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Master's Degree•90 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 ($74,274)

P25-P75 Interval ($52,107 - $84,226)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	$102,979 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$19,066 /yr	$41,000	+$231k
New York University New York	NY	$106,674 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$37,050 /yr	$74,287	+$231k
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge	MA	$100,130 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$20,111 /yr	$40,833	+$204k
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	$93,415 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$21,590 /yr	$61,500	+$143k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	$90,339 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,531 /yr	-	+$134k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$90,541 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$12,548 /yr	$51,793	+$134k
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	CA	$89,909 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$16,665 /yr	-	+$121k
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	$87,944 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,251 /yr	$41,000	+$108k
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma	WA	$85,467 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$10,163 /yr	$40,998	+$94k
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	GA	$85,806 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$12,116 /yr	$47,538	+$94k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$84,226 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$6,541 /yr	$41,000	+$90k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$85,467 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,091 /yr	$40,998	+$87k
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	$84,407 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,900 /yr	$63,368	+$82k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$88,656 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$32,740 /yr	$57,982	+$81k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$86,237 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$24,953 /yr	$27,486	+$74k
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	$86,756 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$28,690 /yr	$43,408	+$72k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	$82,613 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,655 /yr	$34,940	+$67k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$81,363 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$12,766 /yr	$51,250	+$54k
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland	OR	$80,453 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$9,552 /yr	$39,229	+$51k
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	$82,553 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$21,565 /yr	$44,600	+$48k
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	$79,536 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$9,812 /yr	-	+$43k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$78,175 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,297 /yr	$27,783	+$28k
Iowa State University Ames	IA	$79,527 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,589 /yr	-	+$27k
Boston University Boston	MA	$80,594 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$24,402 /yr	-	+$25k
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	$79,383 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$19,857 /yr	$34,800	+$23k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$76,505 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$10,974 /yr	$33,645	+$14k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$77,299 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$17,354 /yr	-	+$9k
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $79,665	$15,364 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $79,665	$36,586 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	- Nat: $79,665	$10,411 /yr	-	-$0
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton	FL	- Nat: $79,665	$8,752 /yr	-	-$0
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	- Nat: $79,665	$37,244 /yr	-	-$0
University of Idaho Moscow	ID	- Nat: $79,665	$14,831 /yr	-	-$0
Kansas State University Manhattan	KS	- Nat: $79,665	$19,406 /yr	-	-$0
Morgan State University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $79,665	$14,985 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston	MA	- Nat: $79,665	$17,707 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$15,407 /yr	-	-$0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$32,918 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$19,680 /yr	-	-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	MN	- Nat: $79,665	$19,139 /yr	-	-$0
Jackson State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Jackson	MS	- Nat: $79,665	$23,836 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $79,665	$24,398 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $79,665	$17,747 /yr	-	-$0
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark	NJ	- Nat: $79,665	$16,504 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY City College New York	NY	- Nat: $79,665	$3,776 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $79,665	$17,167 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	- Nat: $79,665	$15,435 /yr	-	-$0
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	- Nat: $79,665	$20,787 /yr	-	-$0
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $79,665	$31,944 /yr	-	-$0
Roger Williams University Bristol	RI	- Nat: $79,665	$37,999 /yr	-	-$0
College of Charleston Charleston	SC	- Nat: $79,665	$18,960 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Southern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston	TX	- Nat: $79,665	$16,590 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Washington University Cheney	WA	- Nat: $79,665	$13,886 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $79,665	$13,599 /yr	-	-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Juan	PR	- Nat: $79,665	$7,646 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan	PR	- Nat: $79,665	$9,175 /yr	-	-$0
Georgetown University Washington	DC	$80,847 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$40,815 /yr	-	-$2k
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	$76,795 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$22,182 /yr	-	-$4k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$74,818 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$16,778 /yr	$37,939	-$11k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	$74,274 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,967 /yr	-	-$13k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$73,208 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$17,339 /yr	$35,500	-$26k
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	$69,338 Nat: $78,175 2yr Post-Grad	$13,481 /yr	-	-$29k
Clemson University Clemson	SC	$69,971 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$22,253 /yr	-	-$64k
San Jose State University San Jose	CA	$62,012 Nat: $78,175 2yr Post-Grad	$13,760 /yr	-	-$97k
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	$65,373 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,059 /yr	-	-$97k
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	NY	$70,282 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$52,659 /yr	-	-$117k
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans	LA	$58,970 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$12,384 /yr	-	-$123k
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington	TX	$57,318 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$13,951 /yr	-	-$142k
Rutgers University-Newark Newark	NJ	$57,318 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$19,703 /yr	-	-$152k
University of Georgia Athens	GA	$55,512 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$13,936 /yr	-	-$159k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	$57,318 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$24,406 /yr	-	-$161k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$58,546 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$20,995 /yr	$41,000	-$165k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	$54,035 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$15,014 /yr	-	-$175k
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	$56,415 Nat: $78,175 2yr Post-Grad	$28,699 /yr	-	-$177k
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	$52,107 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$15,664 /yr	-	-$195k
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	$50,856 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$10,836 /yr	-	-$199k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$50,856 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$13,138 /yr	-	-$203k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	$50,465 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$15,300 /yr	-	-$211k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$51,273 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$21,315 /yr	-	-$214k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$51,273 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$22,531 /yr	-	-$216k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$50,270 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$28,198 /yr	-	-$237k
Alabama A & M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Normal	AL	$47,260 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$17,621 /yr	-	-$247k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$46,869 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$16,674 /yr	-	-$249k
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	$46,321 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$15,489 /yr	-	-$253k
Ball State University Muncie	IN	$43,426 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$14,940 /yr	-	-$281k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$43,240 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$17,988 /yr	-	-$289k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	$43,957 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$22,383 /yr	-	-$289k
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	$41,385 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$12,397 /yr	-	-$297k
Auburn University Auburn	AL	$42,712 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$24,323 /yr	-	-$306k
The New School New York	NY	$47,260 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$58,741 /yr	-	-$323k

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.