836	$56,947	NY	Yes
391	Fairleigh Dickinson University	60.70%	$67,468	$81,900	NJ	Yes
392	Babson College	60.69%	$89,550	$108,703	MA	Yes
393	Loyola University Chicago	60.65%	$73,375	$89,000	IL	Yes
394	Hult International Business School	60.55%	$85,000	$102,928	MA	Yes
395	The University of Texas at Austin	60.02%	$120,432	$144,564	TX	No
397	Belmont University	59.39%	$69,207	$82,200	TN	No
397	University of Miami	59.35%	$92,290	$109,555	FL	Yes
398	Clarkson University	59.30%	$59,032	$70,017	NY	Yes
400	Harvard University	58.40%	$149,820	$175,000	MA	No
401	The University of Michigan	55.99%	$137,056	$153,465	MI	Yes
401	South Carolina State University	55.56%	$38,880	$43,200	SC	Yes
402	Georgetown University	55.50%	$124,814	$138,552	DC	Yes
403	University of Richmond	55.34%	$72,000	$79,683	VA	No
404	Stanford University	55.04%	$165,591	$182,272	CA	No
406	University of California, Berkeley	54.73%	$139,628	$152,831	CA	No
406	Northwestern University	54.00%	$162,030	$175,000	IL	No
408	University of Notre Dame	53.85%	$123,500	$133,018	IN	No
408	American University	53.76%	$98,282	$105,666	DC	Yes
409	Vanderbilt University	53.32%	$131,000	$139,711	TN	No
411	Bucknell University	52.39%	$64,418	$67,500	PA	No
411	Stevens Institute of Technology	52.15%	$81,880	$85,398	NJ	Yes
412	University of San Francisco	52.08%	$79,200	$82,500	CA	No
413	Case Western Reserve University	52.08%	$92,040	$95,875	OH	Yes
415	University of Virginia-Darden	51.95%	$151,200	$157,090	VA	Yes
415	Clark University	51.94%	$59,080	$61,367	MA	Yes
416	University of California, Los Angeles	51.61%	$142,142	$146,727	CA	No
417	The George Washington University	51.26%	$113,090	$115,951	DC	Yes
418	Rice University	51.13%	$139,081	$142,212	TX	Yes
420	University of Denver	50.85%	$96,638	$98,276	CO	Yes
420	New York University	50.42%	$160,130	$161,475	NY	No
421	Loyola Marymount University	50.39%	$89,202	$89,900	CA	No
422	The Ohio State University	50.31%	$106,123	$106,779	OH	Yes
423	Carnegie Mellon University	50.21%	$147,456	$148,067	PA	Yes
424	Loyola University Maryland	50.19%	$59,950	$60,182	MD	Yes
426	Yale University	49.74%	$153,540	$152,744	CT	No
426	Adelphi University	49.72%	$75,420	$75,000	NY	Yes
427	The University of Chicago	49.55%	$167,393	$165,887	IL	No
428	Lawrence Technological University	49.46%	$83,400	$82,499	MI	Yes
429	Emory University	49.36%	$151,689	$149,759	GA	Yes
430	Boston College	49.36%	$118,336	$116,815	MA	No
432	University of California, San Diego	48.93%	$106,246	$103,969	CA	No
432	Northeastern University	48.77%	$102,582	$100,063	MA	Yes
433	University of Southern California	48.70%	$154,339	$150,314	CA	Yes
434	The University of Michigan-Flint	48.69%	$73,328	$71,400	MI	Yes
435	Boston University	48.65%	$124,248	$120,884	MA	Yes
436	Wake Forest University	48.64%	$79,975	$77,800	NC	Yes
437	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	48.59%	$164,000	$159,391	MA	No
438	Duke University	48.33%	$157,546	$152,297	NC	Yes
439	Dartmouth College	48.31%	$165,442	$159,842	NH	No
441	Johns Hopkins University	47.76%	$133,000	$127,044	MD	Yes
441	Monmouth University	47.65%	$67,152	$64,000	NJ	Yes
442	Rollins College	47.03%	$63,898	$60,100	FL	No
444	Texas Christian University	46.60%	$115,380	$107,543	TX	Yes
444	University of Pennsylvania	46.26%	$179,852	$166,391	PA	No
445	Baylor University	46.20%	$85,692	$79,176	TX	Yes
447	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	45.51%	$92,510	$84,200	NY	No
447	Brandeis University	45.33%	$120,223	$109,000	MA	No
449	Columbia University	44.96%	$180,258	$162,099	NY	No
450	Washington University in St. Louis	43.91%	$134,020	$117,687	MO	Yes
450	Willamette University	43.24%	$80,500	$69,615	OR	No
452	Pepperdine University	42.78%	$104,333	$89,258	CA	Yes
452	Washington and Lee University	42.70%	$63,315	$54,066	VA	No
454	Tulane University	41.90%	$116,040	$97,241	LA	Yes
454	Claremont Graduate University	41.85%	$96,520	$80,778	CA	No
456	Ohio Northern University	39.25%	$73,000	$57,300	OH	No
456	Chapman University	39.06%	$97,750	$76,368	CA	No
458	St. John's University	37.63%	$83,205	$62,619	NY	Yes
459	University of California, Riverside	36.79%	$98,293	$72,321	CA	No
460	Cornell University	35.29%	$219,688	$155,048	NY	No
461	Miami University	34.00%	$136,342	$92,700	OH	Yes
462	The University of Tampa	30.70%	$107,114	$65,758	FL	Yes
462	Pace University	30.66%	$116,744	$71,590	NY	Yes
464	Rochester Institute of Technology	29.90%	$108,352	$64,800	NY	Yes

For example, the top rated MBA program is University of Pennsylvania with an with an average in-state tuition of $74,500, an average startling salary for gradates of $146,303, giving an ROI of 98.19%.

Compare that to Fayetteville State University with an with an average in-state tuition of $6,900, an average startling salary for gradates of $92,432, giving an ROI of 669.80%.

When evaluating ROI for MBA programs, you might want to consider their location and length. Programs located in large cities usually come with higher tuition and living costs while shorter programs can get you out into the job market faster. You should also consider the school’s ranking as this can affect your chances of getting accepted into a top notch program.

Overall, when choosing an MBA program it is important to understand the costs involved as well as the potential return on your investment. By comparing tuition and expected salaries of various programs, you can make an informed decision that will help you achieve your career goals.

Tips for Using ROI as a Method for Choosing an MBA Program

for Using ROI as a Method for Choosing an MBA Program

The ROI analysis of 464 MBA programs reveals striking patterns that challenge conventional wisdom about business school selection. This comprehensive data shows that program prestige and cost don’t necessarily correlate with the best financial returns.

Understanding ROI Dynamics

The relationship between MBA program investment and returns follows a distinctive pattern that contradicts common assumptions. Lesser-known state universities consistently deliver the highest ROI (500-567%), while prestigious private institutions often show lower returns (30-50%). This creates a clear bell curve distribution where the national average sits at 146%, with extreme variations at both ends. The data demonstrates that premium pricing doesn’t guarantee premium returns, and affordable programs often provide superior financial outcomes.

Program Value Assessment
State universities consistently outperform on ROI metrics, with online programs averaging 157% ROI versus 146% for campus programs. Regional schools frequently provide better financial returns than prestigious institutions, challenging the traditional notion that elite programs are the best investment.

Strategic Evaluation Framework

Making an informed MBA program choice requires careful consideration of multiple financial factors beyond just tuition costs. A comprehensive evaluation must include all program-related expenses and potential returns.

Financial Metrics
The total investment calculation must consider:

• Program tuition and fees
• Living expenses for program duration
• Opportunity cost of lost wages
• Expected starting salary post-graduation
• Geographic salary variations
• Industry-specific compensation trends

Making the ROI Decision

The ROI calculation provides a clear metric for comparing programs:

$ latex \displaystyle ROI = \frac{(\text{Graduate Salary} – \text{Tuition})}{\text{Tuition}} \times 100\% $

This formula reveals surprising results when comparing institutions. For example, Tennessee State University demonstrates superior ROI (567%) with $9,452 tuition leading to $107,108 starting salary, while Harvard shows 58% ROI with $149,820 tuition leading to $175,000 starting salary.

Beyond ROI Considerations

While ROI provides a crucial metric, other factors contribute to the long-term value of an MBA program. Career alignment factors include:

• Industry placement rates in desired sectors
• Geographic job market strength in target locations
• Alumni network reach and effectiveness
• Program specialization options matching career goals
• Employer relationships and recruitment patterns

The data conclusively shows that the highest ROI programs often come from unexpected sources, suggesting that prospective students should look beyond traditional rankings and focus on programs offering optimal financial returns while aligning with their career objectives and long-term professional growth plans.

As you evaluate the return on investment for MBA programs, also look at school rankings. Top business schools such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School produce graduates with high salaries and ROI.

Each school has its own unique offerings and benefits that can help you make a decision on which school to attend. It is important to research each school’s curriculum and offerings to ensure that it fits with your career aspirations. Additionally, it is important to look at the average starting salary that graduates receive after completing the program. This can help you determine how much you will be able to earn after graduation.

When making a decision about which MBA program is best for you, it is important to evaluate the cost and ROI for each program. Make sure that you compare each school’s tuition fees with the average salary for MBA graduates from that particular school. This will help you determine if you can make a good return on your investment.

Online vs. Campus MBA ROI Comparison

Financial Returns

• Online MBA average ROI: 157%
• Campus MBA average ROI: 146%
• Online programs often deliver better financial returns due to continued employment[2]

Cost Structure

Factor	Online MBA	Campus MBA
Tuition	Lower	Higher
Living Expenses	None	Significant
Opportunity Cost	Minimal	High (lost wages)
Total Investment	$10,000-40,000	$120,000-180,000

Career Impact

• Online programs allow immediate application of skills in current role
• Campus programs offer stronger in-person networking
• Both formats show similar post-graduation salary potential ($115,000 average)

Key Advantages

Online MBA Benefits

• Continue earning while studying
• No relocation costs
• Flexible schedule
• Lower total program cost
• Higher average ROI

Campus MBA Benefits

• Stronger in-person networking
• Traditional recruiting opportunities
• Full immersion experience
• Direct peer interaction
• Immediate access to faculty

The data demonstrates that online MBA programs often provide superior ROI due to lower costs and the ability to maintain employment during study, though both formats can deliver strong career outcomes when aligned with individual goals and circumstances.