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Master's Degree•99 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 ($65,176)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,733 - $80,986)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Francisco | CA | $172,409 Nat: $70,073 5yr Post-Grad | $41,109 /yr | - | +$763k |
Chicago | IL | $144,324 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $22,443 /yr | - | +$584k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $140,056 Nat: $70,073 5yr Post-Grad | $35,780 /yr | - | +$499k |
Lynchburg | VA | $112,935 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $29,235 /yr | $31,547 | +$300k |
Providence | RI | $93,136 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $50,513 /yr | - | +$88k |
New York | NY | $86,473 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $48,163 /yr | $55,406 | +$34k |
Philadelphia | PA | $80,986 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | - | +$6k |
Brooklyn | NY | $82,883 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $48,876 /yr | $146,319 | +$2k |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $70,073 | $25,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | AL | - Nat: $70,073 | $17,111 /yr | - | -$0 |
Siloam Springs | AR | - Nat: $70,073 | $22,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $48,389 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $14,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laguna Beach | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $50,349 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $50,943 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $70,073 | $31,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Britain | CT | - Nat: $70,073 | $15,537 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $70,073 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $70,073 | $41,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $70,073 | $5,969 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $70,073 | $28,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | GA | - Nat: $70,073 | $17,968 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $70,073 | $12,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $70,073 | $18,423 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $70,073 | $53,331 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $70,073 | $27,108 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $70,073 | $9,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $70,073 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $70,073 | $13,877 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $70,073 | $9,479 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $70,073 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $70,073 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $70,073 | $10,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $70,073 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $70,073 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $70,073 | $19,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $70,073 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $70,073 | $40,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $70,073 | $32,332 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $70,073 | $16,628 /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Rapids | MI | - Nat: $70,073 | $8,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $70,073 | $14,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $70,073 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $70,073 | $26,849 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clinton | MS | - Nat: $70,073 | $21,034 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henniker | NH | - Nat: $70,073 | $24,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $70,073 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $70,073 | $41,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $70,073 | $37,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $70,073 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $70,073 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $70,073 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $70,073 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $70,073 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmond | OK | - Nat: $70,073 | $18,348 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $70,073 | $22,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salem | OR | - Nat: $70,073 | $25,908 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kutztown | PA | - Nat: $70,073 | $22,146 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $70,073 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $70,073 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $70,073 | $22,032 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $70,073 | $11,439 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $70,073 | $17,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $70,073 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $70,073 | $16,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $70,073 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $70,073 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $70,073 | $13,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $70,073 | $13,663 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $70,073 | $17,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burbank | CA | - Nat: $70,073 | $38,975 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $70,073 | $12,651 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | $75,210 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | - | -$42k |
Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $69,930 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $11,594 /yr | $59,308 | -$44k |
Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $69,930 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $59,308 | -$50k |
Northfield | VT | $70,269 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $26,676 /yr | - | -$69k |
Baltimore | MD | $73,348 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $42,075 /yr | $41,000 | -$70k |
Arlington | VA | $69,957 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $28,521 /yr | - | -$75k |
Baltimore | MD | $63,427 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $6,270 /yr | - | -$93k |
Richmond | VA | $65,638 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $25,037 /yr | - | -$107k |
New Haven | CT | $59,169 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $11,340 /yr | - | -$119k |
Richardson | TX | $63,573 Nat: $70,073 5yr Post-Grad | $15,271 /yr | - | -$120k |
Raleigh | NC | $60,289 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | - | -$141k |
Savannah | GA | $65,866 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $50,165 /yr | $81,999 | -$151k |
Scranton | PA | $57,318 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $21,059 /yr | - | -$155k |
New York | NY | $65,176 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $59,593 /yr | - | -$175k |
Tallahassee | FL | $52,733 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | - | -$177k |
Winter Park | FL | $60,023 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $37,401 /yr | $41,000 | -$182k |
San Francisco | CA | $57,636 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $41,747 /yr | $75,954 | -$212k |
Bowling Green | OH | $48,570 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $21,453 /yr | $25,379 | -$262k |
Philadelphia | PA | $45,500 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $25,555 /yr | - | -$281k |
Ames | IA | $43,426 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $18,517 /yr | - | -$289k |
New York | NY | $39,369 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $16,514 /yr | - | -$327k |
Guaynabo | PR | $37,426 Nat: $70,073 4yr Post-Grad | $6,021 /yr | - | -$343k |
Baltimore | MD | $36,674 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $25,203 /yr | - | -$371k |
Chicago | IL | $33,993 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | $16,776 /yr | - | -$384k |
Portland | OR | $25,658 Nat: $65,176 2yr Post-Grad | $31,098 /yr | - | -$497k |
Bloomfield Hills | MI | $45,696 Nat: $70,073 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | Cost not reported |
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.