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Master's Degree•151 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 ($104,990)
P25-P75 Interval ($88,639 - $113,487)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claremont | CA | $127,709 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $66,309 | +$481k |
Philadelphia | PA | $132,238 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | +$468k |
La Jolla | CA | $127,935 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | $37,282 | +$460k |
Atlanta | GA | $123,746 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | $61,324 | +$425k |
Ithaca | NY | $120,467 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $60,500 | +$366k |
Los Angeles | CA | $121,165 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | $65,600 | +$365k |
Baltimore | MD | $115,950 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | $32,108 | +$345k |
Waterbury | CT | $113,487 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | - | +$338k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $113,680 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | $24,822 | +$336k |
Groton | CT | $113,487 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | +$333k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $113,572 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $12,500 | +$328k |
Hartford | CT | $113,487 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | - | +$328k |
Stamford | CT | $113,487 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | - | +$327k |
Minneapolis | MN | $112,691 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | - | +$320k |
Boston | MA | $113,482 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | $41,000 | +$313k |
Storrs | CT | $113,487 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | - | +$312k |
Houston | TX | $110,932 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $13,370 /yr | - | +$311k |
Riverside | CA | $109,400 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | - | +$296k |
Durham | NC | $112,081 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $29,612 /yr | - | +$291k |
Madison | WI | $109,392 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$290k |
Lowell | MA | $107,285 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $17,163 /yr | - | +$272k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $108,578 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | - | +$270k |
Newark | NJ | $104,927 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $16,504 /yr | $29,992 | +$253k |
Detroit | MI | $103,906 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | - | +$251k |
Los Angeles | CA | $109,396 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $48,381 /yr | - | +$234k |
Rochester | NY | $105,240 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $29,278 /yr | $20,500 | +$232k |
Washington | DC | $105,496 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $36,586 /yr | - | +$221k |
Worcester | MA | $106,581 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $43,071 /yr | - | +$219k |
Tempe | AZ | $100,618 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $22,548 | +$218k |
Philadelphia | PA | $104,990 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | +$213k |
Clemson | SC | $100,816 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | $18,862 | +$207k |
Champaign | IL | $98,771 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | - | +$203k |
Hoboken | NJ | $103,095 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $41,346 /yr | - | +$191k |
Berkeley | CA | $92,632 Nat: $105,240 2yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | - | +$184k |
Richardson | TX | $96,230 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $18,267 /yr | - | +$174k |
Cleveland | OH | $94,556 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $14,764 /yr | - | +$165k |
Stony Brook | NY | $95,322 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | - | +$165k |
Evanston | IL | $95,167 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $29,167 /yr | $70,280 | +$144k |
New York | NY | $89,305 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | $79,500 | +$139k |
San Jose | CA | $84,653 Nat: $105,240 2yr Post-Grad | $13,760 /yr | - | +$110k |
Santa Clara | CA | $88,639 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $50,062 /yr | - | +$80k |
Louisville | KY | $85,209 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $17,988 /yr | - | +$78k |
Medford | MA | $84,653 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $39,998 /yr | - | +$62k |
Buffalo | NY | $82,528 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | +$49k |
Gainesville | FL | $78,751 Nat: $106,375 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | +$42k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $79,727 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | +$35k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $106,375 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $16,075 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $106,375 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $106,375 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgeport | CT | - Nat: $106,375 | $27,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $106,375 | $34,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $106,375 | $29,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $106,375 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $106,375 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $106,375 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $106,375 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $106,375 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $106,375 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mercer University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Macon | GA | - Nat: $106,375 | $23,847 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $106,375 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $106,375 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $106,375 | $11,668 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $106,375 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $106,375 | $42,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $106,375 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $106,375 | $13,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $106,375 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $106,375 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $106,375 | $19,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $106,375 | $32,918 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $106,375 | $9,492 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $106,375 | $13,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $106,375 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alfred | NY | - Nat: $106,375 | $25,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $106,375 | $3,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $106,375 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $106,375 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $106,375 | $10,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $106,375 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,303 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $106,375 | $28,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $13,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $29,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oregon Health & Science University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $106,375 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $106,375 | $28,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $37,730 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $36,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $25,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | - Nat: $106,375 | $27,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $106,375 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $106,375 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $106,375 | $20,183 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $106,375 | $19,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $106,375 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $106,375 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $41,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $106,375 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $106,375 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $106,375 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $106,375 | $23,433 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $106,375 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,091 /yr | $33,750 | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $106,375 | $31,487 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $106,375 | $17,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $106,375 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $106,375 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Memphis | TN | - Nat: $106,375 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | $73,446 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $37,244 /yr | - | -$35k |
Troy | NY | $71,854 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | - | -$47k |
Wright State University-Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dayton | OH | $62,012 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $15,415 /yr | - | -$100k |
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 | $58,221 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $13,951 /yr | - | -$133k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $55,964 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $31,944 /yr | $65,577 | -$188k |
Tampa | FL | $50,856 Nat: $106,375 2yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | - | -$197k |
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.