The Smartest Path
to Your Degree.
An archival look at university data. We analyze earnings, debt, and ROI to help you decide which path is actually worth the investment.
of business programs underperform their community-college alternative after factoring in debt and opportunity cost.
Read the analysis →University Archive
Outcome-first profiles for 4,200 colleges across all 50 states.
Earnings Decoder
What 1.2 million graduates actually earn, by major and institution.
Transfer Matrix
Community-college to four-year articulation, all 50 states.
Major ROI
Comparative analysis of lifetime return by undergraduate field.
The 2-year degree that out-earns most bachelor's.
Our latest analysis of 2023 BLS data reveals that specialized Associate degrees in technical fields provide an ROI that rivals—and sometimes exceeds— a bachelor's program within the first 5 years post-graduation.
Read the full data report →- Computer Science (A.S.) $64k
- Nuclear Tech (A.A.S.) $92k
- Radiation Therapy (A.S.) $81k