7. Wheelock College (Massachusetts)
When Wheelock was started, it was a school designed to train up future kindergarten teachers. This was not to be the long term strategy, as shortly after it merged with Boston University’s School of Education. The school was renamed to what it is called today and now forms part of a system offering all types of education to excited undergraduates wishing to become teachers.
Wheelock College Boston, Massachusetts
It’s no surprise that teachers are some of the worst paid workers in the country, so you can imagine that the return on investment on education at a school focused on providing teachers is somewhat dismal. It doesn’t help that Wheelock’s cost of tuition is astonishingly high at $201,000 for a four-year qualification. Typically, a teacher will see a return of -$140,700 in the twenty years to follow, likely never recover from this amount of debt.
6. Voorhees College (South Carolina)
This college is located in a little known town called Denmark (not the country!), right in the heart of South Carolina. With a student roster of around 600, students typically have a great experience at this institution, regardless of the fact that for many, this doesn’t result in graduation and finding a job that can sustain them over the long run.
Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina
Only 26% of students make it to diploma day at this university, and those that do are stuck with a debt of around $97,000. While it may seem manageable to pay this off over a long period of time, within two decades your return on investment from graduation at Voorhees is a measly -$153,400. This leaves it just out of the Top 5 in our list.
