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Master's Degree•141 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.
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfax | VA | $114,744 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $17,915 /yr | - | +$533k |
Madison | WI | $111,616 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | $27,416 | +$507k |
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. University Park | PA | $102,798 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $19,550 /yr | - | +$427k |
University Park | PA | $102,798 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | - | +$403k |
Washington | DC | $100,602 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $36,586 /yr | - | +$377k |
Tacoma | WA | $90,418 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $10,163 /yr | $33,037 | +$338k |
Seattle | WA | $90,418 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $33,037 | +$331k |
Long Beach | CA | $87,165 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | $20,500 | +$310k |
Denver | CO | $90,604 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $36,131 /yr | $39,198 | +$292k |
Tucson | AZ | $80,622 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | $33,662 | +$242k |
Los Angeles | CA | $83,256 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | $58,405 | +$235k |
Conway | AR | $79,722 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $16,511 /yr | - | +$235k |
Philadelphia | PA | $78,144 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $28,198 /yr | - | +$200k |
Worcester | MA | $76,513 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $28,714 /yr | - | +$185k |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Scottsdale | AZ | $69,050 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $30,093 | +$173k |
Tallahassee | FL | $69,641 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | $25,125 | +$158k |
Tempe | AZ | $69,050 Nat: $79,784 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $30,093 | +$146k |
CUNY Lehman College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bronx | NY | $54,644 Nat: $79,784 2yr Post-Grad | $3,148 /yr | - | +$69k |
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 | $52,107 Nat: $79,784 2yr Post-Grad | $11,704 /yr | - | +$28k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $79,784 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
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: $79,784 | $13,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $79,784 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florence | AL | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,170 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chico | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,480 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $6,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hayward | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $9,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $3,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northridge | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $7,021 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Redlands | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $30,031 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $79,784 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,788 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $79,784 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Britain | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmington University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Castle | DE | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,644 /yr | $30,739 | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $79,784 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $79,784 | $9,812 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $79,784 | $9,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,116 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Macomb | IL | - Nat: $79,784 | $12,937 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $79,784 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $79,784 | $10,990 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Gloucester | ME | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,809 /yr | $60,899 | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,467 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salisbury | MD | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $79,784 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $79,784 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salem | MA | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,996 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $79,784 | $21,708 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $79,784 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Maryville | MO | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $79,784 | $24,398 /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: $79,784 | $16,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $79,784 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $79,784 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | - Nat: $79,784 | $21,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $79,784 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $79,784 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $79,784 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $79,784 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $79,784 | $28,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $79,784 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $79,784 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,604 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $79,784 | $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: $79,784 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $79,784 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $79,784 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $79,784 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,841 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tennessee State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Nashville | TN | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,796 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $21,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $79,784 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $79,784 | $14,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fredericksburg | VA | - Nat: $79,784 | $20,667 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $79,784 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $79,784 | $7,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $79,784 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $79,784 | $18,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $79,784 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boone | NC | $49,683 Nat: $79,784 2yr Post-Grad | $16,836 /yr | - | -$5k |
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.