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Master's Degree•94 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($71,686)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,318 - $86,961)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | NY | $126,448 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $57,914 /yr | - | +$364k |
Washington | DC | $115,091 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $40,815 /yr | $49,149 | +$297k |
Washington | DC | $101,932 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $36,586 /yr | $51,254 | +$190k |
Evanston | IL | $96,250 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | $54,057 | +$154k |
Washington | DC | $97,932 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $41,943 /yr | $53,268 | +$145k |
Boston | MA | $90,212 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | $39,224 | +$110k |
Trinity Washington University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | $86,961 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $9,302 /yr | - | +$109k |
Riverside | CA | $89,265 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $26,285 /yr | $23,171 | +$98k |
Los Angeles | CA | $89,760 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | $82,426 | +$90k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $90,060 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $41,544 /yr | $20,656 | +$77k |
New York | NY | $81,401 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $3,776 /yr | $41,000 | +$70k |
Syracuse | NY | $87,500 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $38,793 /yr | $71,289 | +$60k |
Austin | TX | $83,467 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $47,657 | +$59k |
Hempstead | NY | $85,300 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $34,176 /yr | $45,018 | +$49k |
Lubbock | TX | $81,195 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $22,489 | +$40k |
Chicago | IL | $83,583 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $30,902 /yr | $34,969 | +$40k |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Scottsdale | AZ | $76,478 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $44,159 | +$34k |
Tallahassee | FL | $77,547 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | $31,020 | +$23k |
Eugene | OR | $79,716 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | $29,606 | +$22k |
Morgantown | WV | $78,276 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $15,634 /yr | $39,224 | +$21k |
Tempe | AZ | $76,478 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $44,159 | +$7k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $80,125 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Troy | AL | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orange | CA | - Nat: $80,125 | $46,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $80,125 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgeport | CT | - Nat: $80,125 | $27,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamden | CT | - Nat: $80,125 | $40,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $10,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $9,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $80,125 | $15,267 /yr | $33,507 | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $80,125 | $12,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $80,125 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Quincy | IL | - Nat: $80,125 | $20,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $80,125 | $14,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valparaiso | IN | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $80,125 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Topeka | KS | - Nat: $80,125 | $15,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $80,125 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $80,125 | $17,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $80,125 | $29,618 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $80,125 | $27,290 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $80,125 | $29,155 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clinton | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $27,712 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Drury University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MO | - Nat: $80,125 | $20,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $80,125 | $22,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montana State University Billings ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Billings | MT | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,524 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellevue University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bellevue | NE | - Nat: $80,125 | $17,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glassboro | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $22,408 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $31,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wayne | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,745 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Rochelle | NY | - Nat: $80,125 | $29,188 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $80,125 | $33,926 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Buffalo State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $80,125 | $11,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
High Point | NC | - Nat: $80,125 | $38,707 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $80,125 | $17,303 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ashland | OH | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $80,125 | $28,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $80,125 | $22,553 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $80,125 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Martin | TN | - Nat: $80,125 | $10,701 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $36,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $80,125 | $29,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Virginia State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Petersburg | VA | - Nat: $80,125 | $15,840 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | - Nat: $80,125 | $13,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $80,125 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | $71,471 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $29,999 /yr | - | -$65k |
West Long Branch | NJ | $71,664 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $30,988 /yr | - | -$65k |
Southern New Hampshire University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Manchester | NH | $70,574 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $36,708 /yr | $44,769 | -$85k |
Philadelphia | PA | $70,518 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | -$89k |
Fairfield | CT | $71,686 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $46,174 /yr | - | -$93k |
Saint Louis | MO | $67,174 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $27,047 /yr | $59,664 | -$97k |
Concordia University-Saint Paul ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Paul | MN | $59,417 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $18,462 /yr | - | -$130k |
Coral Gables | FL | $61,860 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $37,244 /yr | - | -$141k |
Lawrenceville | NJ | $55,964 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $24,792 /yr | - | -$174k |
Medford | MA | $58,673 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $39,998 /yr | - | -$176k |
San Francisco | CA | $57,318 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $41,431 /yr | - | -$192k |
Athens | OH | $52,941 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $21,637 /yr | - | -$198k |
Boston | MA | $57,318 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $49,180 /yr | - | -$206k |
Murray | KY | $51,638 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $9,096 /yr | - | -$208k |
Houston | TX | $48,432 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | - | -$229k |
Full Sail University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winter Park | FL | $53,820 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $38,875 /yr | $38,253 | -$242k |
East Lansing | MI | $47,118 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | - | -$252k |
Union | NJ | $42,682 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $12,447 /yr | - | -$284k |
Southeastern Louisiana University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hammond | LA | $42,682 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $13,154 /yr | - | -$285k |
Indianapolis | IN | $41,937 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $11,668 /yr | - | -$290k |
Santurce | PR | $43,120 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $12,924 /yr | $14,167 | -$298k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.