Columbia University in the City of New York
ROI analysis for 50 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | Degree | $324,057 | $66,443 | 4.88x | TRAP |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's | $163,605 | $34,730 | 4.71x | TRAP |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's | $131,963 | $31,068 | 4.25x | TRAP |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Degree | $320,742 | $110,949 | 2.89x | TRAP |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's | $88,235 | $40,027 | 2.2x | TRAP |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Degree | $152,583 | $74,449 | 2.05x | TRAP |
| Dispute Resolution | Master's | $106,851 | $56,215 | 1.9x | TRAP |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's | $111,550 | $61,687 | 1.81x | TRAP |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's | $64,900 | $40,618 | 1.6x | TRAP |
| Social Work | Master's | $82,150 | $51,895 | 1.58x | TRAP |
| History | Master's | $66,561 | $43,321 | 1.54x | TRAP |
| Journalism | Master's | $69,000 | $44,977 | 1.53x | TRAP |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's | $92,058 | $60,701 | 1.52x | TRAP |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral | $175,663 | $115,222 | 1.52x | TRAP |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Degree | $87,000 | $60,803 | 1.43x | CAUTION |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's | $80,500 | $66,860 | 1.2x | CAUTION |
| Real Estate Development | Master's | $94,551 | $80,322 | 1.18x | CAUTION |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $32,250 | $28,302 | 1.14x | CAUTION |
| Public Health | Degree | $66,000 | $61,912 | 1.07x | CAUTION |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's | $62,424 | $59,243 | 1.05x | CAUTION |
| Law | Degree | $198,924 | $193,362 | 1.03x | CAUTION |
| Area Studies | Master's | $50,000 | $50,211 | 1.0x | CAUTION |
| Medicine | Degree | $63,865 | $65,213 | 0.98x | CAUTION |
| Public Administration | Master's | $71,000 | $74,201 | 0.96x | CAUTION |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's | $61,500 | $65,467 | 0.94x | CAUTION |
| Statistics | Master's | $78,000 | $92,259 | 0.85x | CAUTION |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's | $61,500 | $73,816 | 0.83x | CAUTION |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's | $73,250 | $95,483 | 0.77x | CAUTION |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | $66,000 | $86,682 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's | $61,130 | $81,069 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $36,885 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's | $26,985 | $37,826 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $38,726 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Construction Management | Master's | $61,500 | $98,322 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | $24,812 | $40,198 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | $53,545 | $92,223 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $44,253 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's | $57,410 | $105,801 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's | $20,937 | $38,546 | 0.54x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $53,374 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $41,618 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's | $19,347 | $41,906 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $20,250 | $45,021 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $52,096 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Master's | $32,685 | $81,566 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $65,229 | $162,427 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $73,902 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Master's | $41,000 | $133,851 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's | $43,335 | $153,730 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $10,057 | $69,826 | 0.14x | VIABLE |