Top Schools for Business Degrees Based on Highest Potential Earnings Named by BestValueSchools.com

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The education website BestValueSchools.com has just released an article that rates the "Top 25 Ranked Business and Economics Programs With the Best Return on Investment" (ROI). The rankings were based on a list of 25 top universities in the United States as determined by the Center for World Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The 25 schools were rated by Best Value Schools according to potential earnings as projected by Payscale.com. The rankings are part of an ongoing series examining degrees programs with the best return on investment, including rankings of computer science degree programs and engineering programs.

The average cost for a graduate degree is around $80,000, according to CareerBuilder.com, and many college students and parents choose degree programs today with ROI in mind. The article on BestValueSchools.com is available for free as inspiration for college students seeking low-debt business degrees. The article in its entirety can be viewed here: http://www.bestvalueschools.com/top-25-ranked-business-and-economics-programs-with-the-best-return-on-investment-roi/

Below is the full list of colleges and universities published by Best Value Schools as the Top 25 Ranked Business and Economics Programs With the Best ROI for 2014:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, Massachusetts
2. Stanford University: Stanford, California
3. Harvard University: Cambridge, Massachusetts
4. Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey
5. University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Carnegie Mellon University: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7. Columbia University: New York City, New York
8. Cornell University: Ithaca, New York
9. Duke University: Durham, North Carolina
10. University of California-Berkeley: Berkeley, California
11. University of California-San Diego: San Diego, California
12. Yale University: New Haven, Connecticut
13. University of Maryland-College Park: College Park, Maryland
14. University of Texas at Austin: Austin, Texas
15. University of Washington: Seattle, Washington
16. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor, Michigan
17. University of California-Los Angeles: Los Angeles, California
18. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
19. New York University: New York City, New York
20. Arizona State University-Tempe: Tempe, Arizona
21. University of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois
22. Northwestern University: Evanston and Chicago, Illinois
23. Michigan State University: East Lansing, Michigan
24. The Ohio State University-Columbus: Columbus, Ohio
25. Indiana University-Bloomington: Bloomington, Indiana

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