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20-Yr Net Annual %

Rank

School Name

20 Year Net ROI

Total 4 Year Cost

Graduation Rate

Typical Years to Graduate

Average Loan Amount

University of California - Berkeley(In-State)

$1,163,000

$136,000

91%

4 Years

$23,300

1	University of California - Berkeley(In-State)
	Annual ROI	12.0%
	Annual ROI	12.8%
	Annual ROI	15.9%
	Annual ROI	18.0%
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,163,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,183,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,231,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,251,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$136,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$116,000
	Grad Rate	91%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$23,300
	Grant Money Received	53%

University of California - Berkeley(Out-of-State)

$1,070,000

$229,000

91%

4 Years

$23,300

2	University of California - Berkeley(Out-of-State)
	Annual ROI	9.1%
	Annual ROI	9.6%
	Annual ROI	11.0%
	Annual ROI	11.7%
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,070,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,089,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,138,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$1,158,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$229,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$209,000
	Grad Rate	91%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$23,300
	Grant Money Received	53%

University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus(In-State)

$905,000

$108,000

94%

4 Years

$29,300

3	University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus(In-State)
	Annual ROI	11.8%
	Annual ROI	11.8%
	Annual ROI	17.7%
	Annual ROI	17.6%
	20 Year Net ROI	$905,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$904,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$974,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$973,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$108,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$109,000
	Grad Rate	94%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$29,300
	Grant Money Received	33%

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)(Private)

$884,000

$235,000

85%

4 Years

$43,000

4	Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)(Private)
	Annual ROI	8.1%
	Annual ROI	8.2%
	Annual ROI	10.4%
	Annual ROI	10.5%
	20 Year Net ROI	$884,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$886,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$965,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$967,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$235,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$233,000
	Grad Rate	85%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$43,000
	Grant Money Received	98%

5 (tie)

Georgetown University - Washington D.C.(Private)

$819,000

$254,000

95%

4 Years

$25,100

5 (tie)	Georgetown University - Washington D.C.(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.5%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	Annual ROI	12.2%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$819,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$965,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	Total 4 Year Cost	$254,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	N/A
	Grad Rate	95%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$25,100
	Grant Money Received	42%

5 (tie)

Lehigh University(Private)

$819,000

$232,000

87%

4 Years

$32,100

5 (tie)	Lehigh University(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.8%
	Annual ROI	7.8%
	Annual ROI	11.7%
	Annual ROI	11.7%
	20 Year Net ROI	$819,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$819,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$935,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$935,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$232,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$232,000
	Grad Rate	87%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$32,100
	Grant Money Received	50%

Emory University(Private)

$804,000

$242,000

89%

4 Years

$28,300

7	Emory University(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.6%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	Annual ROI	11.6%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$804,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$930,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	Total 4 Year Cost	$242,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	N/A
	Grad Rate	89%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$28,300
	Grant Money Received	52%

University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus(Out-of-State)

$793,000

$220,000

94%

4 Years

$29,300

8	University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus(Out-of-State)
	Annual ROI	7.9%
	Annual ROI	7.9%
	Annual ROI	10.0%
	Annual ROI	10.0%
	20 Year Net ROI	$793,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$792,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$862,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$861,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$220,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$220,000
	Grad Rate	94%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$29,300
	Grant Money Received	33%

SUNY - Binghamton University(In-State)

$783,000

$92,800

81%

4 Years

$27,800

9	SUNY - Binghamton University(In-State)
	Annual ROI	11.9%
	Annual ROI	12.9%
	Annual ROI	13.9%
	Annual ROI	15.5%
	20 Year Net ROI	$783,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$798,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$811,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$826,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$92,800
	Total 4 Year Cost	$77,100
	Grad Rate	81%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$27,800
	Grant Money Received	50%

Yeshiva University(Private)

$772,000

$223,000

85%

4 Years

$30,800

10	Yeshiva University(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.8%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	Annual ROI	11.7%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$772,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$886,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	Total 4 Year Cost	$223,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	N/A
	Grad Rate	85%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$30,800
	Grant Money Received	85%

11 (tie)

California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo(In-State)

$738,000

$98,300

75%

5 Years

$23,400

11 (tie)	California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo(In-State)
	Annual ROI	11.3%
	Annual ROI	11.2%
	Annual ROI	13.0%
	Annual ROI	12.9%
	20 Year Net ROI	$738,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$737,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$763,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$762,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$98,300
	Total 4 Year Cost	$99,300
	Grad Rate	75%
	Time to Graduate	5 Years
	Loan Amt	$23,400
	Grant Money Received	37%

11 (tie)

SUNY - Binghamton University(Out-of-State)

$738,000

$137,000

81%

4 Years

$27,800

11 (tie)	SUNY - Binghamton University(Out-of-State)
	Annual ROI	9.7%
	Annual ROI	10.4%
	Annual ROI	11.0%
	Annual ROI	11.8%
	20 Year Net ROI	$738,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$754,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$766,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$782,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$137,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$121,000
	Grad Rate	81%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$27,800
	Grant Money Received	50%

11 (tie)

University of Pennsylvania(Private)

$738,000

$252,000

96%

4 Years

$25,400

11 (tie)	University of Pennsylvania(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.1%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	Annual ROI	12.4%
	Annual ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$738,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	20 Year Net ROI	$895,000
	20 Year Net ROI	N/A
	Total 4 Year Cost	$252,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	N/A
	Grad Rate	96%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$25,400
	Grant Money Received	50%

Santa Clara University(Private)

$736,000

$243,000

85%

4 Years

$29,400

14	Santa Clara University(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.2%
	Annual ROI	7.3%
	Annual ROI	9.7%
	Annual ROI	9.8%
	20 Year Net ROI	$736,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$738,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$826,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$828,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$243,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$241,000
	Grad Rate	85%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$29,400
	Grant Money Received	71%

Babson College(Private)

$727,000

$246,000

90%

4 Years

$30,000

15	Babson College(Private)
	Annual ROI	7.1%
	Annual ROI	7.1%
	Annual ROI	11.3%
	Annual ROI	11.3%
	20 Year Net ROI	$727,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$727,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$859,000
	20 Year Net ROI	$859,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$246,000
	Total 4 Year Cost	$246,000
	Grad Rate	90%
	Time to Graduate	4 Years
	Loan Amt	$30,000
	Grant Money Received	49%

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*NOTE: Unranked schools on this list don’t have on-campus living options, so on-campus costs are not available.

Business majors typically study multiple aspects of business including accounting, marketing and finance.

Tom Cruise's Joel Goodson might have had the right idea when he planned to major in business in the 1983 classic film Risky Business. (He also made a shrewd decision by choosing to attend New Jersey's Princeton University, a highly ranked Ivy League school in our overall rankings.) Business accounts for up to one-third of all bachelor's degrees granted in the United States, and business majors learn a versatile set of skills, making them some of the best-paid alumni in PayScale's report. Business majors are popular and have the potential to prepare you for a high-paying career, but it's very important that you select a college with a proven track record for providing business majors with a high return on their investment.

Unfortunately, not all business degrees are created equal. But PayScale's College ROI Report shows business majors often get good value from their education if they attend the right school. This table shows you the best value colleges for business majors across the nation so you can make an educated guess as to where your educational dollars will be best invested. So without further ado, here are the top-ranked business schools in PayScale's College ROI Report:

A business degree from this golden university is worth its weight in gold, literally. The University of California, Berkeley's Golden give business students an enormous bang for their buck. This goes to show why Berkeley's Haas School of Business has such a stellar reputation. If you're considering pursuing a business degree from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, you'll be joining the likes of Intel's Paul Otellini, Gap Inc.'s Donald Fisher, and Levi Strauss & Co.'s father-son duo Walter A. Haas Sr. and Walter A. Haas Jr., along with a plethora of notable politicians and U.S. representatives.

Georgetown University always grabs a high spot on the College ROI Report for business majors. The Hoyas work hard, but they play hard, too. This university is famous for producing some of basketball's best-ever big men, including perennial NBA all-stars Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutumbo, and legendary Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing.

Pursuing a business degree is not only versatile and applicable to nearly every industry, but, more importantly, it's a wise investment that promises healthy returns after graduation, especially if you attend one of the best value colleges for business majors listed in PayScale's College ROI Report. Consider coupling your business major with a minor that compliments your personal interests so that, after graduation, you are more equipped to pursue a career that suits your personality, or, better yet, turn your passions into a business of your own.