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Master's Degree•87 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 ($78,276)
P25-P75 Interval ($58,673 - $89,760)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | NY | $126,448 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $59,593 /yr | $73,881 | +$362k |
Washington | DC | $115,091 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $33,661 /yr | $51,844 | +$311k |
Washington | DC | $101,932 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | $41,000 | +$192k |
Champaign | IL | $98,664 Nat: $80,125 5yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | +$189k |
Saint Paul | MN | $99,051 Nat: $80,125 5yr Post-Grad | $31,532 /yr | - | +$158k |
Washington | DC | $97,932 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $41,302 /yr | $41,000 | +$147k |
Evanston | IL | $96,250 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | +$145k |
Lawrenceville | NJ | $95,230 Nat: $80,125 5yr Post-Grad | $24,780 /yr | - | +$138k |
Washington | DC | $86,961 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $12,820 /yr | - | +$103k |
Riverside | CA | $89,265 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $24,138 /yr | $20,500 | +$103k |
Los Angeles | CA | $89,760 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $33,056 /yr | $79,378 | +$91k |
Boston | MA | $90,212 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $36,503 /yr | $40,006 | +$88k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $90,060 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $42,789 /yr | $20,500 | +$76k |
New York | NY | $81,401 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $1,557 /yr | - | +$75k |
Austin | TX | $83,467 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $18,554 /yr | $41,000 | +$62k |
New Rochelle | NY | $86,211 Nat: $80,125 5yr Post-Grad | $26,250 /yr | - | +$57k |
Hempstead | NY | $85,300 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $30,647 /yr | - | +$56k |
Syracuse | NY | $87,500 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $43,336 /yr | $60,545 | +$52k |
Chicago | IL | $83,583 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $27,108 /yr | $26,541 | +$48k |
Lubbock | TX | $81,195 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $19,890 /yr | $20,500 | +$40k |
Tallahassee | FL | $77,547 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | $26,250 | +$29k |
Eugene | OR | $79,716 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $22,547 /yr | $42,249 | +$22k |
Morgantown | WV | $78,276 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $18,020 /yr | $29,719 | +$18k |
Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $76,478 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $11,594 /yr | $37,317 | +$14k |
Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $76,478 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $37,317 | +$8k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $80,125 | $20,202 /yr | $41,000 | -$0 |
Troy | AL | - Nat: $80,125 | $13,943 /yr | $27,705 | -$0 |
Orange | CA | - Nat: $80,125 | $46,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $80,125 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgeport | CT | - Nat: $80,125 | $28,356 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamden | CT | - Nat: $80,125 | $41,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $5,969 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $11,689 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $80,125 | $9,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $80,125 | $13,877 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valparaiso | IN | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,657 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
Topeka | KS | - Nat: $80,125 | $11,023 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $80,125 | $40,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $80,125 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $13,752 /yr | $40,938 | -$0 |
Clinton | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,034 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $80,125 | $23,078 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $80,125 | $20,199 /yr | - | -$0 |
Billings | MT | - Nat: $80,125 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellevue | NE | - Nat: $80,125 | $11,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glassboro | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $23,938 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $31,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wayne | NJ | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $80,125 | $10,886 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $80,125 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland | OH | - Nat: $80,125 | $23,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $80,125 | $28,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $80,125 | $24,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $80,125 | $23,058 /yr | $43,875 | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $80,125 | $18,177 /yr | - | -$0 |
Martin | TN | - Nat: $80,125 | $10,211 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $39,816 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $80,125 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lynchburg | VA | - Nat: $80,125 | $29,235 /yr | - | -$0 |
Petersburg | VA | - Nat: $80,125 | $14,893 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ponce | PR | - Nat: $80,125 | $10,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $80,125 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | $71,471 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $24,508 /yr | $34,992 | -$54k |
West Long Branch | NJ | $71,664 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $30,978 /yr | - | -$64k |
Manchester | NH | $70,574 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $36,764 /yr | $28,700 | -$84k |
Philadelphia | PA | $70,518 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | - | -$86k |
Fairfield | CT | $71,686 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $45,827 /yr | $31,500 | -$91k |
Saint Louis | MO | $67,174 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | $56,894 | -$97k |
Saint Paul | MN | $59,417 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $16,222 /yr | - | -$126k |
Coral Gables | FL | $61,860 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $36,483 /yr | - | -$140k |
Medford | MA | $58,673 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $38,797 /yr | - | -$175k |
Athens | OH | $52,941 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $20,666 /yr | - | -$198k |
Murray | KY | $51,638 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $7,350 /yr | - | -$206k |
Boston | MA | $57,318 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $49,215 /yr | $41,000 | -$207k |
Houston | TX | $48,432 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $11,439 /yr | - | -$226k |
Winter Park | FL | $53,820 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $37,401 /yr | $41,000 | -$240k |
East Lansing | MI | $47,118 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | - | -$257k |
Hammond | LA | $42,682 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $12,468 /yr | $25,429 | -$286k |
Indianapolis | IN | $41,937 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $9,479 /yr | - | -$288k |
Union | NJ | $42,682 Nat: $80,125 2yr Post-Grad | $14,465 /yr | - | -$290k |
Santurce | PR | $43,120 Nat: $80,125 4yr Post-Grad | $11,772 /yr | $11,334 | -$297k |
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.