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Master's Degree•186 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 ($59,731)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,024 - $72,061)
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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
NY
$96,469
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$541
/yr
-
+$209k
Queens
NY
$87,317
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$1,272
/yr
$24,000
+$128k
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
NY
$86,896
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$3,153
/yr
-
+$121k
New York
NY
$85,112
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$1,557
/yr
-
+$108k
New York
NY
$84,459
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$1,051
/yr
$29,940
+$103k
Touro University
New York
NY
$85,537
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$28,433
/yr
$27,333
+$62k
Rockville Centre
NY
$84,750
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$26,735
/yr
-
+$59k
Dobbs Ferry
NY
$81,625
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$15,093
/yr
$41,000
+$53k
Queens
NY
$79,488
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$24,508
/yr
-
+$16k
Kingston
RI
$78,288
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$22,469
/yr
-
+$10k
Stony Brook
NY
$77,223
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,902
/yr
$20,500
+$7k
New York
NY
$80,567
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$35,737
/yr
-
+$5k
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $65,767
$20,202
/yr
-
-$0
Troy University
Troy
AL
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,943
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,125
/yr
-
-$0
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,265
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,571
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$3,946
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$7,244
/yr
-
-$0
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$5,115
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$2,385
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
-
/yr
-
-$0
Malibu
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$48,065
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,539
/yr
-
-$0
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $65,767
$15,537
/yr
-
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $65,767
$49,906
/yr
-
-$0
West Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $65,767
$28,249
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $65,767
$16,337
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington University
New Castle
DE
-
Nat: $65,767
$20,210
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $65,767
$41,302
/yr
-
-$0
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $65,767
$11,516
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,636
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $65,767
$11,122
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $65,767
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$20,905
/yr
-
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,042
/yr
-
-$0
Bourbonnais
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,978
/yr
-
-$0
River Forest
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$14,013
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,171
/yr
-
-$0
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$12,554
/yr
-
-$0
Wheaton
IL
-
Nat: $65,767
$26,059
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,877
/yr
-
-$0
Huntington
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,258
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$9,479
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$16,003
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,440
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,657
/yr
-
-$0
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake
IA
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,855
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Falls
IA
-
Nat: $65,767
$16,038
/yr
-
-$0
Emporia
KS
-
Nat: $65,767
$14,364
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,430
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmore
KY
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,061
/yr
$35,937
-$0
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville
KY
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,734
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,868
/yr
-
-$0
Murray
KY
-
Nat: $65,767
$7,350
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
ME
-
Nat: $65,767
$14,927
/yr
$18,792
-$0
Westminster
MD
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,980
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,767
$36,503
/yr
-
-$0
Wenham
MA
-
Nat: $65,767
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
Salem
MA
-
Nat: $65,767
$12,921
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,201
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,819
/yr
-
-$0
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$16,628
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$14,792
/yr
-
-$0
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,322
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,601
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Charles
MO
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,443
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Maryville
MO
-
Nat: $65,767
$16,120
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Girardeau
MO
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,110
/yr
-
-$0
Hastings
NE
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,320
/yr
-
-$0
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $65,767
$11,062
/yr
$23,614
-$0
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $65,767
$36,764
/yr
-
-$0
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$26,646
/yr
-
-$0
Boricua College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$15,934
/yr
$15,160
-$0
Potsdam
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$32,137
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,038
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$42,760
/yr
-
-$0
Purchase
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,572
/yr
-
-$0
Niagara University
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,246
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$30,721
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$34,347
/yr
-
-$0
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,266
/yr
-
-$0
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$20,907
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,886
/yr
-
-$0
Cortland
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,125
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $65,767
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro College
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,187
/yr
-
-$0
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $65,767
$22,801
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,754
/yr
-
-$0
Findlay
OH
-
Nat: $65,767
$26,406
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $65,767
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
New Concord
OH
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,145
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $65,767
$18,348
/yr
-
-$0
Bushnell University
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,624
/yr
-
-$0
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $65,767
$35,520
/yr
-
-$0
Monmouth
OR
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,140
/yr
-
-$0
Center Valley
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,183
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$37,704
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern University
Saint Davids
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$27,498
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,758
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,577
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,362
/yr
-
-$0
Slippery Rock
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,972
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
West Chester
PA
-
Nat: $65,767
$24,778
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,959
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $65,767
$31,764
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $65,767
$15,497
/yr
-
-$0
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $65,767
$15,358
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,040
/yr
-
-$0
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,397
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $65,767
$12,644
/yr
-
-$0
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $65,767
$21,201
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $65,767
$32,750
/yr
-
-$0
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,462
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $65,767
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Mequon
WI
-
Nat: $65,767
$29,239
/yr
-
-$0
River Falls
WI
-
Nat: $65,767
$14,703
/yr
-
-$0
Ponce
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,578
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
San German
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$11,050
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,910
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$10,081
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$9,683
/yr
-
-$0
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $65,767
$11,860
/yr
-
-$0
Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $65,767
$19,736
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion
IN
-
Nat: $65,767
$17,069
/yr
-
-$0
Brookville
NY
$77,190
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$23,862
/yr
-
-$2k
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City
UT
$72,564
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$12,748
/yr
$9,914
-$23k
Northridge
CA
$72,061
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$6,346
/yr
-
-$28k
Hempstead
NY
$77,170
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$30,647
/yr
-
-$28k
Philadelphia
PA
$69,815
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$12,882
/yr
-
-$47k
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix
AZ
$69,839
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$21,509
/yr
$19,630
-$63k
Baltimore
MD
$70,816
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$25,203
/yr
-
-$73k
San Francisco
CA
$69,564
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$30,496
/yr
-
-$82k
Framingham
MA
$66,234
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$15,951
/yr
-
-$85k
Wilkes-Barre
PA
$69,069
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$25,799
/yr
-
-$90k
Bridgewater
MA
$65,938
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,061
/yr
-
-$92k
Nashville
TN
$66,213
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$23,178
/yr
-
-$98k
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
MN
$65,171
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$20,422
/yr
-
-$103k
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
$64,039
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,135
/yr
-
-$109k
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
$63,736
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,458
/yr
-
-$112k
Ewing
NJ
$63,611
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$26,752
/yr
-
-$129k
Madison
WI
$63,899
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$28,487
/yr
-
-$129k
Saint Paul
MN
$62,193
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$22,756
/yr
-
-$134k
Saint Louis
MO
$62,080
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$26,955
/yr
-
-$143k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
$57,745
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$7,134
/yr
-
-$147k
San Antonio
TX
$56,803
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$9,872
/yr
-
-$161k
Buffalo
NY
$57,530
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,178
/yr
-
-$170k
River Forest
IL
$57,111
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$17,217
/yr
-
-$172k
Birmingham
AL
$56,607
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$15,630
/yr
-
-$174k
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville
TN
$56,423
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$19,828
/yr
-
-$183k
Fredonia
NY
$55,315
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$15,275
/yr
$20,500
-$185k
Russellville
AR
$54,368
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$11,332
/yr
-
-$187k
Saint Cloud
MN
$54,550
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$16,062
/yr
-
-$194k
Seward
NE
$56,149
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$24,521
/yr
-
-$194k
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
IL
$53,068
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$9,377
/yr
-
-$196k
New Paltz
NY
$52,107
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$19,499
/yr
-
-$204k
Middlebury
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
VT
$56,529
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$32,102
/yr
-
-$205k
Rochester
NY
$55,628
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$30,265
/yr
-
-$210k
New York
NY
$59,731
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$48,163
/yr
-
-$215k
Huntsville
TX
$52,024
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$14,788
/yr
-
-$216k
Kennesaw
GA
$50,105
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$16,325
/yr
-
-$218k
Los Angeles
CA
$55,041
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
$73,981
-$221k
Jefferson City
TN
$51,940
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,130
/yr
-
-$223k
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids
MI
$51,886
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$18,028
/yr
-
-$223k
Buffalo
NY
$51,565
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$21,775
/yr
-
-$233k
Sacramento
CA
$47,260
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$11,186
/yr
-
-$237k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$48,237
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$11,594
/yr
$29,879
-$256k
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus
OH
$48,038
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$17,780
/yr
-
-$260k
Tempe
Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$48,237
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$29,879
-$262k
Warrensburg
MO
$46,952
Nat: $65,767
5yr Post-Grad
$15,554
/yr
-
-$276k
La Mirada
CA
$47,260
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$32,530
/yr
-
-$276k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$43,242
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$8,337
/yr
-
-$290k
Chico
CA
$37,208
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$14,157
/yr
-
-$345k
Atlanta
GA
$36,488
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$12,365
/yr
-
-$350k
Colchester
VT
$38,289
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$29,915
/yr
-
-$363k
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$36,848
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$27,714
/yr
-
-$374k
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa
CA
$36,489
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
$22,597
/yr
-
-$383k
Seattle
WA
$36,134
Nat: $65,767
2yr Post-Grad
$34,324
/yr
-
-$394k
Monterey
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
CA
$56,529
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-Cost not reported
New York
NY
$79,054
Nat: $65,767
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-Cost not reported
Brattleboro
VT
$48,152
Nat: $65,767
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.