That's because they are single-major schools (nursing). The lowest NPV schools are art/music schools. 4 year schools have many majors, so nursing and art depa

That's because they are single-major schools (nursing). The lowest NPV schools are art/music schools. 4 year schools have many majors, so nursing and art departments cancel out and you get the average returns. These ranking are silly, they don't attempt to separate confounding factors. They also make the unhelpful observation that a $92 school has the best ROI, ignoring that ROI is a useless measure more investments you only make once in your life and do not have constant R or I.