Educational Pathways

The 2026 Return on Education (ROE) Index is out, and it’s a great tool for evaluating the value of a school program. Published by CourseCompare, the index scores 21 popular Canadian career paths based on a simple, vital question: How fast will your investment in school actually pay off? By measuring starting salaries against tuition, student debt, and time spent out of the workforce, the index gives every program an ROE score relative to a baseline of 100. If you are currentl