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School ROI showdown
Pro toolIs the pricier degree actually worth it? Tuition, the earnings you give up while studying, and loan interest — head to head. A live example with two real schools, computed by the tool:
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Total cost | $275,158 | $128,000 |
| Net after 10 yrs | $964,842 | $1,025,180 |
| Pays back in | 2.2 yrs | 1.1 yrs |
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health wins this one — run it with your schools and your career’s real pay.
Net prices & earnings: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Estimates, not advice.
Top colleges overall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
$124,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $27,000
- Size
- 11,500
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
$122,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $18,000
- Size
- 17,000
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
$119,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $15,000
- Size
- 25,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
$110,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $16,000
- Size
- 8,500
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit
$105,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $18,000
- Size
- 13,600
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit
$112,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 3%
- Net cost
- $28,000
- Size
- 2,400
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
$91,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $30,000
- Size
- 17,000
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$112,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 6%
- Net cost
- $24,000
- Size
- 28,000
Columbia University
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
$103,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $22,000
- Size
- 31,000
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit
$105,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 6%
- Net cost
- $25,000
- Size
- 17,000
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit
$95,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 7%
- Net cost
- $27,000
- Size
- 22,000
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit
$93,000grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 7%
- Net cost
- $28,000
- Size
- 28,000
Reputation-based selection, shown with each school's outcome data. Tap any school for full details.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
$143,372grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $20,111
- Size
- 4,535
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit
$143,238grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 718
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
$138,687grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 13%
- Net cost
- $35,924
- Size
- 921
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
$137,047grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 90%
- Net cost
- $31,817
- Size
- 337
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY · Private nonprofit
$131,426grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 53%
- Net cost
- $29,882
- Size
- 481
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private nonprofit
$129,455grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 25%
- Net cost
- $25,171
- Size
- 377
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit
$128,566grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 3%
- Net cost
- $16,075
- Size
- 987
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit
$125,557grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 85%
- Net cost
- $39,545
- Size
- 3,451
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
$124,080grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $13,807
- Size
- 7,554
Babson College
Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit
$123,938grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 17%
- Net cost
- $40,514
- Size
- 2,728
Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit
$120,959grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 45%
- Net cost
- $37,930
- Size
- 4,474
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV · Private nonprofit
$120,163grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 536
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$115,318grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 204
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
$114,862grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 12%
- Net cost
- $31,944
- Size
- 7,304
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA · Private for-profit
$114,785grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 42%
- Net cost
- $51,949
- Size
- 294
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$111,371grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $28,699
- Size
- 10,650
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
$111,027grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 17%
- Net cost
- $47,181
- Size
- 914
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
$110,066grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $6,128
- Size
- 5,709
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY · Public
$109,601grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 293
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit
$109,183grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 48%
- Net cost
- $50,062
- Size
- 6,552
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit
$108,772grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 48%
- Net cost
- $41,346
- Size
- 4,222
Center for Allied Health Education
Brooklyn, NY · Private for-profit
$107,249grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 19%
- Net cost
- $48,150
- Size
- 437
Miami Ad School
Miami, FL · Private for-profit
$106,192grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $64,951
- Size
- 32
Miami Ad School-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA · Private for-profit
$106,192grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $60,682
- Size
- 65
Miami Ad School-New York
Astoria, NY · Private for-profit
$106,192grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 31
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit
$105,584grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 26%
- Net cost
- $36,931
- Size
- 5,898
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA · Private nonprofit
$104,805grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 23
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NV · Private nonprofit
$104,805grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 22
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
$104,736grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 10%
- Net cost
- $28,849
- Size
- 1,388
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY · Private for-profit
$104,403grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $26,315
- Size
- 1,056