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Master's Degree35 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Villanova University
Villanova
PA
$159,674
5yr Post-Grad
$44,876
/yr
$43,076
+$864k
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston
MA
$149,550
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$861k
Northeastern University
Boston
MA
$149,550
5yr Post-Grad
$32,116
/yr
-
+$802k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$142,692
5yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
-
+$775k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$141,079
5yr Post-Grad
$29,141
/yr
$47,833
+$736k
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CA
$134,235
5yr Post-Grad
$7,599
/yr
$41,000
+$717k
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
NY
$127,153
5yr Post-Grad
$2,978
/yr
$16,806
+$666k
Golden Gate University
San Francisco
CA
$124,408
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$41,000
+$648k
University at Albany
Albany
NY
$123,372
5yr Post-Grad
$18,486
/yr
$20,500
+$605k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$125,124
5yr Post-Grad
$31,927
/yr
$50,834
+$595k
Fordham University
Bronx
NY
$124,228
5yr Post-Grad
$42,581
/yr
$20,500
+$568k
Hofstra University
Hempstead
NY
$121,432
5yr Post-Grad
$35,129
/yr
$30,270
+$558k
American University
Washington
DC
$122,587
5yr Post-Grad
$41,945
/yr
-
+$556k
University of Denver
Denver
CO
$120,969
5yr Post-Grad
$36,037
/yr
$29,789
+$553k
Suffolk University
Boston
MA
$118,682
5yr Post-Grad
$30,031
/yr
$20,500
+$544k
St. John's University-New York
Queens
NY
$117,027
5yr Post-Grad
$26,985
/yr
$28,690
+$536k
Bentley University
Waltham
MA
$119,361
5yr Post-Grad
$38,787
/yr
-
+$534k
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
$111,795
5yr Post-Grad
$15,931
/yr
$39,235
+$511k
Walsh College
Troy
MI
$101,811
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$455k
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
PA
$107,725
5yr Post-Grad
$28,163
/yr
-
+$454k
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
CA
$102,210
5yr Post-Grad
$5,646
/yr
-
+$448k
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
$104,152
5yr Post-Grad
$14,981
/yr
-
+$447k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$102,512
5yr Post-Grad
$13,670
/yr
$23,911
+$436k
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
$100,290
5yr Post-Grad
$8,001
/yr
$30,869
+$427k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$97,983
5yr Post-Grad
$14,352
/yr
$22,594
+$396k
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$94,534
5yr Post-Grad
$10,722
/yr
-
+$373k
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
$100,672
5yr Post-Grad
$41,778
/yr
-
+$368k
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
$90,669
5yr Post-Grad
$15,235
/yr
-
+$331k
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$92,271
5yr Post-Grad
$31,303
/yr
$47,500
+$315k
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
IL
$78,971
2yr Post-Grad
$12,909
/yr
-
+$277k
Pace University
New York
NY
$77,536
2yr Post-Grad
$31,046
/yr
-
+$230k
Long Island University
Brookville
NY
$71,015
2yr Post-Grad
$23,901
/yr
-
+$184k
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
$66,077
2yr Post-Grad
$36,803
/yr
-
+$115k
Baylor University
Waco
TX
$61,516
2yr Post-Grad
$41,942
/yr
-
+$63k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
$46,299
5yr Post-Grad
$7,668
/yr
-
-$49k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.