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Master's Degree10 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$107,762
5yr Post-Grad
$13,485
/yr
$53,656
+$481k
Elon University
Elon
NC
$79,285
5yr Post-Grad
$41,048
/yr
$58,814
+$186k
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah
GA
$77,499
5yr Post-Grad
$45,450
/yr
$65,832
+$163k
New York University
New York
NY
$70,194
5yr Post-Grad
$35,035
/yr
$64,329
+$119k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$64,931
5yr Post-Grad
$26,996
/yr
$68,910
+$88k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$59,339
5yr Post-Grad
$19,678
/yr
$52,607
+$51k
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
PA
$53,587
2yr Post-Grad
$28,163
/yr
-
+$12k
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$41,193
2yr Post-Grad
$11,408
/yr
-
-$81k
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
$38,289
2yr Post-Grad
$35,196
/yr
$42,384
-$155k
Western Illinois University
Macomb
IL
$30,771
2yr Post-Grad
$11,592
/yr
-
-$189k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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).
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.