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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 | $1,088,520 |
| 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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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit
$166,642grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 3%
- Net cost
- $8,509
- Size
- 987
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
$164,248grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 13%
- Net cost
- $39,347
- Size
- 921
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
$152,553grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $14,815
- Size
- 4,535
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit
$151,150grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 718
Babson College
Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit
$138,950grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 17%
- Net cost
- $34,096
- Size
- 2,728
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private nonprofit
$138,832grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 25%
- Net cost
- $17,057
- Size
- 377
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
$133,523grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $7,815
- Size
- 5,709
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
$130,161grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 90%
- Net cost
- $28,540
- Size
- 337
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY · Private nonprofit
$128,214grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 53%
- Net cost
- $28,425
- Size
- 481
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
$127,532grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 10%
- Net cost
- $26,039
- Size
- 1,388
Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit
$126,427grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 45%
- Net cost
- $38,969
- Size
- 4,474
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
$125,340grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $12,307
- Size
- 7,554
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
$125,257grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 12%
- Net cost
- $35,780
- Size
- 7,304
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA · Private for-profit
$124,464grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 42%
- Net cost
- $57,379
- Size
- 294
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
$121,957grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $19,148
- Size
- 7,601
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$121,687grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 5%
- Net cost
- $29,577
- Size
- 10,650
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$121,652grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 204
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY · Public
$121,614grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 293
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit
$118,358grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 48%
- Net cost
- $37,396
- Size
- 4,222
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit
$118,356grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 4%
- Net cost
- $11,340
- Size
- 6,758
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
$117,228grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 311
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit
$117,193grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 48%
- Net cost
- $50,570
- Size
- 6,552
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
Fort Pierce, FL · Private for-profit
$116,728grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 0%
- Net cost
- $57,458
- Size
- 256
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit
$116,342grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 26%
- Net cost
- $25,272
- Size
- 5,898
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit
$115,382grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 27%
- Net cost
- $41,536
- Size
- 6,938
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
$114,210grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 14%
- Net cost
- $12,028
- Size
- 18,785
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit
$113,937grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 6%
- Net cost
- $23,706
- Size
- 6,442
American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, CA · Private for-profit
$113,922grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 50%
- Net cost
- $0
- Size
- 351
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit
$113,531grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 9%
- Net cost
- $33,934
- Size
- 15,995
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit
$113,513grad pay / yr- Admit rate
- 60%
- Net cost
- $43,885
- Size
- 5,447