Return on Investment Report





ROI Formulae:

Net Lifetime Difference = Projected Bachelor’s Lifetime Wage - Projected HS Lifetime Wage - Cumulative Student Loan - Net Price

ROI Ratio = Projected Bachelor’s Lifetime Wage / (Projected HS Lifetime Wage + Cumulative Student Loan + Net Price)


Note: Click on program title below to view details. The report includes programs with sufficient data only.

James Madison University

CIPProgramPercentage of Graduates with Wage DataNet Lifetime DifferenceROI Ratio
520301Accounting52%
$2,764,770
2.05
220201Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General50%
$1,186,831
1.46
450201Anthropology, General.41%
$516,999
1.2
500703Art History, Criticism and Conservation35%
$-267,543
0.9
500701Art/Art Studies, General45%
$380,361
1.15
510913Athletic Training/Trainer35%
$441,936
1.17
260101Biology/Biological Sciences, General38%
$1,014,291
1.39
261201Biotechnology28%
$1,659,884
1.64
520201Business Administration and Management, General50%
$2,557,110
1.99
520601Business/Managerial Economics39%
$3,274,519
2.24
400501Chemistry, General32%
$1,181,319
1.45
511504Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling48%
$927,341
1.36
110101Computer and Information Sciences, General60%
$4,085,377
2.59
500501Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General27%
$-81,054
0.97
450601Economics, General39%
$2,678,652
2.02
140101Engineering, General46%
$3,073,855
2.17
230101English Language and Literature, General54%
$692,144
1.27
520899Finance and Financial Management Services, Other36%
$3,921,087
2.48
520801Finance, General41%
$3,520,049
2.34
190501Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General42%
$490,801
1.19
160101Foreign Languages and Literatures, General42%
$949,510
1.36
450701Geography53%
$1,521,928
1.6
400601Geology/Earth Science, General45%
$817,964
1.32
510701Health/Health Care Administration/Management48%
$1,534,192
1.59
540101History, General55%
$904,813
1.35
520901Hospitality Administration/Management, General40%
$1,539,678
1.59
110401Information Science/Studies56%
$3,980,943
2.53
521101International Business/Trade/Commerce38%
$2,830,859
2.07
450901International Relations and Affairs36%
$1,715,683
1.65
240101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies69%
$685,576
1.27
521401Marketing/Marketing Management, General41%
$2,774,675
2.05
270101Mathematics, General43%
$1,929,419
1.73
500903Music Performance, General46%
$391,404
1.15
389999Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other46%
$722,738
1.28
400801Physics, General33%
$2,021,394
1.77
451001Political Science and Government, General42%
$1,582,838
1.61
231303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing51%
$974,617
1.37
420101Psychology, General47%
$581,871
1.22
440401Public Administration47%
$1,326,467
1.51
513801Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse52%
$1,614,224
1.68
301501Science, Technology and Society53%
$1,660,547
1.64
440701Social Work54%
$300,324
1.12
451101Sociology, General.42%
$855,391
1.33
090101Speech Communication and Rhetoric39%
$1,311,109
1.5
510203Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist40%
$919,861
1.35
310504Sport and Fitness Administration/Management43%
$1,170,154
1.45
310501Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.45%
$1,033,001
1.4
300601Systems Science and Theory46%
$2,607,448
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