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Master's Degree•84 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 ($77,299)

P25-P75 Interval ($62,981 - $85,467)

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 University New York	NY	$106,674 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$35,737 /yr	$80,253	+$234k
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	$102,979 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$19,148 /yr	-	+$232k
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge	MA	$100,130 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,815 /yr	$38,500	+$215k
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	$93,415 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$15,370 /yr	$137,955	+$155k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	$90,339 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$9,404 /yr	-	+$139k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$90,541 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,659 /yr	$42,430	+$131k
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	CA	$89,909 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,832 /yr	-	+$118k
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	$87,944 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$13,866 /yr	$41,000	+$110k
Rutgers University-Newark Newark Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.	NJ	$89,963 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$16,013 /yr	-	+$108k
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	GA	$85,806 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$12,028 /yr	$41,440	+$95k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program.	NJ	$89,963 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$24,897 /yr	-	+$92k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$84,226 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$5,969 /yr	$41,000	+$92k
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.	WA	$85,467 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,900 /yr	$49,726	+$92k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle Earnings shared by 2 University of Washington campuses, which report as one program.	WA	$85,467 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$13,663 /yr	$49,726	+$89k
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	$84,407 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$10,217 /yr	$45,678	+$86k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$88,656 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$33,056 /yr	$41,000	+$81k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$86,237 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$25,808 /yr	-	+$73k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	$82,613 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,305 /yr	$40,864	+$68k
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	$86,756 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$33,934 /yr	-	+$63k
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	$87,497 Nat: $78,175 5yr Post-Grad	$29,577 /yr	-	+$62k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$81,363 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,212 /yr	$41,942	+$57k
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	$82,553 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,056 /yr	$51,125	+$55k
Portland State University Portland	OR	$80,453 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$8,337 /yr	$38,000	+$55k
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	$79,536 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$8,648 /yr	-	+$46k
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton	FL	$81,034 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$10,394 /yr	-	+$42k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$78,175 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$8,605 /yr	$41,000	+$34k
Iowa State University Ames	IA	$79,527 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,517 /yr	-	+$28k
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	$79,383 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$18,554 /yr	$30,750	+$26k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$76,505 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$9,540 /yr	-	+$18k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$77,299 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$16,600 /yr	-	+$12k
Georgetown University Washington	DC	$80,847 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$33,661 /yr	$68,735	+$12k
Boston University Boston	MA	$80,594 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$36,503 /yr	-	+$4k
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $79,665	$13,243 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $79,665	$35,760 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	- Nat: $79,665	$11,516 /yr	-	-$0
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	- Nat: $79,665	$36,483 /yr	-	-$0
University of Idaho Moscow	ID	- Nat: $79,665	$15,321 /yr	-	-$0
Morgan State University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $79,665	$14,653 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston	MA	- Nat: $79,665	$22,548 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$16,628 /yr	-	-$0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$33,466 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $79,665	$21,322 /yr	-	-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	MN	- Nat: $79,665	$19,702 /yr	-	-$0
Jackson State University Jackson	MS	- Nat: $79,665	$34,119 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $79,665	$29,674 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $79,665	$16,214 /yr	-	-$0
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark	NJ	- Nat: $79,665	$18,783 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY City College New York	NY	- Nat: $79,665	$1,557 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $79,665	$18,266 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	- Nat: $79,665	$15,142 /yr	-	-$0
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	- Nat: $79,665	$20,294 /yr	-	-$0
College of Charleston Charleston	SC	- Nat: $79,665	$18,177 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Southern University Houston	TX	- Nat: $79,665	$16,494 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Washington University Cheney	WA	- Nat: $79,665	$13,647 /yr	-	-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan	PR	- Nat: $79,665	$6,826 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan	PR	- Nat: $79,665	$11,860 /yr	$16,000	-$0
Ball State University Muncie	IN	$76,617 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$13,877 /yr	-	-$2k
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	$76,795 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$22,547 /yr	-	-$4k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$74,274 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$11,594 /yr	-	-$6k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$75,893 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$14,960 /yr	-	-$11k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$74,274 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$14,694 /yr	-	-$11k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$74,818 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$17,330 /yr	$41,000	-$11k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$73,208 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$17,269 /yr	-	-$25k
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	$69,338 Nat: $78,175 2yr Post-Grad	$14,538 /yr	-	-$30k
Clemson University Clemson	SC	$69,971 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$22,032 /yr	-	-$63k
San Jose State University San Jose	CA	$62,012 Nat: $78,175 2yr Post-Grad	$14,241 /yr	-	-$97k
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	$65,373 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$20,004 /yr	-	-$100k
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	NY	$70,282 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$48,876 /yr	$81,862	-$109k
University of New Orleans New Orleans	LA	$58,970 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$7,761 /yr	-	-$115k
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	$64,863 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$19,966 /yr	-	-$116k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	$62,981 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$15,625 /yr	-	-$126k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$63,850 Nat: $79,665 5yr Post-Grad	$21,527 /yr	-	-$128k
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	TX	$57,318 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$17,040 /yr	-	-$148k
University of Georgia Athens	GA	$55,512 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$13,636 /yr	-	-$159k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$58,546 Nat: $79,665 4yr Post-Grad	$21,775 /yr	$40,750	-$167k
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	$52,107 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$11,122 /yr	-	-$188k
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	$50,856 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$9,872 /yr	-	-$198k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$50,270 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$23,058 /yr	-	-$229k
Alabama A & M University Normal	AL	$47,260 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$18,255 /yr	-	-$250k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$46,869 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$17,125 /yr	-	-$252k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	$43,957 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$22,857 /yr	-	-$292k
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	$41,385 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$12,192 /yr	-	-$299k
The New School New York	NY	$47,260 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$48,163 /yr	-	-$305k
Auburn University Auburn	AL	$42,712 Nat: $79,665 2yr Post-Grad	$25,424 /yr	-	-$309k

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.