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Master's Degree•112 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 ($81,252)
P25-P75 Interval ($65,929 - $96,565)
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 Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | PA | $237,136 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | +$1357k |
Seattle | WA | $201,168 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | $59,428 | +$1089k |
Cambridge | MA | $168,833 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | $59,147 | +$801k |
New York | NY | $108,698 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $15,370 /yr | $70,167 | +$289k |
Baltimore | MD | $106,149 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | $77,319 | +$261k |
Washington | DC | $100,537 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | $66,000 | +$180k |
New Haven | CT | $93,163 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $11,340 /yr | $66,000 | +$160k |
Boston | MA | $96,565 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $36,503 /yr | $66,000 | +$144k |
Atlanta | GA | $88,235 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $16,754 /yr | $66,000 | +$107k |
Medford | MA | $89,553 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $38,797 /yr | $82,082 | +$78k |
Conway | SC | $84,573 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $15,287 /yr | $30,750 | +$78k |
Philadelphia | PA | $89,003 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | $64,409 | +$76k |
Minneapolis | MN | $84,522 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $17,330 /yr | $49,383 | +$74k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $80,316 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | $65,192 | +$42k |
Towson | MD | $81,252 Nat: $82,527 5yr Post-Grad | $18,120 /yr | - | +$30k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $82,527 | $20,202 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $82,527 | $7,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $82,527 | $17,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,659 /yr | $45,500 | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $16,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
Loma Linda | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $25,018 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $29,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $9,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $82,527 | $10,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $82,527 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $82,527 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $82,527 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $82,527 | $5,969 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $82,527 | $28,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $82,527 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Savannah | GA | - Nat: $82,527 | $7,542 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $82,527 | $11,122 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $82,527 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | IL | - Nat: $82,527 | $15,833 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $82,527 | $16,003 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $82,527 | $22,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $82,527 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thibodaux | LA | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,357 /yr | - | -$0 |
Biddeford | ME | - Nat: $82,527 | $38,617 /yr | - | -$0 |
Frostburg | MD | - Nat: $82,527 | $16,768 /yr | - | -$0 |
Frederick | MD | - Nat: $82,527 | $21,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $82,527 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Princess Anne | MD | - Nat: $82,527 | $17,378 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $82,527 | $31,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $82,527 | $17,201 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $82,527 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $82,527 | $21,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $82,527 | $15,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $82,527 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $82,527 | $15,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | $30,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valhalla | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $82,527 | $10,886 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $82,527 | $11,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $82,527 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $82,527 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $82,527 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $82,527 | $17,269 /yr | $31,057 | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $82,527 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $82,527 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $82,527 | $23,058 /yr | $47,000 | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $82,527 | $26,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $82,527 | $22,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,177 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $82,527 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $82,527 | $22,197 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,843 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $82,527 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamsburg | VA | - Nat: $82,527 | $18,880 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $82,527 | $7,341 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $82,527 | $17,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $82,527 | $16,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayamon | PR | - Nat: $82,527 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $82,527 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $82,527 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $82,527 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $82,527 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $82,527 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $82,527 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $82,527 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | $77,285 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $40,693 /yr | $77,208 | -$33k |
College Station | TX | $73,144 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $43,138 | -$34k |
Newark | DE | $72,148 Nat: $82,527 5yr Post-Grad | $16,337 /yr | - | -$45k |
Coral Gables | FL | $73,547 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $36,483 /yr | $109,546 | -$58k |
La Jolla | CA | $66,412 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | $49,310 | -$81k |
Wilmington | NC | $65,929 Nat: $82,527 5yr Post-Grad | $19,570 /yr | - | -$106k |
Syracuse | NY | $64,222 Nat: $82,527 5yr Post-Grad | $18,375 /yr | - | -$119k |
Stillwater | OK | $61,509 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $17,058 /yr | - | -$130k |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | $62,655 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $27,714 /yr | $70,899 | -$139k |
San Marcos | TX | $59,573 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $16,660 /yr | - | -$148k |
Boston | MA | $53,164 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | $29,060 /yr | $60,822 | -$231k |
Fort Collins | CO | $44,356 Nat: $82,527 2yr Post-Grad | $22,247 /yr | - | -$287k |
Fort Worth | TX | $75,493 Nat: $82,527 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | Cost not reported |
Houston | TX | $74,534 Nat: $82,527 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $38,750 | Cost not reported |
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.