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Master's Degree•141 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 ($40,467)
P25-P75 Interval ($37,208 - $46,511)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $61,276 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Anchorage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $61,276 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Mirada | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $31,495 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bakersfield | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $5,652 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chico | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,480 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $6,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $3,967 /yr | $54,074 | -$0 |
Northridge | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $7,021 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $9,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arcata | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $12,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $61,276 | $32,740 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $61,276 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $61,276 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $61,276 | $41,943 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $61,276 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $61,276 | $9,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $61,276 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $61,276 | $12,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Normal | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,602 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $61,276 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $61,276 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $61,276 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $61,276 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $61,276 | $35,736 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,138 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $61,276 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $61,276 | $31,568 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $61,276 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portales | NM | - Nat: $61,276 | $4,904 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $61,276 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $58,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $61,276 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $61,276 | $29,612 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,303 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $61,276 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $61,276 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $61,276 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,604 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $61,276 | $22,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $61,276 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eastern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Davids | PA | - Nat: $61,276 | $26,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,444 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $61,276 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $61,276 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $61,276 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $61,276 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $61,276 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $61,276 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamsburg | VA | - Nat: $61,276 | $19,096 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $61,276 | $21,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $61,276 | $17,354 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $61,276 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $61,276 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $61,276 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $61,276 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $61,276 | $18,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $61,276 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | $60,382 Nat: $61,276 4yr Post-Grad | $21,620 /yr | $41,000 | -$149k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $57,283 Nat: $61,276 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | - | -$164k |
Reno | NV | $50,439 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $15,927 /yr | - | -$212k |
Atlanta | GA | $46,511 Nat: $61,276 4yr Post-Grad | $15,931 /yr | $32,250 | -$270k |
Denver | CO | $42,682 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $11,900 /yr | - | -$283k |
Denton | TX | $42,682 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | - | -$290k |
San Marcos | TX | $38,289 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $33,251 | -$337k |
West Long Branch | NJ | $40,467 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $30,988 /yr | - | -$341k |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | $37,208 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $16,784 /yr | $66,360 | -$348k |
Denver | CO | $39,927 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $36,131 /yr | - | -$356k |
Tampa | FL | $33,993 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | - | -$369k |
Milwaukee | WI | $33,281 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $15,014 /yr | - | -$386k |
Fort Collins | CO | $20,140 Nat: $61,276 2yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | - | -$535k |
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.