Cornell University
ROI analysis for 40 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | $98,447 | $75,859 | 1.3x | CAUTION |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's | $13,250 | $13,820 | 0.96x | CAUTION |
| Law | Doctoral | $162,160 | $185,154 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $17,890 | 0.87x | CAUTION |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $129,912 | $150,786 | 0.86x | CAUTION |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | $73,233 | $86,576 | 0.85x | CAUTION |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's | $60,500 | $73,107 | 0.83x | CAUTION |
| Public Administration | Master's | $51,608 | $63,188 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's | $43,408 | $55,583 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $16,300 | $24,951 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $17,110 | $27,797 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's | $17,250 | $30,086 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $29,066 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $29,011 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $12,730 | $25,436 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's | $13,210 | $30,195 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $15,961 | $38,630 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $15,121 | $37,662 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $11,650 | $32,205 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $13,000 | $36,163 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $14,400 | $44,071 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's | $13,109 | $41,224 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's | $17,315 | $57,023 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $14,749 | $51,489 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $14,400 | $51,469 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | $21,805 | $91,464 | 0.24x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Master's | $34,528 | $147,241 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's | $15,125 | $65,965 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $69,641 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $69,416 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $16,199 | $74,526 | 0.22x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's | $14,000 | $65,696 | 0.21x | VIABLE |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's | $13,176 | $61,768 | 0.21x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's | $13,086 | $66,090 | 0.2x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $14,361 | $74,126 | 0.19x | VIABLE |
| Operations Research | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $78,243 | 0.19x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $67,621 | 0.18x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $14,725 | $88,459 | 0.17x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $13,500 | $77,827 | 0.17x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $78,005 | 0.16x | VIABLE |