Economics.

Master's Degree•189 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 ($87,354)

P25-P75 Interval ($71,367 - $106,753)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore	MD	$138,425 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$18,809 /yr	$35,445	+$539k
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	$126,566 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$19,857 /yr	$43,085	+$435k
George Washington University Washington	DC	$125,847 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$36,586 /yr	$41,000	+$398k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$121,910 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$21,315 /yr	-	+$392k
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	$121,786 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$25,648 /yr	-	+$383k
DePaul University Chicago	IL	$117,154 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$30,902 /yr	$25,705	+$333k
George Mason University Fairfax	VA	$111,251 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$17,915 /yr	-	+$306k
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	CA	$110,425 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$17,890 /yr	-	+$298k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$106,324 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$14,276 /yr	-	+$269k
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	$106,753 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$31,487 /yr	-	+$241k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$101,636 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$11,297 /yr	$20,250	+$234k
Fordham University Bronx	NY	$105,001 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$44,338 /yr	-	+$203k
American University Washington	DC	$103,169 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$41,943 /yr	$46,108	+$191k
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	$97,827 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$21,637 /yr	$40,849	+$181k
Georgia State University Atlanta	GA	$95,801 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$15,931 /yr	$35,049	+$174k
Georgetown University Washington	DC	$99,537 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$40,815 /yr	$69,649	+$161k
Brandeis University Waltham	MA	$87,354 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$35,736 /yr	$28,500	+$64k
Colorado School of Mines Golden	CO	$80,336 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$28,690 /yr	-	+$44k
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha	NE	$76,460 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$13,441 /yr	-	+$36k
University of Denver Denver	CO	$82,777 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$36,131 /yr	$56,942	+$23k
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver	CO	$74,576 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$11,900 /yr	-	+$22k
New York University New York	NY	$78,343 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$37,050 /yr	-	+$10k
Duke University Durham	NC	$76,460 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$29,612 /yr	-	+$7k
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: $100,743	$13,224 /yr	-	-$0
Auburn University Auburn	AL	- Nat: $100,743	$24,323 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	- Nat: $100,743	$18,209 /yr	-	-$0
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$30,109 /yr	-	-$0
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$16,665 /yr	-	-$0
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$11,531 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$6,555 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-East Bay Hayward	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$9,320 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$10,440 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$3,967 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$9,338 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$14,741 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$12,548 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Riverside Riverside	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$14,304 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$12,470 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$16,109 /yr	-	-$0
Claremont Graduate University Claremont	CA	- Nat: $100,743	- /yr	-	-$0
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$15,364 /yr	-	-$0
San Francisco State University San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$12,278 /yr	-	-$0
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$32,740 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins	CO	- Nat: $100,743	$21,279 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$25,097 /yr	-	-$0
Yale University New Haven	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$23,777 /yr	-	-$0
University of Delaware Newark	DE	- Nat: $100,743	$17,799 /yr	-	-$0
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	- Nat: $100,743	$29,561 /yr	-	-$0
Gallaudet University Washington	DC	- Nat: $100,743	$15,845 /yr	-	-$0
Howard University Washington	DC	- Nat: $100,743	$50,539 /yr	-	-$0
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	- Nat: $100,743	$6,541 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	- Nat: $100,743	$9,812 /yr	-	-$0
Georgia Southern University Statesboro	GA	- Nat: $100,743	$15,267 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $100,743	$15,664 /yr	-	-$0
Boise State University Boise	ID	- Nat: $100,743	$21,610 /yr	-	-$0
University of Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$14,860 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Illinois University Charleston	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$12,786 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$10,974 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$14,355 /yr	-	-$0
Illinois State University Normal	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$19,398 /yr	-	-$0
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$13,391 /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: $100,743	$20,194 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$13,297 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$14,889 /yr	-	-$0
Western Illinois University Macomb	IL	- Nat: $100,743	$12,937 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	- Nat: $100,743	$11,668 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $100,743	$16,264 /yr	-	-$0
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	- Nat: $100,743	$26,780 /yr	-	-$0
Valparaiso University Valparaiso	IN	- Nat: $100,743	$18,578 /yr	-	-$0
Iowa State University Ames	IA	- Nat: $100,743	$18,589 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $100,743	$18,059 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	- Nat: $100,743	$18,851 /yr	-	-$0
Murray State University Murray	KY	- Nat: $100,743	$9,096 /yr	-	-$0
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green	KY	- Nat: $100,743	$10,990 /yr	-	-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	- Nat: $100,743	$19,151 /yr	-	-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $100,743	$39,949 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maine Orono	ME	- Nat: $100,743	$17,510 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $100,743	$16,467 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $100,743	$15,678 /yr	-	-$0
Morgan State University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $100,743	$14,985 /yr	-	-$0
Boston College Chestnut Hill	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$41,704 /yr	-	-$0
Boston University Boston	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$24,402 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$22,383 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$17,707 /yr	-	-$0
Northeastern University Boston	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$30,915 /yr	-	-$0
Tufts University Medford	MA	- Nat: $100,743	$39,998 /yr	-	-$0
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$17,597 /yr	-	-$0
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$15,232 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$15,407 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$13,138 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$19,680 /yr	-	-$0
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$12,766 /yr	-	-$0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	- Nat: $100,743	$15,273 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $100,743	$16,778 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud	MN	- Nat: $100,743	$13,529 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	- Nat: $100,743	$20,268 /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: $100,743	$15,071 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $100,743	$24,398 /yr	-	-$0
Montana State University Bozeman	MT	- Nat: $100,743	$22,499 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula	MT	- Nat: $100,743	$16,784 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $100,743	$17,747 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	- Nat: $100,743	$10,359 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham	NH	- Nat: $100,743	$23,805 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $100,743	$24,406 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-Newark Newark	NJ	- Nat: $100,743	$19,703 /yr	-	-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces	NM	- Nat: $100,743	$8,889 /yr	-	-$0
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$34,649 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$21,590 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$28,690 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY City College New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$3,776 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	- /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Hunter College New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$2,984 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$3,203 /yr	-	-$0
The New School New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$58,741 /yr	-	-$0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$36,228 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$17,167 /yr	-	-$0
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$21,620 /yr	-	-$0
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$20,995 /yr	-	-$0
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$18,784 /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: $100,743	$11,346 /yr	-	-$0
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$16,236 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $100,743	$38,793 /yr	-	-$0
Teachers College at Columbia University New York	NY	- Nat: $100,743	- /yr	-	-$0
East Carolina University Greenville	NC	- Nat: $100,743	$15,739 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $100,743	$11,655 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	NC	- Nat: $100,743	$10,965 /yr	-	-$0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	NC	- Nat: $100,743	$17,303 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Dakota Grand Forks	ND	- Nat: $100,743	$18,551 /yr	-	-$0
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo	ND	- Nat: $100,743	$15,543 /yr	-	-$0
University of Akron Main Campus Akron	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$13,946 /yr	-	-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$24,022 /yr	-	-$0
Cleveland State University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$14,764 /yr	-	-$0
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$28,384 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$17,339 /yr	-	-$0
University of Toledo Toledo	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$17,249 /yr	-	-$0
Youngstown State University Youngstown	OH	- Nat: $100,743	$12,767 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	- Nat: $100,743	$15,300 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University Corvallis	OR	- Nat: $100,743	$19,604 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	- Nat: $100,743	$22,182 /yr	-	-$0
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland	OR	- Nat: $100,743	$9,552 /yr	-	-$0
Drexel University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $100,743	$38,509 /yr	-	-$0
Lehigh University Bethlehem	PA	- Nat: $100,743	$36,931 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $100,743	$28,699 /yr	-	-$0
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $100,743	$28,198 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	- Nat: $100,743	$21,440 /yr	-	-$0
Clemson University Clemson	SC	- Nat: $100,743	$22,253 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $100,743	$22,811 /yr	-	-$0
South Dakota State University Brookings	SD	- Nat: $100,743	$19,841 /yr	-	-$0
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	- Nat: $100,743	$12,397 /yr	-	-$0
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro	TN	- Nat: $100,743	$13,359 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $100,743	$15,846 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Texas Denton	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$15,649 /yr	-	-$0
Rice University Houston	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$13,370 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$40,892 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$13,951 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$18,267 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	- Nat: $100,743	$19,070 /yr	-	-$0
Utah State University Logan	UT	- Nat: $100,743	$14,936 /yr	-	-$0
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	- Nat: $100,743	$16,200 /yr	-	-$0
University of Vermont Burlington	VT	- Nat: $100,743	$19,343 /yr	-	-$0
Old Dominion University Norfolk	VA	- Nat: $100,743	$14,638 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $100,743	$21,565 /yr	-	-$0
Eastern Washington University Cheney	WA	- Nat: $100,743	$13,886 /yr	-	-$0
Washington State University Pullman	WA	- Nat: $100,743	$14,971 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater	WI	- Nat: $100,743	$14,158 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $100,743	$17,354 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $100,743	$15,014 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $100,743	$13,599 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan	PR	- Nat: $100,743	$9,175 /yr	-	-$0
Stanford University Stanford	CA	- Nat: $100,743	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	- Nat: $100,743	$14,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$10,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$16,798 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend	OR	- Nat: $100,743	$18,048 /yr	-	-$0
The Chicago School at Los Angeles ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $100,743	- /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $100,743	$16,403 /yr	-	-$0
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston	MA	- Nat: $100,743	- /yr	-	-$0
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winona	MN	$73,874 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$11,704 /yr	$43,193	-$10k
Emory University Atlanta	GA	$74,173 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$22,585 /yr	-	-$28k
Wright State University-Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dayton	OH	$65,238 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$15,415 /yr	-	-$70k
Southern New Hampshire University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Manchester	NH	$71,367 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$36,708 /yr	$39,630	-$78k
University of San Francisco San Francisco	CA	$67,660 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$41,431 /yr	-	-$95k
Eastern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Davids	PA	$65,464 Nat: $100,743 4yr Post-Grad	$26,662 /yr	-	-$112k
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton	FL	$59,124 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$8,752 /yr	-	-$115k
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	NY	$57,995 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$3,103 /yr	-	-$115k
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	$44,971 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$13,310 /yr	-	-$262k
Andrews University Berrien Springs	MI	$35,060 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$12,547 /yr	-	-$363k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$33,993 Nat: $100,743 2yr Post-Grad	$16,674 /yr	-	-$381k

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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