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Master's Degree187 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
$164,523
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
-
+$960k
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
TX
$135,393
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$36,660
/yr
-
+$744k
University of Houston
Houston
TX
$110,277
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$14,276
/yr
$34,875
+$501k
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette
LA
$106,248
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$13,530
/yr
$20,500
+$468k
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
CO
$109,407
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$28,690
/yr
-
+$467k
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
TX
$99,705
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$9,403
/yr
-
+$420k
California State University-Fresno
Fresno
CA
$97,545
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$7,000
/yr
-
+$405k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$96,433
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$32,799
+$370k
Montana Technological University
Butte
MT
$91,662
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$16,481
/yr
-
+$337k
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
$86,410
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$17,595
/yr
$29,609
+$290k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$81,702
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
-
+$289k
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
$84,961
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$20,109
/yr
-
+$273k
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
$83,661
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
-
+$260k
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
$74,484
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$15,931
/yr
-
+$191k
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
$73,636
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$19,151
/yr
-
+$178k
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$62,489
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$10,836
/yr
-
+$129k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$59,485
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
-
+$95k
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
$63,901
Nat: $79,463
4yr Post-Grad
$18,267
/yr
-
+$94k
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno
NV
$54,713
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$15,927
/yr
-
+$46k
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
$52,107
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$22,499
/yr
-
+$8k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,420
/yr
-
-$0
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $79,463
$24,323
/yr
-
-$0
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
-
Nat: $79,463
$10,892
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,075
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$5,652
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$4,564
/yr
-
-$0
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$11,531
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Chico
Chico
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,480
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$6,555
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$10,440
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$3,967
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$7,021
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$9,338
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,741
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,251
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,890
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco State University
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,278
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $79,463
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,279
/yr
-
-$0
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,760
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,604
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $79,463
$8,752
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $79,463
$35,639
/yr
-
-$0
Florida International University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $79,463
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $79,463
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $79,463
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,116
/yr
-
-$0
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,664
/yr
-
-$0
Boise State University
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,610
/yr
-
-$0
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,831
/yr
-
-$0
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois State University
Normal
IL
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,398
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,391
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,297
/yr
-
-$0
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $79,463
$11,668
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
-
Nat: $79,463
$10,873
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,264
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Hays State University
Hays
KS
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,569
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
Murray State University
Murray
KY
-
Nat: $79,463
$9,096
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,384
/yr
-
-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $79,463
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine
Orono
ME
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,510
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $79,463
$41,704
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,383
/yr
-
-$0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $79,463
$20,111
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan Technological University
Houghton
MI
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,182
/yr
-
-$0
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,743
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,708
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $79,463
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,310
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla
MO
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,298
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $79,463
$24,398
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,613
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,784
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $79,463
$10,359
/yr
-
-$0
Dartmouth College
Hanover
NH
-
Nat: $79,463
$29,519
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $79,463
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
Montclair State University
Montclair
NJ
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,566
/yr
-
-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $79,463
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,703
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro
NM
-
Nat: $79,463
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $79,463
$8,889
/yr
-
-$0
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$3,103
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY City College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$3,776
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Queens College
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$4,195
/yr
-
-$0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$36,228
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rochester
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$29,278
/yr
-
-$0
Binghamton University
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,620
/yr
-
-$0
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,784
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$11,346
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $79,463
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
East Carolina University
Greenville
NC
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,739
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $79,463
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,435
/yr
-
-$0
North Carolina Central University
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,359
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,551
/yr
-
-$0
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,946
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$20,787
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$28,384
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,637
/yr
-
-$0
University of Toledo
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,249
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,415
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
University of Tulsa
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,000
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,604
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,182
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $79,463
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$36,931
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$30,434
/yr
-
-$0
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$23,331
/yr
-
-$0
Clemson University
Clemson
SC
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,253
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $79,463
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
Coastal Carolina University
Conway
SC
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,966
/yr
-
-$0
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $79,463
$20,183
/yr
-
-$0
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
TN
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,983
/yr
-
-$0
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $79,463
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$11,656
/yr
-
-$0
Rice University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,260
/yr
-
-$0
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,286
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TX
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,070
/yr
-
-$0
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,564
/yr
-
-$0
Utah State University
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
University of Vermont
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,343
/yr
-
-$0
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,915
/yr
-
-$0
Old Dominion University
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,638
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $79,463
$24,953
/yr
-
-$0
Central Washington University
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,476
/yr
-
-$0
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,971
/yr
-
-$0
Western Washington University
Bellingham
WA
-
Nat: $79,463
$21,193
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $79,463
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wyoming
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,599
/yr
-
-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
-
Nat: $79,463
$17,936
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $79,463
$14,600
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $79,463
$18,048
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $79,463
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $79,463
$19,550
/yr
-
-$0
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
$49,436
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$15,273
/yr
-
-$5k
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
$45,696
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$14,158
/yr
-
-$40k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$41,937
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
-
-$71k
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
$43,426
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$18,209
/yr
-
-$71k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
$38,289
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$11,297
/yr
-
-$111k
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
$38,289
Nat: $79,463
2yr Post-Grad
$12,193
/yr
-
-$112k
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.