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Top College Programs by DegreeWorth Score (2026)

50 programs ranked · Updated 2026

The best college programs in America, ranked by overall DegreeWorth Score — combining earnings, AI resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI into one number.

Programs Ranked
50
Avg Earnings
$90,783/yr
Avg DW Score
88/100
#1 Program
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-Stanislaus

Top College Programs by DegreeWorth Score

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# Program DW Score Earnings AI Risk ROI
1 Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-Stanislaus · Turlock, CA 		91
88–91 		$119,356/yr High 38.2x
2 Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA 		91
87–91 		$93,142/yr High 34.7x
3 Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-Chico · Chico, CA 		91
88–91 		$113,181/yr High 36.4x
4 Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA 		91
88–91 		$110,626/yr High 42.5x
5 Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration
California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA 		91
88–91 		$96,890/yr High 39.6x
6 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA 		91
86–92 		$136,099/yr Very High 38.8x
7 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL 		91
84–92 		$90,651/yr Very High 49.2x
8 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA 		91
85–92 		$105,137/yr Very High 32.0x
9 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM 		91
84–92 		$89,498/yr Very High 34.8x
10 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY 		91
84–92 		$90,673/yr Very High 32.0x
11 Building/Construction Finishing
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT 		91
91–90 		$74,527/yr Low 39.3x
12 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI 		91
86–92 		$83,260/yr Very High 27.3x
13 Computer Science
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA 		90
85–92 		$149,866/yr Very High 36.9x
14 Computer Science
University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA 		90
84–91 		$112,006/yr Very High 25.3x
15 Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL 		90
84–91 		$124,530/yr Very High 25.6x
16 Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC 		90
83–91 		$90,293/yr Very High 33.8x
17 Computer Science
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT 		90
83–91 		$90,625/yr Very High 47.1x
18 Finance and Financial Management Services
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT 		90
87–92 		$83,876/yr Very High 44.7x
19 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE 		89
85–90 		$75,137/yr Very High 26.0x
20 Business Administration
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND 		89
85–90 		$100,668/yr High 61.8x
21 Finance and Financial Management Services
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX 		89
86–91 		$81,844/yr Very High 23.9x
22 Building/Construction Finishing
The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX 		89
90–88 		$71,202/yr Low 24.8x
23 Finance and Financial Management Services
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL 		88
85–89 		$70,663/yr Very High 38.9x
24 Finance and Financial Management Services
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD 		88
86–90 		$75,689/yr Very High 24.3x
25 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD 		88
84–89 		$72,304/yr Very High 22.9x
26 Finance and Financial Management Services
Binghamton University · Vestal, NY 		88
86–90 		$73,598/yr Very High 27.0x
27 Computer Engineering
University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA 		88
83–89 		$141,588/yr Very High 43.2x
28 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN 		88
84–89 		$70,903/yr Very High 24.3x
29 Computer Engineering
University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA 		88
83–89 		$141,588/yr Very High 43.5x
30 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ 		87
84–88 		$73,618/yr Very High 20.0x
31 Computer Engineering
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA 		87
82–89 		$111,560/yr Very High 32.0x
32 Business Administration
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA 		87
83–87 		$90,008/yr High 23.4x
33 Computer Engineering
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL 		87
80–88 		$87,949/yr Very High 44.0x
34 Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA 		87
80–88 		$93,629/yr Very High 26.9x
35 Accounting and Related Services
Binghamton University · Vestal, NY 		87
83–89 		$74,151/yr Very High 22.9x
36 Business Administration
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC 		87
83–87 		$85,618/yr High 33.9x
37 Accounting and Related Services
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT 		87
84–89 		$68,393/yr Very High 40.3x
38 Computer/Information Technology Administration
Capella University · Minneapolis, MN 		87
81–88 		$86,085/yr Very High 18.2x
39 Construction Management
California State University-Chico · Chico, CA 		86
83–87 		$89,075/yr High 35.2x
40 Accounting and Related Services
California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA 		86
83–88 		$68,904/yr Very High 30.8x
41 Computer/Information Technology Administration
University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD 		86
81–88 		$73,797/yr Very High 31.2x
42 Accounting and Related Services
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD 		86
82–88 		$69,821/yr Very High 20.6x
43 Business Administration
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI 		86
82–87 		$93,674/yr High 19.4x
44 Information Science/Studies
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT 		86
80–87 		$79,918/yr Very High 39.5x
45 General Sales
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT 		86
84–87 		$93,151/yr High 29.3x
46 Accounting and Related Services
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL 		85
82–87 		$65,144/yr Very High 33.7x
47 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Hawaii at Hilo · Hilo, HI 		85
83–86 		$63,776/yr High 44.1x
48 Construction Management
Boise State University · Boise, ID 		85
82–86 		$77,109/yr High 30.7x
49 Information Science/Studies
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI 		85
78–86 		$88,515/yr Very High 17.2x
50 Information Science/Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC 		85
79–86 		$75,834/yr Very High 27.5x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), combining graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI. Earnings data is from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.