Free College Majors ROI Ranking 2026 — Embeddable Iframe Widget
Embed our 145-complete-major ROI ranking table from a 150-major dataset on your education blog, college counselor site, or news article. Auto-updates with BLS data. Single-line iframe code. No signup. No API key. Source credit is included so readers can verify the data.
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Copy-paste iframe code
Paste this single block of HTML into your post editor where you want the widget to appear:
<iframe
src="https://degreecalc.com/embed-college-majors-roi/"
width="100%"
height="560"
frameborder="0"
loading="lazy"
title="College Majors ROI Ranking 2026 (DegreeCalc)"
style="max-width:760px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:8px;">
</iframe>
<p style="font-size:0.75rem;color:#64748b;margin-top:0.5rem;">
Data via <a href="https://degreecalc.com/college-majors-roi-ranking-2026-150-majors-payback-years-lifetime-earnings-unemployment-rate-bls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">DegreeCalc College Majors ROI Ranking</a>
</p>The source-credit paragraph helps readers verify where the data comes from. It uses a nofollow link and should stay visible below the iframe.
WordPress shortcode (alternative)
[iframe src="https://degreecalc.com/embed-college-majors-roi/" width="100%" height="560" /]Publisher and developer kit
Use these routes when adding DegreeCalc major ROI data to an education article, college counselor page, scholarship resource, student-loan guide, dashboard, notebook, or AI answer.
Use this when citing the embed instructions, stable iframe URL, license, data caveats, and attribution rules.
Use this for college planning dashboards, notebooks, counseling tools, education explainers, and major comparison prototypes.
Use this when readers need the full article, source notes, tables, and interpretation caveats.
Use this when a student is choosing between named majors and needs side-by-side ROI context.
Canonical citation
DegreeCalc (2026). College Majors ROI Ranking 2026 widget and dataset. https://degreecalc.com/embed-college-majors-roi-ranking-2026-free-iframe-widget-news-blog-education-sites-attribution/
Attribution copy
Source: DegreeCalc 2026 college major ROI data, licensed CC BY 4.0. Planning estimates only; not financial aid, admissions, or career advice.
Story and product angles
- Compare college majors by ROI payback years before a student commits to tuition and debt.
- Add a major ROI table to education journalism, FAFSA help pages, counselor resources, or college planning newsletters.
- Use the JSON dataset as a starter input for dashboards, scholarship tools, notebooks, and major comparison prototypes.
- Pair the widget with student-loan, scholarship, college-cost, and degree-ROI calculators when a reader needs personalized math.
License (TL;DR)
- Free for commercial AND non-commercial use (education blogs, news sites, counselor pages, ed-tech platforms, scholarship aggregators).
- Visible source credit: keep the "Data via DegreeCalc College Majors ROI Ranking" caption below the iframe so readers can verify the data source.
- No data resale: you may not extract the underlying data and resell it as a commercial dataset.
- No editing widget content: use the iframe as-is.
- Update frequency: BLS publishes new data annually (Q4 release). Your embed reflects updates automatically.
Who's this for
- Education journalists covering college decisions, student loan policy, ROI of higher education
- College counselors and admissions consultants showing data context to high schoolers and parents
- Personal finance bloggers writing about college as an investment, student loans, education debt
- Ed-tech platforms contextualizing major selection, course recommendations, career planning
- Scholarship aggregators and FAFSA help sites giving students data context for major choices
- HR/recruiting blogs discussing degree relevance, wage gaps, automation risk by major
Frequently asked questions
Is the College Majors ROI widget free to embed?
Yes. Free for both commercial and non-commercial use — education blogs, news sites, college counselor pages, ed-tech platforms, scholarship aggregators, and tutoring services. Please keep the visible source credit below the iframe so readers can verify the data source.
Where does the ROI data come from?
Three sources: (1) BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2025 release) for salary medians by occupation, mapped to college majors via SOC code matrices. (2) US Department of Education College Scorecard for tuition + earnings outcomes by institution. (3) PayScale College Major ROI Reports for self-reported survey data on starting/mid-career compensation. Lifetime earnings premium is calculated against a high-school graduate baseline using BLS Current Population Survey age-earnings curves.
How is ROI Payback Years calculated?
Formula: ROI Payback Years = (Total Tuition + Living Costs + Foregone Wages) / (Annual Post-Graduation Salary − Cost of Living − Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan Interest at 7.5%). Total cost includes 4 years of tuition, room/board, and the wages a student forgoes by attending college instead of working. Annual recovery subtracts cost of living and loan interest from gross salary. A payback under 3 years is exceptional; 3-5 years is strong; 5-8 years is acceptable; over 8 years suggests reconsidering financing.
Does the widget include all 150 majors or only complete-data ones?
145 of 150 majors with complete ROI data are shown. The 5 excluded majors lack one or more required fields (starting salary, lifetime premium, or payback) and are accessible only via individual major pages on the main site. Excluded entries typically represent emerging fields where BLS has not yet established stable salary medians (e.g., very new specializations) — we prefer accuracy over coverage on this dataset.
Will the widget auto-update with new BLS data?
Yes. BLS publishes Occupational Employment Statistics annually (May data released in Q4). When new data is available, our backend updates the dataset and the widget reflects the change automatically — no action needed on embedded sites. Mid-year, no changes occur (the dataset is stable for 12-month periods between BLS releases).
Can I customize the widget for my site?
Three customizations via iframe attributes: (1) Width — change `width="100%"` to a fixed pixel value (e.g., 600 for sidebar embeds). (2) Height — adjust `height` (default 560 reveals about 12 majors before scrolling). (3) Container styling — wrap iframe in your custom div with border, padding, etc. Internal styling (colors, fonts, table layout) is fixed by design to maintain consistency across embeds and ensure attribution is preserved.
Does it work in WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, etc.?
WordPress.org (self-hosted): yes via Custom HTML block or iframe shortcode plugin. WordPress.com Business+: yes. WordPress.com free: blocked (no iframe support). Squarespace: yes via Code Block. Wix: yes via HTML iFrame element. Webflow: yes via Embed component. Ghost: yes via HTML card. Substack: yes via custom HTML in newsletter. Most modern CMS platforms support iframes natively for HTTPS sources like ours.