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Master's Degree48 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 ($56,757)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,013 - $60,052)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Vermillion
SD
$86,703
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$19,858
/yr
$34,542
+$87k
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $57,050
$30,365
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $57,050
$41,431
/yr
-
-$0
National Louis University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $57,050
$12,641
/yr
-
-$0
Ashford University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $57,050
$31,266
/yr
$30,750
-$0
Lindsey Wilson College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbia
KY
-
Nat: $57,050
$15,070
/yr
-
-$0
Westminster
MD
-
Nat: $57,050
$21,916
/yr
-
-$0
Framingham
MA
-
Nat: $57,050
$16,114
/yr
-
-$0
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $57,050
$19,139
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $57,050
$27,705
/yr
-
-$0
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $57,050
$17,503
/yr
-
-$0
Bellevue University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bellevue
NE
-
Nat: $57,050
$17,550
/yr
-
-$0
New England College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Henniker
NH
-
Nat: $57,050
$26,972
/yr
-
-$0
Boricua College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New York
NY
-
Nat: $57,050
$15,245
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $57,050
$14,764
/yr
-
-$0
Newberg
OR
-
Nat: $57,050
$31,679
/yr
-
-$0
Winchester
VA
-
Nat: $57,050
$30,298
/yr
-
-$0
Oshkosh
WI
-
Nat: $57,050
$14,305
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $57,050
$7,051
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $57,050
$16,510
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Georgia
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dahlonega
GA
-
Nat: $57,050
$9,823
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
$69,886
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$24k
Post University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waterbury
CT
$69,262
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$21,634
/yr
$55,120
-$69k
University of Illinois Springfield
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Springfield
IL
$66,186
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$9,833
/yr
$40,503
-$74k
Boston
MA
$69,886
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$30,915
/yr
-
-$81k
Lincoln University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lincoln University
PA
$63,698
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$14,977
/yr
$27,573
-$106k
East Central University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ada
OK
$61,077
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$8,683
/yr
$40,270
-$119k
Tampa
FL
$59,322
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$32,300
-$137k
Boston
MA
$58,221
Nat: $57,050
2yr Post-Grad
$17,707
/yr
-
-$140k
Johnson City
TN
$60,052
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$15,983
/yr
-
-$141k
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Portland
OR
$56,485
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$41,000
-$145k
University of Baltimore
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baltimore
MD
$57,277
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$13,868
/yr
-
-$163k
Saint Louis
MO
$59,247
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$27,047
/yr
$53,984
-$169k
Chestnut Hill College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Philadelphia
PA
$59,051
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$27,970
/yr
$41,000
-$173k
River Forest
IL
$56,757
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$18,436
/yr
$37,433
-$177k
Wilmington University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Castle
DE
$55,617
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$15,644
/yr
$28,506
-$182k
Hickory
NC
$56,364
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$20,689
/yr
$33,755
-$184k
Capella University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
$55,797
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$17,956
/yr
$45,611
-$185k
Warner Pacific University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Portland
OR
$56,485
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$25,629
/yr
$41,000
-$192k
Purdue University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Lafayette
IN
$52,013
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$7,770
/yr
$44,397
-$202k
Walden University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
$56,751
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$33,817
/yr
$41,000
-$205k
Mercer University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Macon
GA
$53,659
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$23,847
/yr
-
-$216k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
$47,260
Nat: $57,050
2yr Post-Grad
$18,462
/yr
$41,000
-$249k
Southeastern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakeland
FL
$51,706
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$31,942
/yr
-
-$249k
Saint Leo University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Leo
FL
$44,950
Nat: $57,050
4yr Post-Grad
$21,293
/yr
$52,950
-$295k
Albertus Magnus College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Haven
CT
$42,682
Nat: $57,050
2yr Post-Grad
$34,028
/yr
-
-$324k
Seward
NE
$36,668
Nat: $57,050
2yr Post-Grad
$23,965
/yr
-
-$367k
Liberty University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lynchburg
VA
$37,097
Nat: $57,050
2yr Post-Grad
$29,357
/yr
-
-$372k
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.
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.