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Master's Degree6 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Presidio Graduate School
San Anselmo
CA
$113,245
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$74,004
+$553k
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$107,142
5yr Post-Grad
$20,148
/yr
$61,500
+$464k
CUNY City College
New York
NY
$79,726
5yr Post-Grad
$3,486
/yr
-
+$259k
The New School
New York
NY
$78,614
5yr Post-Grad
$55,359
/yr
-
+$154k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$49,173
5yr Post-Grad
$10,043
/yr
$29,657
-$26k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
$29,685
2yr Post-Grad
$23,691
/yr
-
-$223k
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.