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Master's Degree•103 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 ($103,834)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,320 - $123,477)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $258,152 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $14,815 /yr | - | +$1552k |
Evanston | IL | $240,637 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | +$1376k |
Atlanta | GA | $209,140 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $16,754 /yr | - | +$1151k |
East Lansing | MI | $188,085 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | $89,206 | +$963k |
Charlottesville | VA | $180,117 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $18,056 /yr | $136,391 | +$900k |
Indianapolis | IN | $171,615 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $9,479 /yr | $43,544 | +$843k |
Bloomington | IN | $161,345 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $16,003 /yr | $50,439 | +$743k |
Madison | WI | $160,097 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | $49,625 | +$731k |
Baltimore | MD | $158,699 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | $77,747 | +$716k |
College Park | MD | $151,599 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $14,296 /yr | $31,317 | +$636k |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $148,490 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $29,060 /yr | $44,112 | +$608k |
Atlanta | GA | $143,079 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $12,365 /yr | $51,250 | +$592k |
Philadelphia | PA | $142,843 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $37,529 /yr | $41,000 | +$544k |
Philadelphia | PA | $141,003 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $33,840 /yr | $41,000 | +$535k |
Bethlehem | PA | $141,347 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $25,272 /yr | - | +$530k |
Los Angeles | CA | $140,532 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $50,518 /yr | $74,635 | +$500k |
Denver | CO | $133,993 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $31,961 /yr | $66,754 | +$478k |
Saint Louis | MO | $129,101 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $14,990 /yr | $24,400 | +$467k |
Allendale | MI | $128,108 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $16,495 /yr | $21,354 | +$455k |
Columbia | MO | $123,999 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,142 /yr | - | +$411k |
Muncie | IN | $120,992 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $13,877 /yr | $31,808 | +$399k |
Durham | NH | $123,477 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $26,150 /yr | $30,750 | +$398k |
Gary | IN | $118,385 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $5,567 /yr | - | +$391k |
Kansas City | MO | $119,601 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $13,778 /yr | - | +$387k |
Morgantown | WV | $119,013 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $18,020 /yr | $30,750 | +$374k |
South Bend | IN | $115,947 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $8,607 /yr | - | +$365k |
Fort Wayne | IN | $113,001 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $12,471 /yr | $19,255 | +$332k |
Lexington | KY | $111,868 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $18,868 /yr | $41,000 | +$310k |
New Albany | IN | $109,847 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $10,026 /yr | $20,678 | +$309k |
Louisville | KY | $110,622 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $14,960 /yr | $35,500 | +$306k |
Lawrence | KS | $113,790 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $20,004 /yr | - | +$305k |
Nashville | TN | $113,806 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $32,648 /yr | $47,260 | +$302k |
Orem | UT | $110,270 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $17,558 /yr | - | +$299k |
Orlando | FL | $108,978 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $11,516 /yr | $39,348 | +$298k |
Tallahassee | FL | $107,889 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $8,605 /yr | $30,750 | +$294k |
Lawton | OK | $106,812 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $7,472 /yr | - | +$287k |
New Orleans | LA | $113,672 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $40,693 /yr | $63,216 | +$286k |
Richmond | VA | $108,337 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $25,037 /yr | $41,000 | +$268k |
Duluth | MN | $106,676 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $26,830 /yr | - | +$250k |
Redlands | CA | $107,522 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $30,924 /yr | - | +$250k |
Whitewater | WI | $102,812 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $13,737 /yr | $27,865 | +$241k |
Saint Louis | MO | $102,806 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $20,199 /yr | $46,989 | +$229k |
Spokane | WA | $104,495 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $32,750 /yr | $32,569 | +$220k |
Waterbury | CT | $101,826 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $20,694 /yr | $41,289 | +$219k |
Washington | DC | $103,834 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $32,543 /yr | $20,500 | +$215k |
Macon | GA | $101,623 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $24,778 /yr | - | +$210k |
Murray | KY | $96,691 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $7,350 /yr | $26,119 | +$199k |
Dahlonega | GA | $97,809 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $14,185 /yr | - | +$196k |
Highland Heights | KY | $94,965 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $8,976 /yr | $30,035 | +$181k |
Jacksonville | FL | $100,429 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $28,424 /yr | $21,083 | +$175k |
Milledgeville | GA | $94,468 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $20,803 /yr | - | +$155k |
New Orleans | LA | $92,654 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,888 /yr | $44,799 | +$137k |
Morehead | KY | $89,399 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $9,912 /yr | - | +$130k |
Edinburg | TX | $87,822 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $4,858 /yr | - | +$126k |
Lincoln | NE | $91,021 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $20,647 /yr | - | +$125k |
North Adams | MA | $89,587 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $11,402 /yr | - | +$114k |
La Mirada | CA | $90,894 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $32,530 /yr | $34,168 | +$102k |
Riverside | CA | $89,018 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $24,138 /yr | $27,334 | +$101k |
Pueblo | CO | $84,995 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $8,851 /yr | - | +$94k |
Columbia | MO | $87,915 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $25,982 /yr | $40,400 | +$88k |
Moraga | CA | $89,638 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $32,200 /yr | - | +$76k |
Niagara University | NY | $86,227 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $17,246 /yr | $20,500 | +$74k |
Saint Charles | MO | $85,320 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,443 /yr | $31,191 | +$73k |
Azusa | CA | $85,420 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $22,597 /yr | - | +$72k |
Jacksonville | FL | $81,376 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $11,689 /yr | $23,958 | +$57k |
Montgomery | AL | $78,731 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $13,789 /yr | $30,750 | +$30k |
Huntington | WV | $77,136 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $7,341 /yr | $28,606 | +$27k |
Fort Wayne | IN | $78,881 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $22,171 /yr | $24,193 | +$15k |
Campbellsville | KY | $76,568 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $17,734 /yr | $26,062 | +$3k |
Miami Gardens | FL | - Nat: $125,988 | $24,377 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $125,988 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $125,988 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $125,988 | $34,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $125,988 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kokomo | IN | - Nat: $125,988 | $5,707 /yr | $17,430 | -$0 |
Hillsboro | KS | - Nat: $125,988 | $19,034 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | KY | - Nat: $125,988 | $11,925 /yr | $24,520 | -$0 |
Frankfort | KY | - Nat: $125,988 | $17,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $125,988 | $6,270 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $125,988 | $27,077 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $125,988 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellevue | NE | - Nat: $125,988 | $11,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henniker | NH | - Nat: $125,988 | $24,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethany | OK | - Nat: $125,988 | $15,955 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmond | OK | - Nat: $125,988 | $23,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $125,988 | $17,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrogate | TN | - Nat: $125,988 | $21,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomsburg | PA | - Nat: $125,988 | $17,468 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Leo | FL | $77,235 Nat: $104,495 5yr Post-Grad | $24,658 /yr | - | -$17k |
Charleston | WV | $75,247 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $23,793 /yr | $29,577 | -$19k |
Seward | NE | $75,289 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $24,521 /yr | - | -$20k |
Chester | PA | $71,854 Nat: $125,988 2yr Post-Grad | $26,151 /yr | - | -$28k |
McKenzie | TN | $70,110 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $13,267 /yr | $41,000 | -$45k |
Kerrville | TX | $71,621 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,252 /yr | $26,748 | -$47k |
Savannah | GA | $65,620 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $7,542 /yr | $38,194 | -$75k |
Louisville | KY | $61,096 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $24,262 /yr | $25,500 | -$147k |
Buckhannon | WV | $60,221 Nat: $125,988 5yr Post-Grad | $17,980 /yr | - | -$155k |
San Juan | PR | $57,619 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $11,860 /yr | $17,000 | -$157k |
Seattle | WA | $57,318 Nat: $125,988 2yr Post-Grad | $25,419 /yr | - | -$163k |
Arkadelphia | AR | $56,919 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $21,843 /yr | $23,400 | -$182k |
Orangeburg | SC | $54,848 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $18,030 /yr | - | -$195k |
Tempe | AZ | $53,599 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | - | -$201k |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $148,490 Nat: $125,988 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $44,112 | 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.