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We calculated return on investment for over 40,000 college degrees. Find yours.

wdt_ID State Institution Control Credential type Field of study Earnings 1 year after completion Earnings 10 years after completion Return on investment (assuming on-time graduation) Return on investment (including risk of dropping out)
124255 AK Alaska Career College Private for-profit Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services 35,317 56,525 277,607.00 145,037.00
124256 AK Alaska Career College Private for-profit Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 33,744 43,440 73,154.00 37,708.00
124257 AK Alaska Career College Private for-profit Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services 33,178 42,712 52,109.00 26,555.00
124258 AK Alaska Career College Private for-profit Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services 27,206 35,024 -166,776.00 -89,453.00
124259 AK Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians 37,718 48,556 223,516.00 117,698.00
124260 AK Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working 35,880 46,190 154,273.00 80,999.00
124261 AK Charter College Private for-profit Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 26,881 40,133 -125,559.00 -71,685.00
124262 AK Charter College Private for-profit Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations 35,470 56,785 287,134.00 159,652.00
124263 AK Charter College Private for-profit Associate's Degree Construction Trades, General 47,129 72,916 696,823.00 389,306.00
124264 AK Charter College Private for-profit Associate's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 34,485 55,110 245,096.00 136,088.00
State Institution Control Credential type Field of study