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Master's Degree195 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 ($93,132)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,380 - $103,586)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Los Angeles
CA
$130,675
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
-
+$447k
Los Angeles
CA
$120,651
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$3,967
/yr
-
+$413k
Raleigh
NC
$120,234
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,303
/yr
-
+$385k
Riverdale
NY
$119,967
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$27,256
/yr
-
+$364k
La Jolla
CA
$112,223
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$12,470
/yr
$20,500
+$324k
Stanford
CA
$112,118
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
$34,030
+$321k
Pomona
CA
$110,863
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$11,531
/yr
-
+$314k
Baltimore
MD
$111,986
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
-
+$310k
Fullerton
CA
$108,826
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$6,555
/yr
$12,168
+$305k
New York
NY
$111,924
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
$32,685
+$305k
Mississippi State
MS
$110,821
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,595
/yr
-
+$302k
Detroit
MI
$108,995
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$12,766
/yr
-
+$295k
Sacramento
CA
$108,193
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$9,338
/yr
-
+$295k
Seattle
WA
$108,274
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
$28,780
+$287k
Newark
NJ
$107,682
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$16,504
/yr
$30,043
+$277k
Davis
CA
$106,894
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,741
/yr
$19,591
+$273k
New Brunswick
NJ
$108,638
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
-
+$271k
Northridge
CA
$104,388
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$7,021
/yr
-
+$266k
San Luis Obispo
CA
$106,004
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$16,665
/yr
$15,564
+$262k
Lawrence
KS
$105,565
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,059
/yr
-
+$256k
San Antonio
TX
$103,805
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$10,836
/yr
-
+$254k
Los Angeles
CA
$103,685
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$12,548
/yr
$20,500
+$249k
Champaign
IL
$103,656
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
$26,500
+$246k
Provo
UT
$103,440
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,564
/yr
-
+$242k
University of Alaska Anchorage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
$103,070
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,301
/yr
-
+$239k
Fairfax
VA
$103,586
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,915
/yr
$20,500
+$239k
Villanova
PA
$108,449
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$43,756
/yr
-
+$234k
Pittsburgh
PA
$103,788
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
-
+$217k
Atlanta
GA
$99,226
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$12,116
/yr
$21,044
+$211k
Ann Arbor
MI
$99,050
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
-
+$208k
Bend
OR
$98,705
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,048
/yr
-
+$196k
Austin
TX
$99,079
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
$37,194
+$196k
Corvallis
OR
$98,705
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$19,604
/yr
-
+$193k
Blacksburg
VA
$99,698
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
$19,050
+$192k
Boston
MA
$100,767
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$30,915
/yr
-
+$190k
Kansas City
MO
$96,926
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$13,310
/yr
-
+$189k
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
$96,956
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$13,951
/yr
$24,809
+$188k
Las Vegas
NV
$95,788
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$10,359
/yr
-
+$184k
Tempe
AZ
$96,706
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
-
+$184k
Boulder
CO
$98,355
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$25,346
/yr
-
+$179k
Athens
OH
$97,552
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$21,637
/yr
-
+$179k
Chicago
IL
$96,477
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,425
/yr
-
+$176k
New York
NY
$99,685
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
-
+$169k
Auburn
AL
$96,904
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$24,323
/yr
-
+$168k
College Station
TX
$95,761
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$20,500
+$164k
Ames
IA
$95,102
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,589
/yr
-
+$163k
Portland State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Portland
OR
$93,150
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$9,552
/yr
-
+$163k
Lowell
MA
$94,416
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,163
/yr
-
+$160k
Boca Raton
FL
$92,145
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$8,752
/yr
-
+$155k
Gainesville
FL
$91,116
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$6,541
/yr
-
+$150k
Milwaukee
WI
$94,025
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$22,453
/yr
-
+$147k
Norman
OK
$92,506
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
-
+$146k
Rolla
MO
$92,698
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$16,298
/yr
-
+$146k
Columbus
OH
$92,821
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
-
+$146k
Madison
WI
$91,867
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
-
+$137k
Denver
CO
$90,072
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$11,900
/yr
-
+$131k
Lexington
KY
$91,461
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,851
/yr
-
+$131k
Durham
NH
$92,478
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$23,805
/yr
-
+$131k
Logan
UT
$90,415
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,936
/yr
-
+$129k
Northfield
VT
$91,857
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$22,257
/yr
$54,491
+$128k
Golden
CO
$93,132
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
-
+$127k
Hoboken
NJ
$95,706
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$41,346
/yr
-
+$127k
Lubbock
TX
$90,540
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$19,070
/yr
-
+$122k
Moscow
ID
$89,624
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,831
/yr
-
+$122k
Buffalo
NY
$90,707
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$20,995
/yr
-
+$120k
Charlotte
NC
$88,619
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,435
/yr
-
+$112k
Philadelphia
PA
$93,155
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
-
+$110k
West Lafayette
IN
$87,908
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,600
/yr
-
+$108k
Clemson
SC
$89,331
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$22,253
/yr
-
+$106k
Albuquerque
NM
$87,709
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,489
/yr
-
+$104k
Bethlehem
PA
$92,139
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$36,931
/yr
-
+$104k
Chicago
IL
$86,593
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$10,974
/yr
$31,596
+$103k
Knoxville
TN
$88,162
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$18,976
/yr
-
+$102k
Ithaca
NY
$90,197
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
-
+$102k
Houghton
MI
$86,535
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$14,182
/yr
-
+$96k
Tampa
FL
$85,380
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
-
+$94k
Amherst
MA
$87,779
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$22,383
/yr
-
+$92k
Newark
DE
$85,704
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,799
/yr
-
+$82k
Waterbury
CT
$80,124
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$10,875
/yr
-
+$75k
Groton
CT
$80,124
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$13,807
/yr
-
+$69k
Hartford
CT
$80,124
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$16,403
/yr
-
+$64k
Stamford
CT
$80,124
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$16,798
/yr
-
+$64k
Mayaguez
PR
$83,272
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,936
/yr
$12,625
+$61k
Berkeley
CA
$78,971
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$13,481
/yr
-
+$59k
Rapid City
SD
$83,155
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$20,183
/yr
-
+$56k
Storrs
CT
$80,124
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$25,097
/yr
-
+$48k
San Jose
CA
$77,401
Nat: $95,706
2yr Post-Grad
$13,760
/yr
-
+$44k
Louisville
KY
$81,217
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$17,988
/yr
-
+$43k
Reno
NV
$80,151
Nat: $98,323
4yr Post-Grad
$15,927
/yr
-
+$37k
Cambridge
MA
$75,204
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$20,111
/yr
-
+$13k
Huntsville
AL
-
Nat: $98,323
$18,796
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Alabama
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,648
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $98,323
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $98,323
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $98,323
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $98,323
$26,285
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $98,323
$7,000
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $98,323
$10,440
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $98,323
$48,381
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
West Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $98,323
$30,282
/yr
-
-$0
West Haven
CT
-
Nat: $98,323
$34,192
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $98,323
$29,561
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $98,323
$36,586
/yr
-
-$0
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$10,411
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$41,272
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,739
/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: $98,323
$35,639
/yr
-
-$0
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $98,323
$10,154
/yr
-
-$0
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,267
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $98,323
$21,610
/yr
-
-$0
Pocatello
ID
-
Nat: $98,323
$12,193
/yr
-
-$0
Peoria
IL
-
Nat: $98,323
$22,719
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $98,323
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,297
/yr
-
-$0
Edwardsville
IL
-
Nat: $98,323
$14,889
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $98,323
$26,780
/yr
-
-$0
Terre Haute
IN
-
Nat: $98,323
$42,513
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $98,323
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $98,323
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $98,323
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Orono
ME
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,510
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $98,323
$16,467
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
North Andover
MA
-
Nat: $98,323
$37,927
/yr
-
-$0
North Dartmouth
MA
-
Nat: $98,323
$20,927
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $98,323
$34,170
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $98,323
$43,071
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,232
/yr
-
-$0
Southfield
MI
-
Nat: $98,323
$32,918
/yr
-
-$0
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $98,323
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $98,323
$18,743
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $98,323
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $98,323
$22,499
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $98,323
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $98,323
$8,889
/yr
-
-$0
Potsdam
NY
-
Nat: $98,323
$30,305
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,269
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $98,323
$3,776
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $98,323
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $98,323
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $98,323
$10,846
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $98,323
$18,551
/yr
-
-$0
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,946
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$41,190
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$14,764
/yr
-
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$29,533
/yr
-
-$0
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,249
/yr
-
-$0
Youngstown
OH
-
Nat: $98,323
$12,767
/yr
-
-$0
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
-
Nat: $98,323
$40,766
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Middletown
PA
-
Nat: $98,323
$23,330
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $98,323
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $98,323
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
Chester
PA
-
Nat: $98,323
$25,759
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $98,323
$20,723
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $98,323
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $98,323
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
Cookeville
TN
-
Nat: $98,323
$14,246
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$14,276
/yr
-
-$0
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$4,831
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
Kingsville
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$12,090
/yr
-
-$0
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$9,403
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,323
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $98,323
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $98,323
$19,343
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $98,323
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Lacey
WA
-
Nat: $98,323
$28,119
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $98,323
$31,487
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $98,323
$13,599
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $98,323
$17,540
/yr
-
-$0
Kennesaw
GA
-
Nat: $98,323
$15,048
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine
CA
$71,575
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$14,251
/yr
-
-$10k
Pullman
WA
$71,015
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$14,971
/yr
-
-$16k
Troy
NY
$73,164
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$36,228
/yr
-
-$36k
Santa Clara
CA
$75,204
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$50,062
/yr
-
-$42k
Pittsburgh
PA
$71,351
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
-
-$44k
Honolulu
HI
$67,101
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$15,664
/yr
-
-$53k
Brookings
SD
$67,660
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$19,841
/yr
-
-$56k
Tuscaloosa
AL
$64,493
Nat: $95,706
2yr Post-Grad
$22,420
/yr
-
-$89k
Kingston
RI
$63,997
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
-
-$92k
Fort Collins
CO
$62,260
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$21,279
/yr
-
-$108k
Medford
MA
$64,990
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$39,998
/yr
-
-$117k
Seattle
WA
$61,888
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$34,662
/yr
-
-$136k
Minneapolis
MN
$57,437
Nat: $98,323
2yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
-
-$146k
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.
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