Arizona State University Campus Immersion
ROI analysis for 103 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's | $61,500 | $30,052 | 2.05x | TRAP |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral | $137,833 | $71,585 | 1.93x | TRAP |
| Music. | Doctoral | $62,503 | $35,431 | 1.76x | TRAP |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's | $35,354 | $20,255 | 1.75x | TRAP |
| Law. | Doctoral | $100,564 | $62,282 | 1.61x | TRAP |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's | $60,449 | $41,985 | 1.44x | CAUTION |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's | $53,262 | $39,371 | 1.35x | CAUTION |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's | $56,050 | $42,509 | 1.32x | CAUTION |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral | $111,811 | $85,139 | 1.31x | CAUTION |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's | $55,466 | $44,778 | 1.24x | CAUTION |
| Psychology, General. | Master's | $34,643 | $28,029 | 1.24x | CAUTION |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Master's | $46,786 | $38,600 | 1.21x | CAUTION |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Master's | $55,556 | $46,387 | 1.2x | CAUTION |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's | $53,770 | $47,126 | 1.14x | CAUTION |
| Social Work. | Master's | $51,901 | $46,997 | 1.1x | CAUTION |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's | $51,928 | $49,011 | 1.06x | CAUTION |
| Public Administration. | Master's | $49,306 | $48,579 | 1.01x | CAUTION |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's | $44,159 | $44,924 | 0.98x | CAUTION |
| Sociology. | Master's | $40,642 | $44,317 | 0.92x | CAUTION |
| Education, General. | Doctoral | $66,553 | $73,234 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| Real Estate Development. | Master's | $52,846 | $58,288 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's | $42,940 | $47,938 | 0.9x | CAUTION |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Master's | $35,340 | $39,813 | 0.89x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's | $18,867 | $21,396 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral | $89,135 | $103,690 | 0.86x | CAUTION |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $24,000 | $29,203 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Journalism. | Master's | $35,778 | $45,054 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| History. | Master's | $38,969 | $49,412 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Dance. | Bachelor's | $23,393 | $29,454 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's | $21,480 | $27,181 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| International Business. | Master's | $57,553 | $74,538 | 0.77x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's | $34,898 | $46,764 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's | $39,313 | $52,760 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's | $22,935 | $30,934 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's | $35,654 | $48,852 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $27,234 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $28,449 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's | $35,800 | $50,145 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's | $19,250 | $27,343 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's | $30,750 | $45,202 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's | $36,115 | $53,158 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's | $26,250 | $39,356 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's | $22,250 | $33,472 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's | $24,188 | $36,802 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's | $20,745 | $31,566 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's | $33,942 | $51,776 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $28,259 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $32,014 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's | $22,523 | $35,180 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's | $21,375 | $34,311 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Physical Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $21,685 | $35,793 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $20,329 | $33,149 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Physics. | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $35,484 | 0.61x | VIABLE |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's | $31,054 | $51,463 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $31,415 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's | $30,093 | $51,160 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Homeland Security. | Master's | $37,336 | $64,813 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's | $18,500 | $31,781 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $18,500 | $31,738 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's | $21,375 | $37,720 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's | $18,268 | $32,906 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's | $21,437 | $39,110 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Bachelor's | $23,444 | $42,323 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's | $31,250 | $58,893 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $37,079 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $37,568 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $36,234 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's | $18,964 | $36,798 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Public Health. | Master's | $32,995 | $64,476 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | Master's | $31,495 | $62,983 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's | $47,828 | $97,013 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Master's | $29,120 | $59,712 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's | $20,443 | $42,335 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's | $20,011 | $41,663 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $19,325 | $40,675 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's | $23,495 | $49,391 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's | $21,751 | $46,569 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Master's | $27,730 | $61,549 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's | $18,750 | $43,967 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's | $28,125 | $65,729 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $36,958 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Taxation. | Master's | $23,911 | $59,390 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's | $25,390 | $64,576 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Bachelor's | $22,366 | $58,107 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's | $33,647 | $89,598 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's | $16,200 | $44,936 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $63,336 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's | $22,548 | $63,668 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's | $23,557 | $66,522 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Economics. | Bachelor's | $16,461 | $46,559 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $71,373 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $17,268 | $50,115 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's | $14,012 | $41,568 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's | $17,250 | $53,254 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, General. | Master's | $26,476 | $83,448 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's | $16,850 | $51,945 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $65,389 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's | $26,051 | $85,654 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Engineering Science. | Master's | $32,133 | $109,671 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's | $19,189 | $68,675 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's | $19,487 | $72,698 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $60,802 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's | $14,524 | $82,103 | 0.18x | VIABLE |