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Master's Degree10 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$158,814
5yr Post-Grad
$27,143
/yr
$69,011
+$890k
Cleveland State University
Cleveland
OH
$83,181
5yr Post-Grad
$16,065
/yr
-
+$265k
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
$82,184
5yr Post-Grad
$19,040
/yr
$41,000
+$251k
Westminster University
Salt Lake City
UT
$61,020
2yr Post-Grad
$26,536
/yr
-
+$87k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$59,971
5yr Post-Grad
$14,832
/yr
$41,000
+$65k
Clark University
Worcester
MA
$60,494
5yr Post-Grad
$27,711
/yr
-
+$46k
Brandeis University
Waltham
MA
$57,318
2yr Post-Grad
$33,885
/yr
-
+$38k
Springfield College
Springfield
MA
$56,556
5yr Post-Grad
$29,187
/yr
$41,000
+$8k
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
$46,087
2yr Post-Grad
$10,170
/yr
-
-$29k
Murray State University
Murray
KY
$47,728
5yr Post-Grad
$9,121
/yr
$39,986
-$38k
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.