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Master's Degree•97 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 ($55,819)
P25-P75 Interval ($49,282 - $61,760)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $58,524 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $58,524 | $25,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florence | AL | - Nat: $58,524 | $17,850 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $58,524 | $14,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $58,524 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greeley | CO | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,711 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $58,524 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $58,524 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $58,524 | $13,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $58,524 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $58,524 | $11,789 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $58,524 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $58,524 | $17,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $58,524 | $29,819 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spring Arbor | MI | - Nat: $58,524 | $19,227 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $58,524 | $19,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Cloud | MN | - Nat: $58,524 | $16,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,781 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $58,524 | $21,172 /yr | $41,000 | -$0 |
Tougaloo | MS | - Nat: $58,524 | $20,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warrensburg | MO | - Nat: $58,524 | $15,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $58,524 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $58,524 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $58,524 | $15,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Niagara University | NY | - Nat: $58,524 | $17,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $58,524 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronxville | NY | - Nat: $58,524 | $37,068 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $58,524 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $58,524 | $12,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $58,524 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $58,524 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $58,524 | $17,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $58,524 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durant | OK | - Nat: $58,524 | $7,565 /yr | $22,970 | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $58,524 | $21,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $58,524 | $22,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $58,524 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orangeburg | SC | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,030 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingsville | TX | - Nat: $58,524 | $13,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $58,524 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $58,524 | $19,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $58,524 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $58,524 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $58,524 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $58,524 | $13,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mequon | WI | - Nat: $58,524 | $29,239 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stevens Point | WI | - Nat: $58,524 | $14,757 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $58,524 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $58,524 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $58,524 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $58,524 | $17,853 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $58,524 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | $74,272 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $26,595 /yr | - | -$33k |
Chicago | IL | $68,854 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $9,540 /yr | - | -$50k |
Carson | CA | $68,126 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $7,244 /yr | $38,338 | -$52k |
La Verne | CA | $71,930 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $20,523 /yr | $46,265 | -$55k |
Medford | MA | $74,319 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $38,797 /yr | $33,925 | -$55k |
Clemson | SC | $70,110 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $22,032 /yr | - | -$74k |
Ypsilanti | MI | $65,398 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $16,628 /yr | - | -$106k |
Kingston | RI | $64,289 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $22,469 /yr | - | -$115k |
Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $61,276 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $11,594 /yr | $47,005 | -$122k |
Chicago | IL | $61,024 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $10,364 /yr | $35,633 | -$123k |
Winona | MN | $62,697 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $20,422 /yr | - | -$126k |
Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $61,276 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $47,005 | -$128k |
Gainesville | FL | $59,496 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | $32,500 | -$129k |
Manhattan | KS | $60,479 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $18,210 /yr | $34,781 | -$142k |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | $61,760 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $27,714 /yr | $56,330 | -$148k |
Columbia | MO | $60,854 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $21,142 /yr | - | -$155k |
Phoenix | AZ | $58,177 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | - | -$156k |
Dekalb | IL | $56,678 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $14,505 /yr | $30,925 | -$171k |
Lincoln | NE | $56,989 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $16,214 /yr | - | -$171k |
Boston | MA | $60,848 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $36,503 /yr | - | -$172k |
Knoxville | TN | $55,719 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $18,314 /yr | $20,500 | -$187k |
Edmond | OK | $55,648 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $18,348 /yr | - | -$188k |
Minneapolis | MN | $55,244 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | - | -$192k |
Charleston | SC | $54,411 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $18,177 /yr | - | -$199k |
Wichita | KS | $52,823 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $10,307 /yr | - | -$200k |
East Lansing | MI | $55,819 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | - | -$202k |
Saint Paul | MN | $53,164 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $16,222 /yr | - | -$208k |
Loma Linda | CA | $53,741 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $25,018 /yr | $102,457 | -$228k |
Stillwater | OK | $49,282 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $17,058 /yr | - | -$247k |
Greenville | NC | $50,114 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $16,880 /yr | - | -$248k |
Denton | TX | $47,727 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $11,060 /yr | $26,502 | -$251k |
Springfield | MO | $49,874 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $17,270 /yr | - | -$251k |
Jonesboro | AR | $46,985 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | $15,441 /yr | $31,449 | -$266k |
Fargo | ND | $42,682 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $15,636 /yr | - | -$292k |
San Marcos | TX | $42,123 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $16,660 /yr | $28,300 | -$299k |
Seward | NE | $45,426 Nat: $58,524 5yr Post-Grad | $24,521 /yr | - | -$307k |
Durham | NH | $42,123 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $26,150 /yr | - | -$317k |
Sacramento | CA | $38,337 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $11,186 /yr | - | -$328k |
Nashville | TN | $37,208 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $15,497 /yr | $39,840 | -$348k |
Blacksburg | VA | $33,281 Nat: $58,524 2yr Post-Grad | $25,808 /yr | - | -$408k |
Pasadena | CA | $68,287 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $54,277 | Cost not reported |
Chicago | IL | $57,867 Nat: $58,524 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $72,778 | 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.