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Master's Degree•133 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 ($106,697)
P25-P75 Interval ($86,689 - $132,383)
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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Nashville
TN
$216,406
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$15,497
/yr
$61,370
+$1214k
Chicago
IL
$188,202
Nat: $116,060
5yr Post-Grad
$16,776
/yr
$52,028
+$940k
Seattle
WA
$149,209
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
$48,917
+$643k
Baltimore
MD
$144,429
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$18,431
/yr
$30,750
+$593k
Raleigh
NC
$141,131
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
-
+$568k
Dallas
TX
$144,761
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$39,816
/yr
$39,500
+$556k
Richardson
TX
$132,383
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$15,271
/yr
$41,000
+$495k
Hoboken
NJ
$134,886
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$37,396
/yr
$32,800
+$476k
Minneapolis
MN
$123,369
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
+$413k
Los Angeles
CA
$117,572
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$14,659
/yr
-
+$409k
Austin
TX
$115,629
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$18,554
/yr
$57,568
+$344k
Stony Brook
NY
$115,518
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$18,902
/yr
$20,500
+$342k
Troy
NY
$114,450
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$32,758
/yr
-
+$307k
Columbus
OH
$107,934
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$20,500
+$279k
Los Angeles
CA
$106,697
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
-
+$239k
Chicago
IL
$101,965
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
$41,000
+$209k
Tempe
AZ
$99,043
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
-
+$206k
New York
NY
$98,743
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$35,737
/yr
-
+$199k
Boston
MA
$97,071
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$36,503
/yr
-
+$183k
Long Beach
CA
$94,256
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$9,426
/yr
-
+$174k
Waterbury
CT
$86,689
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$8,616
/yr
$25,199
+$139k
Groton
CT
$86,689
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$11,184
/yr
$25,199
+$135k
Hartford
CT
$86,689
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$13,961
/yr
$25,199
+$130k
Stamford
CT
$86,689
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$14,226
/yr
$25,199
+$129k
Cincinnati
OH
$91,400
Nat: $116,060
4yr Post-Grad
$24,917
/yr
-
+$120k
Storrs
CT
$86,689
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$24,342
/yr
$25,199
+$111k
California
PA
$77,874
Nat: $116,060
5yr Post-Grad
$17,839
/yr
-
+$1k
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $116,060
$25,424
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,125
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $116,060
$16,882
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $116,060
$16,423
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$24,138
/yr
-
-$0
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$5,115
/yr
-
-$0
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,318
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,866
/yr
$43,326
-$0
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,794
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,549
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
-
/yr
-
-$0
Malibu
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$48,065
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,243
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$29,539
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$50,570
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $116,060
$10,217
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,954
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $116,060
$23,708
/yr
-
-$0
Golden
CO
-
Nat: $116,060
$32,901
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $116,060
$49,906
/yr
-
-$0
West Haven
CT
-
Nat: $116,060
$32,994
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $116,060
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,516
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$40,539
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$10,394
/yr
-
-$0
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,462
/yr
-
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$36,483
/yr
$88,172
-$0
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,689
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $116,060
$12,028
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $116,060
$12,365
/yr
$32,500
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,042
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $116,060
$22,443
/yr
-
-$0
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,505
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $116,060
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $116,060
$22,508
/yr
$50,276
-$0
Cedar Falls
IA
-
Nat: $116,060
$16,038
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,868
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $116,060
$40,693
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $116,060
$25,203
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,296
/yr
-
-$0
Towson
MD
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,120
/yr
-
-$0
Wellesley
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$34,096
/yr
-
-$0
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$30,606
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$29,446
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$19,148
/yr
-
-$0
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$22,857
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,815
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$29,060
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $116,060
$43,885
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $116,060
$14,362
/yr
-
-$0
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $116,060
$21,322
/yr
-
-$0
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $116,060
$7,863
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,815
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,212
/yr
-
-$0
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,395
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $116,060
$21,142
/yr
-
-$0
Rolla
MO
-
Nat: $116,060
$15,772
/yr
-
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,360
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $116,060
$26,150
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,783
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $116,060
$7,815
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$33,934
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$657
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$42,760
/yr
-
-$0
Brookville
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$23,862
/yr
-
-$0
Riverdale
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$25,074
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$37,232
/yr
-
-$0
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,266
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$21,775
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $116,060
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $116,060
$15,142
/yr
-
-$0
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,072
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$44,622
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,754
/yr
-
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$30,366
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,715
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $116,060
$18,348
/yr
-
-$0
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,058
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,511
/yr
-
-$0
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $116,060
$22,547
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $116,060
$8,337
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $116,060
$28,803
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana
PA
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,391
/yr
-
-$0
Slippery Rock
PA
-
Nat: $116,060
$19,972
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $116,060
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $116,060
$26,976
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $116,060
$22,197
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,439
/yr
$23,591
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,164
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $116,060
$16,660
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,040
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $116,060
$9,872
/yr
-
-$0
Hampton
VA
-
Nat: $116,060
$25,683
/yr
-
-$0
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $116,060
$12,913
/yr
-
-$0
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $116,060
$25,808
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $116,060
$20,652
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $116,060
$34,324
/yr
-
-$0
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $116,060
$13,462
/yr
-
-$0
Menomonie
WI
-
Nat: $116,060
$17,533
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$12,307
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,555
/yr
-
-$0
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $116,060
$11,583
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
$67,164
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$25,272
/yr
-
-$69k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
San German
PR
$21,508
Nat: $116,060
2yr Post-Grad
$11,050
/yr
-
-$505k
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.