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Master's Degree•98 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell | WA | $115,188 5yr Post-Grad | $10,898 /yr | - | +$549k |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | $115,188 5yr Post-Grad | $13,485 /yr | - | +$545k |
| Arcadia University Glenside | PA | $84,341 5yr Post-Grad | $25,866 /yr | - | +$257k |
| Clemson University Clemson | SC | $82,517 5yr Post-Grad | $22,112 /yr | - | +$249k |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | $73,165 5yr Post-Grad | $31,927 /yr | - | +$150k |
| Northeastern University Oakland Oakland | CA | $65,063 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$138k |
| George Mason University Fairfax | VA | $68,559 5yr Post-Grad | $18,287 /yr | $41,000 | +$135k |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore | MD | $68,039 5yr Post-Grad | $18,161 /yr | $33,763 | +$131k |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside | CA | $66,609 5yr Post-Grad | $13,707 /yr | $48,635 | +$127k |
| CUNY City College New York | NY | $64,449 5yr Post-Grad | $3,486 /yr | - | +$127k |
| Texas State University San Marcos | TX | $63,936 5yr Post-Grad | $16,438 /yr | $31,917 | +$98k |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | NC | $61,204 5yr Post-Grad | $19,472 /yr | - | +$68k |
| Hamline University Saint Paul | MN | $59,527 5yr Post-Grad | $21,385 /yr | $45,218 | +$49k |
| New York University New York | NY | $61,865 5yr Post-Grad | $35,035 /yr | $44,551 | +$45k |
| National University San Diego | CA | $60,763 5yr Post-Grad | $31,058 /yr | $40,760 | +$43k |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | PA | $57,318 2yr Post-Grad | $31,671 /yr | $29,204 | +$42k |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso | TX | $56,065 5yr Post-Grad | $10,726 /yr | $37,705 | +$37k |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno | CA | $54,661 5yr Post-Grad | $6,480 /yr | - | +$32k |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg | TX | $50,856 2yr Post-Grad | $6,500 /yr | - | +$25k |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles | MO | $56,012 5yr Post-Grad | $18,516 /yr | $38,036 | +$22k |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago | IL | $57,399 5yr Post-Grad | $26,788 /yr | $48,604 | +$20k |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | MN | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $19,181 /yr | - | +$14k |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | TX | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $20,071 /yr | - | +$13k |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte | NC | $55,682 5yr Post-Grad | $27,786 /yr | $45,073 | +$2k |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco | CA | $52,477 5yr Post-Grad | $12,882 /yr | $29,503 | -$350 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | AZ | $52,822 5yr Post-Grad | $14,922 /yr | $30,366 | -$859 |
| Towson University Towson | MD | $50,105 2yr Post-Grad | $16,791 /yr | - | -$1k |
| DePaul University Chicago | IL | $55,373 5yr Post-Grad | $29,141 /yr | $34,166 | -$3k |
| University of North Texas Denton | TX | $52,249 5yr Post-Grad | $14,352 /yr | - | -$5k |
| Portland State University Portland | OR | $51,695 5yr Post-Grad | $12,932 /yr | $41,000 | -$8k |
| The University of Montana Missoula | MT | $51,995 5yr Post-Grad | $17,118 /yr | - | -$13k |
| Spalding University Louisville | KY | $53,149 5yr Post-Grad | $24,264 /yr | $51,250 | -$15k |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | CA | $46,087 2yr Post-Grad | $8,931 /yr | - | -$27k |
| Chapman University Orange | CA | $56,350 5yr Post-Grad | $47,527 /yr | - | -$28k |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | AR | $47,260 2yr Post-Grad | $16,136 /yr | - | -$28k |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | NY | $47,260 2yr Post-Grad | $17,622 /yr | - | -$31k |
| Rutgers University-Camden Camden | NJ | $50,354 5yr Post-Grad | $18,803 /yr | - | -$31k |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York | NY | $50,602 5yr Post-Grad | $20,148 /yr | $88,235 | -$31k |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark | NJ | $50,354 5yr Post-Grad | $19,407 /yr | - | -$32k |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | NY | $50,284 5yr Post-Grad | $21,132 /yr | $41,000 | -$36k |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick | NJ | $50,354 5yr Post-Grad | $23,519 /yr | - | -$40k |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend | OR | $49,178 5yr Post-Grad | $17,722 /yr | - | -$40k |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | OR | $49,178 5yr Post-Grad | $19,568 /yr | - | -$44k |
| Emerson College Boston | MA | $54,374 5yr Post-Grad | $46,766 /yr | $61,500 | -$45k |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney | WA | $47,794 5yr Post-Grad | $13,091 /yr | - | -$45k |
| University of Houston Houston | TX | $44,384 2yr Post-Grad | $13,853 /yr | - | -$53k |
| The New School New York | NY | $54,503 5yr Post-Grad | $55,359 /yr | $41,000 | -$59k |
| CUNY Hunter College New York | NY | $41,193 2yr Post-Grad | $2,446 /yr | - | -$65k |
| University of Iowa Iowa City | IA | $47,244 5yr Post-Grad | $21,398 /yr | - | -$66k |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma | WA | $43,426 2yr Post-Grad | $21,370 /yr | - | -$77k |
| University of New Orleans New Orleans | LA | $44,011 5yr Post-Grad | $11,147 /yr | $41,812 | -$78k |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | $41,025 2yr Post-Grad | $10,043 /yr | - | -$80k |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia | CA | $50,363 5yr Post-Grad | $47,183 /yr | $61,000 | -$83k |
| Chatham University Pittsburgh | PA | $45,682 5yr Post-Grad | $25,717 /yr | $37,450 | -$88k |
| The University of Tampa Tampa | FL | $47,434 5yr Post-Grad | $35,634 /yr | - | -$90k |
| Florida International University Miami | FL | $38,871 2yr Post-Grad | $9,133 /yr | - | -$101k |
| Fairfield University Fairfield | CT | $45,500 2yr Post-Grad | $46,274 /yr | $28,105 | -$101k |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park | MD | $39,927 2yr Post-Grad | $15,590 /yr | - | -$102k |
| Full Sail University Winter Park | FL | $43,727 5yr Post-Grad | $31,759 /yr | $35,077 | -$118k |
| University of Arizona Tucson | AZ | $36,848 2yr Post-Grad | $15,960 /yr | - | -$134k |
| Manhattanville University Purchase | NY | $38,289 2yr Post-Grad | $25,842 /yr | - | -$137k |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | NH | $37,568 2yr Post-Grad | $23,261 /yr | - | -$140k |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas | NV | $35,060 2yr Post-Grad | $10,011 /yr | - | -$142k |
| Boise State University Boise | ID | $36,668 2yr Post-Grad | $19,182 /yr | - | -$142k |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino | CA | $36,388 5yr Post-Grad | $5,918 /yr | - | -$142k |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe | NM | $34,704 2yr Post-Grad | $12,322 /yr | - | -$150k |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | NY | $32,925 2yr Post-Grad | $2,943 /yr | - | -$151k |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck | NJ | $33,987 2yr Post-Grad | $15,266 /yr | $37,523 | -$162k |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City | OK | $35,060 2yr Post-Grad | $21,556 /yr | - | -$163k |
| National Louis University Chicago | IL | $33,993 2yr Post-Grad | $16,157 /yr | - | -$164k |
| Norwich University Northfield | VT | $35,600 2yr Post-Grad | $25,600 /yr | $41,000 | -$165k |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce | PR | $34,437 5yr Post-Grad | $13,024 /yr | - | -$174k |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison | NJ | $33,987 2yr Post-Grad | $24,415 /yr | $37,523 | -$179k |
| Hollins University Roanoke | VA | $35,408 5yr Post-Grad | $22,263 /yr | - | -$182k |
| Seton Hill University Greensburg | PA | $32,925 2yr Post-Grad | $22,558 /yr | - | -$187k |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha | NE | $33,082 5yr Post-Grad | $12,791 /yr | - | -$187k |
| California College of the Arts San Francisco | CA | $35,060 2yr Post-Grad | $42,168 /yr | - | -$201k |
| Georgia College & State University Milledgeville | GA | $30,771 2yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | -$202k |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | NM | $28,381 2yr Post-Grad | $6,747 /yr | - | -$205k |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton | FL | $28,598 2yr Post-Grad | $8,001 /yr | - | -$205k |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook | NY | $30,409 2yr Post-Grad | $18,430 /yr | - | -$206k |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond | VA | $30,409 2yr Post-Grad | $19,452 /yr | - | -$207k |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa | AL | $30,771 2yr Post-Grad | $22,150 /yr | - | -$209k |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro | NC | $28,598 2yr Post-Grad | $10,170 /yr | - | -$209k |
| University of Oregon Eugene | OR | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $21,782 /yr | - | -$219k |
| Lesley University Cambridge | MA | $31,133 2yr Post-Grad | $31,805 /yr | $41,000 | -$223k |
| American University Washington | DC | $31,741 2yr Post-Grad | $41,945 /yr | - | -$235k |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $6,351 /yr | - | -$238k |
| Naropa University Boulder | CO | $28,598 2yr Post-Grad | $28,862 /yr | - | -$244k |
| University of Idaho Moscow | ID | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $13,782 /yr | - | -$252k |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | MN | $25,658 2yr Post-Grad | $18,609 /yr | - | -$256k |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst | MA | $25,967 2yr Post-Grad | $23,691 /yr | - | -$262k |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | TX | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $19,678 /yr | - | -$263k |
| Pacific University Forest Grove | OR | $25,774 2yr Post-Grad | $35,350 /yr | $57,621 | -$285k |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | OH | $21,964 2yr Post-Grad | $14,981 /yr | - | -$288k |
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga | CA | $25,711 5yr Post-Grad | $31,198 /yr | - | -$294k |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon | WV | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $18,148 /yr | - | -$299k |
| San Diego State University San Diego | CA | $16,663 2yr Post-Grad | $16,174 /yr | $47,128 | -$347k |
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.