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Master's Degree•159 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 ($106,868)
P25-P75 Interval ($88,995 - $125,005)
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 | $316,195 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | +$1983k |
Nashville | TN | $198,584 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $15,497 /yr | - | +$1064k |
Washington | DC | $180,878 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $33,661 /yr | $102,262 | +$878k |
Gainesville | FL | $173,875 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$869k |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $169,234 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $29,060 /yr | - | +$787k |
St. Louis | MO | $165,087 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $13,360 /yr | - | +$780k |
Madison | WI | $164,371 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | +$768k |
Cambridge | MA | $153,797 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | $28,818 | +$672k |
Baltimore | MD | $152,415 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | $47,969 | +$661k |
Dallas | TX | $155,769 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $39,816 /yr | - | +$651k |
Chestnut Hill | MA | $151,547 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $38,930 /yr | $51,250 | +$616k |
Boston | MA | $143,711 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $40,008 /yr | - | +$523k |
Denver | CO | $134,158 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $10,217 /yr | - | +$519k |
College Station | TX | $135,516 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $20,500 | +$510k |
Philadelphia | PA | $132,021 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $33,840 /yr | - | +$457k |
Baltimore | MD | $131,706 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $34,082 /yr | - | +$454k |
New York | NY | $126,504 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $35,737 /yr | - | +$450k |
Waltham | MA | $131,993 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $38,969 /yr | $20,500 | +$448k |
Rochester | NY | $131,965 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $34,347 /yr | - | +$434k |
New York | NY | $121,670 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $657 /yr | - | +$429k |
Omaha | NE | $125,733 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $32,456 /yr | $38,997 | +$406k |
South Orange | NJ | $125,005 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $31,552 /yr | - | +$401k |
Canyon | TX | $121,970 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $17,909 /yr | $20,700 | +$400k |
Cincinnati | OH | $119,687 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $31,905 /yr | - | +$354k |
Hempstead | NY | $119,193 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $30,647 /yr | - | +$352k |
New Orleans | LA | $120,904 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $40,693 /yr | - | +$349k |
Scranton | PA | $118,845 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $32,132 /yr | - | +$347k |
Portland | OR | $113,459 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $8,337 /yr | - | +$343k |
Washington | DC | $122,459 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $41,302 /yr | - | +$340k |
Cleveland | OH | $120,292 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $44,622 /yr | - | +$336k |
New York | NY | $116,094 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $30,721 /yr | $37,768 | +$325k |
Boston | MA | $117,293 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $36,503 /yr | $39,970 | +$325k |
Philadelphia | PA | $113,038 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $19,758 /yr | - | +$319k |
San Diego | CA | $110,830 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $13,243 /yr | - | +$311k |
Miami | FL | $109,647 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $11,462 /yr | $30,750 | +$304k |
Edmond | OK | $114,086 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $23,169 /yr | - | +$302k |
Houston | TX | $107,792 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $11,852 /yr | - | +$288k |
Coral Gables | FL | $112,491 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $36,483 /yr | - | +$283k |
Stony Brook | NY | $108,626 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $18,902 /yr | $20,508 | +$282k |
New Rochelle | NY | $107,996 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $26,250 /yr | - | +$263k |
Purchase | NY | $106,704 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $21,572 /yr | - | +$260k |
Rockville Centre | NY | $105,204 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $26,735 /yr | - | +$238k |
Tallahassee | FL | $101,223 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | - | +$236k |
Denver | CO | $102,553 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $17,732 /yr | $42,724 | +$231k |
Chicago | IL | $100,892 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $10,171 /yr | - | +$230k |
Claremont | CA | $100,075 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $26,039 /yr | - | +$229k |
Manhattan | KS | $101,913 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $18,210 /yr | $20,412 | +$224k |
Commerce | TX | $100,257 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $13,974 /yr | - | +$218k |
Philadelphia | PA | $102,128 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $23,058 /yr | - | +$217k |
Richardson | TX | $100,360 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $15,271 /yr | - | +$216k |
Boca Raton | FL | $99,143 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $10,394 /yr | - | +$215k |
Irving | TX | $113,450 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $68,064 /yr | - | +$214k |
Cambridge | MA | $106,868 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $47,733 /yr | - | +$214k |
Tiffin | OH | $101,377 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $26,131 /yr | - | +$205k |
Thousand Oaks | CA | $101,050 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $26,445 /yr | - | +$202k |
Mequon Earnings shared by 2 Concordia University campuses, which report as one program. | WI | $99,936 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $29,239 /yr | - | +$187k |
Ann Arbor Earnings shared by 2 Concordia University campuses, which report as one program. | MI | $99,936 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $29,819 /yr | - | +$186k |
Manchester | NH | $100,914 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $36,764 /yr | $32,800 | +$182k |
Saint Louis | MO | $97,110 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | - | +$166k |
Denver | CO | $97,649 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $31,961 /yr | - | +$162k |
Wilmington | DE | $93,395 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $17,045 /yr | - | +$152k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $95,681 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $19,286 /yr | - | +$151k |
Washington | DC | $92,124 Nat: $106,868 2yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | - | +$139k |
Phoenix | AZ | $88,995 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | - | +$119k |
Jersey City | NJ | $87,339 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $8,127 /yr | $29,969 | +$115k |
Dallas | TX | $88,978 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $25,954 /yr | - | +$97k |
New Castle | DE | $86,132 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $20,210 /yr | - | +$68k |
Minneapolis | MN | $83,324 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | - | +$61k |
Fayette | IA | $82,839 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $21,119 /yr | - | +$52k |
Dearborn | MI | $76,460 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $7,863 /yr | - | +$48k |
Jersey City | NJ | $75,204 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $10,591 /yr | - | +$31k |
Chicago | IL | $76,460 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $27,108 /yr | - | +$12k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $110,694 | $20,202 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $110,694 | $3,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $110,694 | $5,115 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,767 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $110,694 | $50,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $110,694 | $29,899 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $110,694 | $23,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $110,694 | $11,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $110,694 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $110,694 | $33,002 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $110,694 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $110,694 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | GA | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,968 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Forest | IL | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Romeoville | IL | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $110,694 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marion | IN | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $110,694 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicopee | MA | - Nat: $110,694 | $16,237 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,623 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $110,694 | $18,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $110,694 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Midland | MI | - Nat: $110,694 | $25,908 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clinton | MS | - Nat: $110,694 | $21,034 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $110,694 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellevue | NE | - Nat: $110,694 | $11,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $110,694 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henniker | NH | - Nat: $110,694 | $24,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hobbs | NM | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $110,694 | $29,006 /yr | - | -$0 |
Niagara University | NY | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $110,694 | $37,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saratoga Springs | NY | - Nat: $110,694 | $11,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $110,694 | $30,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buies Creek | NC | - Nat: $110,694 | $25,057 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boiling Springs | NC | - Nat: $110,694 | $21,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $110,694 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $110,694 | $30,366 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $110,694 | $13,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $110,694 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln University | PA | - Nat: $110,694 | $13,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $110,694 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Smithfield | RI | - Nat: $110,694 | $39,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $110,694 | $29,952 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $110,694 | $20,661 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aberdeen | SD | - Nat: $110,694 | $15,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murfreesboro | TN | - Nat: $110,694 | $12,562 /yr | - | -$0 |
Collegedale | TN | - Nat: $110,694 | $25,979 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $110,694 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $110,694 | $15,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $110,694 | $9,872 /yr | $29,186 | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $110,694 | $19,890 /yr | $15,944 | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $110,694 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $110,694 | $34,324 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $110,694 | $18,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $110,694 | $13,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayamón | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $3,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aguadilla | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $9,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mercedita | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $9,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $14,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $110,694 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Phoenix | AZ | - Nat: $110,694 | $12,698 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $110,694 | $22,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux Falls | SD | - Nat: $110,694 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Marion | IN | - Nat: $110,694 | $17,069 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | $68,905 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $5,956 /yr | $40,009 | -$43k |
Atlanta | GA | $66,941 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $12,365 /yr | - | -$48k |
Fairfield | CT | $73,737 Nat: $106,868 2yr Post-Grad | $49,906 /yr | - | -$54k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $66,915 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $16,628 /yr | - | -$56k |
Columbus | OH | $61,516 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | - | -$108k |
Scranton | PA | $64,701 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $21,059 /yr | - | -$108k |
Toledo | OH | $55,964 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $16,406 /yr | - | -$160k |
Owosso | MI | $49,436 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $10,115 /yr | - | -$213k |
San Juan | PR | $49,431 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $6,826 /yr | $40,420 | -$226k |
San Juan | PR | $48,493 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | $10,081 /yr | - | -$242k |
Arecibo | PR | $35,292 Nat: $110,694 5yr Post-Grad | $10,910 /yr | - | -$381k |
Arecibo | PR | $20,140 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $8,875 /yr | - | -$515k |
Ponce | PR | $20,140 Nat: $110,694 2yr Post-Grad | $10,578 /yr | - | -$518k |
San Francisco | CA | $107,694 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | Cost not reported |
Troy | MI | $102,515 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $53,370 | Cost not reported |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $169,234 Nat: $110,694 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | 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.