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Master's Degree65 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Georgetown University
Washington
DC
$90,356
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$40,815
/yr
-
+$282k
George Washington University
Washington
DC
$89,072
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
-
+$278k
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
$84,165
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$22,010
+$262k
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
$83,464
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$20,787
/yr
$27,036
+$259k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$82,549
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$24,402
/yr
-
+$245k
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
NY
$82,191
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$27,074
/yr
$27,582
+$237k
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$78,880
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
$69,000
+$218k
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
$77,057
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$20,268
/yr
$20,877
+$205k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$76,630
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$48,232
+$178k
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
$73,130
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$17,747
/yr
-
+$176k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$72,390
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$35,778
+$175k
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
$70,926
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$13,936
/yr
$22,394
+$164k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$69,612
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$36,404
+$160k
Hofstra University
Hempstead
NY
$74,266
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$34,176
/yr
-
+$155k
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$70,715
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
$64,766
+$134k
American University
Washington
DC
$67,819
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$41,943
/yr
$55,989
+$86k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
$52,107
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$50k
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
$62,512
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$38,793
/yr
$56,444
+$44k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $69,034
$22,420
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $69,034
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $69,034
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro
AR
-
Nat: $69,034
$12,366
/yr
-
-$0
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $69,034
$40,613
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $69,034
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $69,034
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $69,034
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $69,034
$49,790
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $69,034
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
-
Nat: $69,034
$18,589
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $69,034
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $69,034
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
Morgan State University
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $69,034
$14,985
/yr
-
-$0
Harvard University
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $69,034
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $69,034
$20,111
/yr
-
-$0
Northeastern University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $69,034
$30,915
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $69,034
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $69,034
$16,784
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $69,034
$15,927
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $69,034
$21,637
/yr
-
-$0
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $69,034
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $69,034
$19,841
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $69,034
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $69,034
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
Marshall University
Huntington
WV
-
Nat: $69,034
$7,502
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $69,034
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $69,034
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $69,034
$9,175
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $69,034
$7,051
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
$49,683
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
-
-$2k
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
$49,136
Nat: $67,819
2yr Post-Grad
$13,481
/yr
-
-$5k
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
$48,041
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$14,940
/yr
-
-$18k
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
IL
$49,368
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$9,833
/yr
-
-$24k
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
$49,772
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$19,923
/yr
$45,050
-$39k
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
SC
$47,260
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$22,811
/yr
-
-$40k
Full Sail University
Winter Park
FL
$53,227
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$38,875
/yr
$35,477
-$41k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$51,338
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$30,902
/yr
$44,065
-$44k
Point Park University
Pittsburgh
PA
$44,590
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$25,942
/yr
-
-$73k
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN
$41,937
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$12,397
/yr
-
-$75k
Emerson College
Boston
MA
$48,294
Nat: $69,034
4yr Post-Grad
$49,180
/yr
-
-$107k
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago
IL
$41,025
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$26,598
/yr
-
-$111k
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
$38,289
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$15,678
/yr
-
-$119k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$36,141
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$15,649
/yr
-
-$141k
University of Mississippi
University
MS
$35,060
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$13,314
/yr
-
-$148k
Quinnipiac University
Hamden
CT
$39,741
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$40,675
/yr
-
-$150k
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
$33,993
Nat: $69,034
2yr Post-Grad
$22,182
/yr
$46,786
-$175k
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.