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Master's Degree•214 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 ($142,461)
P25-P75 Interval ($119,962 - $171,253)
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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Stanford
CA
$255,667
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$12,307
/yr
$33,500
+$1537k
San Luis Obispo
CA
$235,241
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
-
+$1361k
La Jolla
CA
$231,397
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$14,794
/yr
$42,970
+$1338k
Ithaca
NY
$235,762
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$33,934
/yr
$36,706
+$1338k
New York
NY
$217,418
Nat: $145,571
5yr Post-Grad
$15,370
/yr
$41,000
+$1187k
Providence
RI
$208,655
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$26,976
/yr
-
+$1128k
Troy
NY
$200,027
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$32,758
/yr
-
+$1044k
Evanston
IL
$197,823
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$34,420
/yr
$51,159
+$1022k
Los Angeles
CA
$188,871
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
$41,882
+$948k
Philadelphia
PA
$188,550
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$37,529
/yr
-
+$937k
Seattle
WA
$185,607
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$34,324
/yr
$51,459
+$918k
Northridge
CA
$178,136
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$6,346
/yr
-
+$905k
Champaign
IL
$179,395
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$13,042
/yr
$22,875
+$903k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$177,303
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$11,594
/yr
$21,922
+$888k
Tempe
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$177,303
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$21,922
+$882k
Irvine
CA
$175,922
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$13,866
/yr
$20,500
+$872k
Atlanta
GA
$169,689
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$12,028
/yr
$27,346
+$822k
Chicago
IL
$169,765
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$16,776
/yr
$69,006
+$814k
St. Louis
MO
$167,975
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$13,360
/yr
-
+$805k
Hoboken
NJ
$171,253
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$37,396
/yr
$39,180
+$789k
Raleigh
NC
$164,757
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
$25,485
+$771k
Rochester
NY
$162,539
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$37,232
/yr
-
+$714k
Amherst
MA
$154,099
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$22,857
/yr
$26,022
+$668k
Lowell
MA
$151,603
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$17,362
/yr
-
+$656k
Boston
MA
$153,937
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$36,503
/yr
-
+$641k
Towson
MD
$149,320
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$18,120
/yr
-
+$635k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$145,715
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$8,337
/yr
$39,144
+$622k
Boulder
CO
$148,463
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$23,708
/yr
$20,500
+$618k
Chicago
IL
$145,430
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$9,540
/yr
-
+$618k
Philadelphia
PA
$147,612
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$29,577
/yr
-
+$600k
Golden
CO
$147,702
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$32,901
/yr
$28,549
+$594k
Pomona
CA
$141,744
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$9,404
/yr
-
+$586k
College Station
TX
$142,377
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
-
+$569k
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$142,461
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$27,714
/yr
-
+$559k
Maharishi International University
Fairfield
IA
$139,773
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$16,579
/yr
$68,102
+$556k
Knoxville
TN
$135,764
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$18,314
/yr
-
+$518k
University of West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
$134,307
Nat: $145,571
5yr Post-Grad
$11,787
/yr
-
+$495k
National University
San Diego
CA
$132,798
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$24,008
/yr
-
+$482k
Provo
UT
$130,090
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
-
+$478k
Chicago
IL
$131,511
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$22,443
/yr
-
+$474k
Fullerton
CA
$126,439
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$5,115
/yr
$34,229
+$462k
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
IL
$126,156
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$7,528
/yr
$29,200
+$455k
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
$126,865
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$17,860
/yr
$38,148
+$442k
Hempstead
NY
$132,038
Nat: $145,571
5yr Post-Grad
$30,647
/yr
-
+$441k
Glassboro
NJ
$127,178
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$23,938
/yr
-
+$434k
Dekalb
IL
$126,519
Nat: $145,571
5yr Post-Grad
$14,505
/yr
-
+$424k
Greensboro
NC
$122,747
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$9,884
/yr
-
+$421k
Tulsa
OK
$119,962
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$13,511
/yr
-
+$390k
Baltimore
MD
$119,061
Nat: $142,461
2yr Post-Grad
$34,082
/yr
-
+$387k
Vestal
NY
$116,083
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$20,907
/yr
-
+$384k
Kennesaw
GA
$117,931
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$16,325
/yr
-
+$368k
Los Angeles
CA
$104,192
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$2,385
/yr
-
+$310k
Worcester
MA
$109,763
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$43,885
/yr
-
+$285k
Charlotte
NC
$107,088
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$15,142
/yr
$20,500
+$275k
New York
NY
$109,851
Nat: $145,571
4yr Post-Grad
$30,721
/yr
-
+$271k
Washington
DC
$101,964
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$35,760
/yr
-
+$229k
Norman
OK
$94,408
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$15,531
/yr
-
+$197k
Chicago
IL
$96,644
Nat: $142,461
2yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
-
+$196k
Waltham
MA
$94,408
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$30,606
/yr
-
+$169k
San Marcos
TX
$86,129
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$16,660
/yr
-
+$120k
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,125
/yr
-
-$0
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,265
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,423
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$8,509
/yr
-
-$0
Chico
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,157
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$7,244
/yr
-
-$0
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$6,858
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$9,426
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,186
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,538
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,672
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,807
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,549
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,243
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$9,803
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$30,496
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,954
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $145,571
$31,961
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgeport
CT
-
Nat: $145,571
$28,356
/yr
-
-$0
West Haven
CT
-
Nat: $145,571
$32,994
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware State University
Dover
DE
-
Nat: $145,571
$19,832
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $145,571
$32,543
/yr
-
-$0
University of the District of Columbia
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $145,571
$9,519
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $145,571
$36,511
/yr
-
-$0
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $145,571
$8,648
/yr
-
-$0
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$38,626
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,754
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$10,170
/yr
-
-$0
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,785
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,365
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,636
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,122
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,423
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $145,571
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
Peoria
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$22,469
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago State University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$7,273
/yr
-
-$0
Governors State University
University Park
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$15,833
/yr
-
-$0
Romeoville
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,318
/yr
$40,925
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$36,340
/yr
-
-$0
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$9,377
/yr
-
-$0
Roosevelt University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$21,512
/yr
-
-$0
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,554
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,877
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,471
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$10,103
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,003
/yr
-
-$0
Ames
IA
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,517
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $145,571
$10,307
/yr
-
-$0
Highland Heights
KY
-
Nat: $145,571
$8,976
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $145,571
$19,286
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $145,571
$7,761
/yr
-
-$0
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,631
/yr
-
-$0
Lafayette
LA
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,924
/yr
-
-$0
Frostburg
MD
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,768
/yr
-
-$0
Frederick
MD
-
Nat: $145,571
$21,548
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $145,571
$25,203
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,296
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgewater
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,061
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$19,148
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$22,548
/yr
-
-$0
North Andover
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$39,219
/yr
-
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$38,797
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $145,571
$30,134
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,201
/yr
-
-$0
Davenport University
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,623
/yr
-
-$0
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,628
/yr
-
-$0
Southfield
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$33,466
/yr
-
-$0
Houghton
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,446
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $145,571
$26,556
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,330
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,062
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson State University
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $145,571
$34,119
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton
MS
-
Nat: $145,571
$21,034
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,778
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,990
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,270
/yr
-
-$0
Bozeman
MT
-
Nat: $145,571
$23,106
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,898
/yr
-
-$0
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,062
/yr
-
-$0
Hanover
NH
-
Nat: $145,571
$26,707
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $145,571
$26,585
/yr
-
-$0
Lodi
NJ
-
Nat: $145,571
$10,378
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,783
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $145,571
$7,815
/yr
-
-$0
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$950
/yr
-
-$0
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$3,153
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$1,557
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$541
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$1,272
/yr
-
-$0
New Rochelle
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$26,250
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,911
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $145,571
$34,347
/yr
-
-$0
Boone
NC
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,082
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $145,571
$23,706
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,305
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,291
/yr
-
-$0
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $145,571
$28,165
/yr
-
-$0
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,072
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $145,571
$44,622
/yr
-
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $145,571
$30,366
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $145,571
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $145,571
$20,666
/yr
-
-$0
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $145,571
$23,169
/yr
-
-$0
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $145,571
$21,504
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$35,780
/yr
-
-$0
Kutztown
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$22,146
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$25,272
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$29,362
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $145,571
$33,840
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,177
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $145,571
$22,019
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $145,571
$22,197
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,192
/yr
-
-$0
Murfreesboro
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,562
/yr
-
-$0
Chattanooga
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$15,026
/yr
-
-$0
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$12,154
/yr
-
-$0
Cookeville
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,830
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $145,571
$15,497
/yr
$45,096
-$0
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$44,441
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,852
/yr
-
-$0
Texas A&M University-Victoria
Victoria
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$8,115
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar University
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$7,984
/yr
-
-$0
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$4,858
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,775
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$39,816
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Southern University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$16,494
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $145,571
$27,314
/yr
-
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $145,571
$20,277
/yr
-
-$0
Williamsburg
VA
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,880
/yr
-
-$0
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
$21,201
/yr
-
-$0
City University of Seattle
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
-
/yr
$57,467
-$0
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,462
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $145,571
$18,020
/yr
-
-$0
Whitewater
WI
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,737
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $145,571
$15,625
/yr
-
-$0
River Falls
WI
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,703
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,647
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
Fajardo
PR
-
Nat: $145,571
$9,597
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,797
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$10,939
/yr
-
-$0
Bothell
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
$13,802
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $145,571
$11,900
/yr
-
-$0
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $145,571
$17,853
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $145,571
-
/yr
-
-$0
Camarillo
CA
-
Nat: $145,571
$8,534
/yr
-
-$0
North American University
Stafford
TX
-
Nat: $145,571
$24,462
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond
IN
-
Nat: $145,571
$6,223
/yr
-
-$0
Franklin University
Columbus
OH
$71,351
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$28,451
/yr
-
-$37k
Teaneck
NJ
$58,673
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$17,923
/yr
-
-$136k
Madison
NJ
$58,673
Nat: $145,571
2yr Post-Grad
$24,803
/yr
-
-$149k
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.