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Master's Degree67 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.

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Fairfax
VA
$154,158
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$17,915
/yr
-
+$867k
Washington
DC
$134,847
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
$39,152
+$669k
Utica
NY
$118,906
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$19,108
/yr
$36,359
+$566k
Tampa
FL
$114,398
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$20,907
+$545k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
University Park
PA
$106,535
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$19,550
/yr
$32,931
+$460k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Middletown
PA
$106,535
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$23,330
/yr
$32,931
+$453k
National American University-Rapid City
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rapid City
SD
$107,332
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$31,062
/yr
-
+$445k
Washington
DC
$108,885
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$40,815
/yr
$62,182
+$441k
University Park
PA
$106,535
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$32,931
+$435k
American Public University System
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charles Town
WV
$96,527
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$9,597
/yr
$38,384
+$392k
Southern New Hampshire University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
$102,281
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$36,708
/yr
$36,900
+$392k
Miami
FL
$96,373
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$9,288
/yr
$30,750
+$391k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scottsdale
AZ
$93,521
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$37,336
+$384k
Columbia Southern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orange Beach
AL
$93,851
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$14,580
/yr
$37,075
+$360k
Boston
MA
$90,323
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$35,875
+$356k
Tempe
AZ
$93,521
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$37,336
+$356k
Washington
DC
$96,954
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$41,943
/yr
$41,000
+$336k
Jersey City
NJ
$88,249
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$16,053
/yr
-
+$309k
Wilmington University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Castle
DE
$88,090
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$15,644
/yr
$31,804
+$308k
Boston
MA
$90,323
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$30,915
/yr
$35,875
+$299k
Walden University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
$86,888
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$33,817
/yr
$44,971
+$265k
Huntsville
TX
$82,876
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$16,404
/yr
$26,168
+$262k
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Natchitoches
LA
$81,715
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$13,606
/yr
-
+$257k
Capella University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
$76,702
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$17,956
/yr
$39,929
+$206k
Jonesboro
AR
$75,019
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$12,366
/yr
-
+$202k
National University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
$75,701
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$22,878
/yr
-
+$189k
Millersville
PA
$71,649
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$20,787
/yr
-
+$157k
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Colorado Springs
CO
$66,872
Nat: $96,660
4yr Post-Grad
$16,745
/yr
$41,000
+$124k
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$59,124
Nat: $96,660
2yr Post-Grad
$30,371
/yr
-
+$62k
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: $96,660
$13,224
/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: $96,660
$10,892
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $96,660
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $96,660
$41,272
/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: $96,660
$21,293
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $96,660
-
/yr
-
-$0
Upper Iowa University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fayette
IA
-
Nat: $96,660
$20,942
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $96,660
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $96,660
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $96,660
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
Towson
MD
-
Nat: $96,660
$17,413
/yr
-
-$0
Beverly
MA
-
Nat: $96,660
$40,654
/yr
-
-$0
Dudley
MA
-
Nat: $96,660
$33,036
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $96,660
$24,398
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska Medical Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $96,660
-
/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: $96,660
$26,972
/yr
-
-$0
Teaneck
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
$15,404
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
$22,829
/yr
-
-$0
Lakewood
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
$19,285
/yr
-
-$0
West Long Branch
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
$30,988
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrenceville
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
$24,792
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $96,660
-
/yr
-
-$0
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $96,660
$30,783
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $96,660
$3,203
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $96,660
$30,892
/yr
-
-$0
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $96,660
$15,543
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $96,660
$38,509
/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: $96,660
$20,150
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $96,660
$29,689
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $96,660
$28,928
/yr
-
-$0
Greenwood
SC
-
Nat: $96,660
$15,363
/yr
-
-$0
Angelo State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Angelo
TX
-
Nat: $96,660
$15,091
/yr
-
-$0
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $96,660
$4,831
/yr
-
-$0
Sul Ross State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Alpine
TX
-
Nat: $96,660
$13,286
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Southern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $96,660
$16,590
/yr
-
-$0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $96,660
$18,725
/yr
-
-$0
University of Management and Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Arlington
VA
-
Nat: $96,660
-
/yr
-
-$0
Russellville
AR
$35,060
Nat: $96,660
2yr Post-Grad
$12,970
/yr
-
-$147k
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.