Best Value / By Major

Best Value Colleges for Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

49

Schools Ranked

$36,506

Avg. Earnings

2.9 yrs

Best Payback

3,194

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	University of Mississippi University, MS · Public	$15,351	$56,415	2.9 yrs
2	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public	$13,754	$47,846	4.3 yrs
3	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Public	$13,230	$46,673	4.5 yrs
4	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO · Public	$10,215	$43,426	4.8 yrs
5	Kettering College Kettering, OH · Private	$21,922	$52,941	4.9 yrs
6	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	$8,450	$40,485	6.2 yrs
7	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public	$15,113	$44,117	6.6 yrs
8	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	$19,195	$46,478	6.7 yrs
9	Towson University Towson, MD · Public	$17,667	$44,542	7.4 yrs
10	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA · Public	$16,954	$42,682	8.8 yrs
11	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	$19,066	$41,565	11.6 yrs
12	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Private	$26,825	$42,682	14 yrs
13	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster, PA · Private	$31,565	$42,682	16.4 yrs
14	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY · Private	$27,080	$40,896	18.4 yrs
15	San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public	$17,338	$38,289	21.1 yrs
16	Curry College Milton, MA · Private	$26,716	$39,369	24.5 yrs
17	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	$20,879	$38,289	25.4 yrs
18	Worcester State University Worcester, MA · Public	$16,479	$37,208	29.9 yrs
19	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH · Private	$34,481	$39,009	34.4 yrs
20	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	$13,560	$36,488	36.5 yrs
21	St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY · Private	$14,129	$36,221	46.3 yrs
22	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private	$23,533	$35,416	226.3 yrs
23	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY · Private	$13,223	$35,060	881.5 yrs
24	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT · Private	$37,175	$31,133	N/A
25	Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public	$20,797	$27,548	N/A
26	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private	$25,322	$25,967	N/A
27	Bradley University Peoria, IL · Private	$23,286	$27,181	N/A
28	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	$20,867	$23,456	N/A
29	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	$18,606	$28,960	N/A
30	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY · Public	$18,700	$33,637	N/A
31	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	$15,277	$31,285	N/A
32	Boise State University Boise, ID · Public	$16,204	$33,490	N/A
33	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY · Private	$17,281	$25,426	N/A
34	Long Island University Brookville, NY · Private	$24,775	$32,843	N/A
35	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · Public	$12,008	$30,988	N/A
36	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR · Public	$16,798	$31,738	N/A
37	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT · Private	$25,156	$27,874	N/A
38	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	$15,287	$34,259	N/A
39	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · Public	$6,333	$26,187	N/A
40	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA · Public	$11,384	$31,133	N/A
41	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	$16,181	$31,547	N/A
42	Radford University Radford, VA · Public	$16,716	$29,685	N/A
43	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public	$12,563	$28,417	N/A
44	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public	$21,649	$34,704	N/A
45	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA · Private	$28,773	$33,993	N/A
46	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private	$24,065	$33,993	N/A
47	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	$18,468	$33,993	N/A
48	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · Private	$28,538	$31,581	N/A
49	West Virginia State University Institute, WV · Public	$17,902	$28,598	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.