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Highest ROI Professional Majors

Top 50 Professional college majors by ROI percentile

# College Major Earnings ROI Employ Degrees Accept SAT
1 Neumann Homeland Security $142,576 100 100% 32 84% —
2 Murray State Electromechanical Engineering Technology $127,431 100 100% 18 72% 1060
3 Chico State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $120,020 99 96% 83 78% —
4 Rowan Construction Management $117,383 99 94% 64 77% 1200
5 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Fire Services Administration $112,779 99 100% 27 72% 1030
6 Washington State Construction Management $116,493 99 100% 54 75% —
7 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Engineering Technology $111,690 99 98% 18 99% —
8 U. of Central Missouri Construction Management $111,516 99 93% 27 64% 1060
9 Oklahoma State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $115,132 99 100% 36 68% 1150
10 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Marine Transportation $109,726 99 96% 51 72% —
11 U. of Florida Construction Management $112,419 99 100% 89 20% 1410
12 Brigham Young University - Idaho Manufacturing Engineering Technology $104,286 99 100% 31 97% 1090
13 Brigham Young University - Idaho Welding Engineering Technology $104,286 99 100% 18 97% 1090
14 Boise State Construction Management $112,244 99 100% 84 84% —
15 Texas A&M University - College Station Aviation Management $115,195 99 98% 51 52% 1280
16 Cal State Maritime Academy Marine Transportation $105,537 99 97% 64 99% —
17 Weber State Construction Management $105,481 99 100% 18 100% —
18 Tarleton State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $105,045 99 100% 58 57% 1070
19 Georgia Southern Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $104,783 99 91% 124 72% 1060
20 U. of Louisiana at Monroe Construction Management $107,824 99 100% 34 70% 1260
21 John Brown Construction Management $111,868 99 100% 29 53% 1210
22 Cal State Long Beach Construction Engineering Management $102,433 99 98% 43 46% —
23 United States Merchant Marine Academy Marine Transportation $95,569 99 92% 88 32% 1210
24 Cal State East Bay Construction Management $102,082 98 96% 33 75% —
25 U. of North Dakota Commercial Aviation $104,062 98 99% 299 82% —
26 U. of North Dakota Aviation Management $104,062 98 99% 55 82% —
27 U. of North Dakota Air Traffic Control $104,062 98 99% 18 82% —
28 U. of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems $104,062 98 99% 17 82% —
29 Calumet College of Saint Joseph Criminal Justice $106,456 98 96% 43 100% —
30 Cal Poly - Pomona Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $101,519 98 94% 46 42% —
31 Maine Maritime Academy Merchant Marine $108,031 98 100% 64 54% 1180
32 U. of Nebraska at Omaha Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology $106,259 98 92% 43 87% 1130
33 North Dakota State Construction Management $103,540 98 100% 43 92% —
34 U. of Wisconsin - Stout Construction Management $102,611 98 100% 65 91% 1100
35 Pittsburg State Construction Management $103,339 98 100% 76 94% —
36 U. of Southern Mississippi Industrial Technology/Technician $100,904 98 100% 49 93% 1200
37 Purdue University Northwest Construction Engineering Technology $101,375 98 100% 24 76% 1020
38 Southeastern Louisiana Engineering Technology $104,082 98 100% 40 92% 1130
39 Minnesota State University Moorhead Construction Management $97,623 98 — 23 72% 1190
40 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Construction Management $104,663 98 100% 130 30% 1330
41 Utah State Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology $103,624 98 100% 87 93% 1180
42 Central Washington Electrical Engineering Technology $102,096 98 100% 16 85% —
43 Fresno State Construction Management $97,764 98 100% 55 65% —
44 Brigham Young Construction Management $95,105 98 98% 98 69% 1360
45 Arizona State Construction Management $104,141 98 100% 156 88% —
46 Kansas State Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $104,443 98 100% 63 95% 1160
47 Texas A&M University - College Station Construction Science $106,756 98 98% 415 52% 1280
48 Cal State Sacramento Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $96,416 98 — 82 72% —
49 Louisiana State Construction Management $103,626 98 98% 260 71% 1260
50 Minnesota State University, Mankato Construction Management $97,191 98 100% 54 62% —