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Master's Degree•243 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 ($50,777)
P25-P75 Interval ($37,596 - $59,922)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | PA | $129,192 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $29,689 /yr | - | +$440k |
Denton | TX | $80,536 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | - | +$41k |
Baltimore | MD | $79,084 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | $33,763 | +$22k |
Boston | MA | $72,910 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$3k |
Albany | NY | $76,461 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $17,167 /yr | - | +$2k |
Auburn University at Montgomery ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florence | AL | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,170 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Anchorage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $55,035 | $10,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Monticello | AR | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,287 /yr | - | -$0 |
Conway | AR | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
California Institute of Integral Studies ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
California State University-Dominguez Hills ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carson | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | $8,615 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | $9,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $55,035 | $51,248 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $55,035 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $55,035 | $36,131 /yr | $50,797 | -$0 |
Regis University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Western Colorado University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gunnison | CO | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albertus Magnus College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Haven | CT | - Nat: $55,035 | $34,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Danbury | CT | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,604 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $55,035 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $55,035 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $55,035 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $55,035 | $30,371 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Leo University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Leo | FL | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,293 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reinhardt University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Waleska | GA | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $55,035 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Roosevelt University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $55,035 | $36,041 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | KY | - Nat: $55,035 | $11,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murray | KY | - Nat: $55,035 | $9,096 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $55,035 | $10,990 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $55,035 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
McNeese State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lake Charles | LA | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,493 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bay Path University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Longmeadow | MA | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $55,035 | $25,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $55,035 | $27,290 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
Allendale | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,317 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,138 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marquette | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,085 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $55,035 | $23,873 /yr | $47,834 | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi University for Women ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus | MS | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missouri Western State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Joseph | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,298 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Missouri-St Louis ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cape Girardeau | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,882 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Butte | MT | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,481 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $55,035 | $31,568 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
New England College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Henniker | NH | - Nat: $55,035 | $26,972 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | NJ | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union | NJ | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wayne | NJ | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,745 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
Garden City | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $30,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $4,195 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $33,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
SUNY Buffalo State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $11,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $55,035 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hickory | NC | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,689 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ashland | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Findlay | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $27,221 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngstown | OH | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,767 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eastern Oregon University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. La Grande | OR | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Crest College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Allentown | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Stroudsburg | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rosemont College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rosemont | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $20,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Chester | PA | - Nat: $55,035 | $23,331 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $55,035 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $55,035 | $9,478 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spartanburg | SC | - Nat: $55,035 | $23,283 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $55,035 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Conway | SC | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,966 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sewanee | TN | - Nat: $55,035 | $27,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Houston-Victoria ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Victoria | TX | - Nat: $55,035 | $8,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | TX | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $55,035 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrisonburg | VA | - Nat: $55,035 | $23,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $55,035 | $14,638 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellensburg | WA | - Nat: $55,035 | $18,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $55,035 | $24,488 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $55,035 | $21,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $55,035 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,490 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $55,035 | $17,354 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $55,035 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santurce | PR | - Nat: $55,035 | $12,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | $78,716 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $31,944 /yr | $29,204 | -$5k |
Lubbock | TX | $75,064 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | - | -$13k |
San Diego | CA | $73,113 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $15,364 /yr | $47,128 | -$24k |
Boise | ID | $73,481 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $21,610 /yr | - | -$32k |
Boston | MA | $72,910 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $30,915 /yr | - | -$54k |
Kennesaw | GA | $68,762 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $15,048 /yr | - | -$61k |
Towson | MD | $68,342 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $17,413 /yr | - | -$69k |
Teaneck | NJ | $67,441 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $15,404 /yr | $37,523 | -$74k |
University of Houston-Downtown ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | $66,115 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $10,542 /yr | - | -$76k |
San Francisco | CA | $71,471 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $41,431 /yr | $51,250 | -$86k |
Madison | NJ | $67,441 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,829 /yr | $37,523 | -$87k |
San Marcos | TX | $65,348 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $31,917 | -$95k |
New York | NY | $69,371 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | $44,551 | -$96k |
Warren Wilson College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Swannanoa | NC | $65,232 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $21,249 /yr | - | -$104k |
Brooklyn | NY | $60,959 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $3,103 /yr | - | -$109k |
San Francisco | CA | $62,221 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $12,278 /yr | $29,503 | -$115k |
Oxford | OH | $65,408 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | - | -$115k |
Cheney | WA | $62,225 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $13,886 /yr | - | -$118k |
Fairfax | VA | $62,682 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $17,915 /yr | $41,000 | -$121k |
El Paso | TX | $59,922 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $9,403 /yr | $37,705 | -$131k |
Riverside | CA | $60,371 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | $48,635 | -$135k |
Antioch University-Los Angeles ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Culver City | CA | $57,116 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $44,312 | -$139k |
Antioch University-Santa Barbara ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Barbara | CA | $57,116 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $44,312 | -$139k |
Antioch University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Yellow Springs | OH | $57,116 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $44,312 | -$139k |
Savannah | GA | $66,625 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $49,430 /yr | - | -$143k |
New York | NY | $67,958 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $58,741 /yr | $41,000 | -$149k |
Raleigh | NC | $59,425 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | - | -$150k |
Orange | CA | $65,144 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $46,555 /yr | - | -$151k |
Camden | NJ | $58,664 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $18,745 /yr | - | -$159k |
Newark | NJ | $58,664 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $19,703 /yr | - | -$161k |
Bowling Green | OH | $59,450 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $24,022 /yr | $23,588 | -$162k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $58,664 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | - | -$170k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $56,638 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | $30,366 | -$170k |
Chicago | IL | $59,820 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $30,902 /yr | $34,166 | -$171k |
National Louis University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | $55,948 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $12,641 /yr | - | -$173k |
Chicago | IL | $57,240 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $26,598 /yr | $48,604 | -$187k |
Edinburg | TX | $50,856 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $4,831 /yr | - | -$188k |
Clemson | SC | $54,035 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | - | -$189k |
Metropolitan State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Paul | MN | $52,107 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $16,863 /yr | - | -$198k |
Northfield | VT | $55,097 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,257 /yr | $41,000 | -$199k |
National University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | $54,662 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,878 /yr | $40,760 | -$204k |
University of Southern Maine ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | ME | $52,322 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $13,596 /yr | $41,000 | -$210k |
Mankato | MN | $53,250 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $19,139 /yr | - | -$211k |
New York | NY | $53,592 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | $88,235 | -$212k |
Saint Charles | MO | $53,095 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $19,638 /yr | $38,036 | -$213k |
Saint Paul | MN | $52,471 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $20,744 /yr | $45,218 | -$221k |
Wilmington | NC | $52,194 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $20,109 /yr | - | -$223k |
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Fe | NM | $50,651 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $12,570 /yr | - | -$224k |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | $53,516 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $29,357 /yr | $37,332 | -$227k |
Amherst | MA | $51,558 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | - | -$233k |
Boston | MA | $56,485 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $49,180 /yr | $61,500 | -$236k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $51,194 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,420 /yr | - | -$237k |
Glenside | PA | $52,358 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $29,466 /yr | - | -$238k |
Durham | NH | $50,777 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | - | -$243k |
Bothell | WA | $48,576 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $12,319 /yr | - | -$243k |
Long Beach | CA | $46,087 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | - | -$246k |
Seattle | WA | $48,576 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | - | -$246k |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | $47,260 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $17,248 /yr | - | -$247k |
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | $48,203 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $12,384 /yr | $41,812 | -$247k |
Brooklyn | NY | $47,260 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $19,035 /yr | - | -$250k |
Louisville | KY | $50,326 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $25,491 /yr | $51,250 | -$251k |
Fairfield | CT | $54,424 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $48,095 /yr | $28,105 | -$253k |
Cambridge | MA | $50,236 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $31,152 /yr | $41,000 | -$262k |
Houston | TX | $44,384 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | - | -$270k |
Tampa | FL | $50,292 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $36,211 /yr | - | -$271k |
Bronxville | NY | $51,084 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $41,437 /yr | $41,000 | -$273k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $48,110 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $29,954 /yr | $37,450 | -$280k |
New York | NY | $41,193 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $2,984 /yr | - | -$282k |
Charlotte | NC | $47,447 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $30,857 /yr | $45,073 | -$288k |
Tacoma | WA | $43,426 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $19,589 /yr | - | -$290k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $43,137 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | $41,000 | -$291k |
Los Angeles | CA | $45,500 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | -$293k |
Tampa | FL | $41,025 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | - | -$296k |
Forest Grove | OR | $46,651 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $35,273 /yr | $57,621 | -$304k |
Iowa City | IA | $43,469 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,531 /yr | - | -$312k |
New York | NY | $38,289 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $3,776 /yr | - | -$313k |
Miami | FL | $38,871 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $9,288 /yr | - | -$317k |
College Park | MD | $39,927 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | - | -$318k |
Greensburg | PA | $42,032 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $22,204 /yr | - | -$325k |
Full Sail University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winter Park | FL | $44,962 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $38,875 /yr | $35,077 | -$327k |
Purchase | NY | $38,289 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $20,991 /yr | - | -$345k |
Las Vegas | NV | $37,596 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | - | -$347k |
Tucson | AZ | $36,848 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$352k |
Fresno | CA | $32,925 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $7,000 /yr | - | -$375k |
Chicago | IL | $42,100 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $49,790 /yr | $62,718 | -$375k |
Oklahoma City | OK | $35,060 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $22,857 /yr | - | -$382k |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | $37,334 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $27,743 /yr | $36,000 | -$382k |
San Bernardino | CA | $31,581 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $4,564 /yr | - | -$384k |
Bend | OR | $31,848 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | - | -$406k |
Omaha | NE | $30,771 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $13,441 /yr | - | -$409k |
Corvallis | OR | $31,848 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | - | -$409k |
Milledgeville | GA | $30,771 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $20,686 /yr | - | -$422k |
Stony Brook | NY | $30,409 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | - | -$423k |
Boca Raton | FL | $28,598 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $8,752 /yr | - | -$423k |
Las Cruces | NM | $28,381 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $8,889 /yr | - | -$426k |
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula | MT | $29,685 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $16,784 /yr | - | -$426k |
Greensboro | NC | $28,598 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $10,965 /yr | - | -$427k |
Richmond | VA | $30,409 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $23,433 /yr | - | -$431k |
Eugene | OR | $29,685 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | - | -$436k |
San Francisco | CA | $35,060 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $53,909 /yr | - | -$439k |
Roanoke | VA | $28,960 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $20,896 /yr | - | -$442k |
Valencia | CA | $34,026 Nat: $55,035 4yr Post-Grad | $46,080 /yr | $61,000 | -$449k |
Washington | DC | $31,741 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $41,943 /yr | - | -$451k |
Gainesville | FL | $25,194 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | -$455k |
Boulder | CO | $28,598 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $29,179 /yr | - | -$461k |
Moscow | ID | $25,194 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | - | -$470k |
Austin | TX | $25,194 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | - | -$479k |
Moraga | CA | $26,353 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $30,378 /yr | - | -$486k |
Akron | OH | $21,964 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $13,946 /yr | - | -$503k |
Buckhannon | WV | $21,508 Nat: $55,035 2yr Post-Grad | $18,083 /yr | - | -$515k |
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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