Colleges that pay off in the long term
National Universities with the best return on investment:
-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-- Stanford University
-- Harvard University
-- Georgetown University
-- Stevens Institute of Technology
-- University of Pennsylvania
-- California Institute of Technology
-- Colorado School of Mines
-- Yale University
-- Columbia University
National Liberal Arts Colleges with the best return on investment:
-- Harvey Mudd College
-- Washington and Lee University
-- Claremont McKenna College
-- College of the Holy Cross
-- Bucknell University
-- Lafayette College
-- Virginia Military Institute
-- Bowdoin College
-- Amherst College
-- Trinity College
Harvey Mudd College (National Liberal Arts Colleges)
Among liberal arts colleges, Harvey Mudd College tops the charts when it comes to return on investment. A degree from this California college, which emphasizes study in math, science and engineering but offers a range of majors, boasts a net present value of $1,851,000 after 40 years. Tuition and fees cost $58,660 in 2019-2020, and student loan borrowers in the 2018 graduating class had $31,594 in debt, on average.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (National Universities)
Among U.S. News' ranked National Universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology had the highest return on investment in the long term, according to Georgetown researchers. The net present value of an MIT degree after 40 years was found to be $2,273,000. The cost of tuition and fees at MIT was $53,790 in 2019-2020. Students in the 2018 graduating class who borrowed student loans to pay for college left with $22,696 in debt, on average.
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