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Short, shareable findings pulled straight from the federal College Scorecard dataset behind the calculator. Each one opens as its own page — claim, ranking, and method.

Best ROI by degree

California public schools dominate the fastest-payback nursing degrees

  1. 1San Jose State University6.3 years
  2. 2California State University-East Bay6.7 years
  3. 3California State University-Stanislaus6.9 years
Open insight →Degree field comparisons

The degree fields with the strongest early earnings

  1. 1Computer Engineering$107,903
  2. 2Computer Science$105,149
  3. 3Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,094
Open insight →Worst payback risks

The hidden risk in college ROI: low completion rates

  1. 1Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz4%
  2. 2Peirce College6.3%
  3. 3Miller-Motte College-Wilmington6.3%
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