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Master's Degree180 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 ($64,943)
P25-P75 Interval ($50,856 - $72,960)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Austin
TX
$119,127
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
-
+$371k
Moraga
CA
$108,918
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$30,378
/yr
-
+$262k
Spring Arbor University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Spring Arbor
MI
$100,955
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$19,353
/yr
-
+$213k
Cambridge
MA
$92,158
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$19,066
/yr
$25,780
+$137k
Stony Brook
NY
$89,107
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$18,784
/yr
$19,633
+$110k
Murfreesboro
TN
$76,590
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$13,359
/yr
$37,889
+$11k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New York
NY
$72,860
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$21,000
+$2k
Faulkner University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Montgomery
AL
-
Nat: $65,716
$22,085
/yr
-
-$0
Jacksonville
AL
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,279
/yr
-
-$0
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,449
/yr
-
-$0
Alaska Pacific University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $65,716
$21,616
/yr
-
-$0
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
Prescott College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Prescott
AZ
-
Nat: $65,716
$22,583
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,248
/yr
-
-$0
Russellville
AR
-
Nat: $65,716
$12,970
/yr
-
-$0
Henderson State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Arkadelphia
AR
-
Nat: $65,716
$23,405
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$26,285
/yr
-
-$0
Northridge
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$7,021
/yr
$41,000
-$0
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,338
/yr
-
-$0
San Rafael
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$35,333
/yr
-
-$0
Carpinteria
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
-
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$21,413
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$12,278
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $65,716
$11,900
/yr
-
-$0
Middletown
CT
-
Nat: $65,716
$30,177
/yr
-
-$0
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $65,716
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $65,716
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $65,716
$30,371
/yr
-
-$0
Winter Park
FL
-
Nat: $65,716
$34,732
/yr
-
-$0
Clayton State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Morrow
GA
-
Nat: $65,716
$8,365
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Southwestern State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Americus
GA
-
Nat: $65,716
$12,019
/yr
-
-$0
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,267
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,931
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Forest
IL
-
Nat: $65,716
$28,673
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,006
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Springfield
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Springfield
IL
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,833
/yr
-
-$0
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,297
/yr
-
-$0
Trinity International University-Illinois
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Deerfield
IL
-
Nat: $65,716
$2,835
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-South Bend
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
South Bend
IN
-
Nat: $65,716
$8,653
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Northwest
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gary
IN
-
Nat: $65,716
$5,130
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $65,716
$18,578
/yr
-
-$0
Maharishi International University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fairfield
IA
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,956
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,194
/yr
-
-$0
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,988
/yr
-
-$0
Highland Heights
KY
-
Nat: $65,716
$8,191
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Shreveport
LA
-
Nat: $65,716
$7,022
/yr
-
-$0
Frederick
MD
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,873
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $65,716
$30,574
/yr
-
-$0
Annapolis
MD
-
Nat: $65,716
$45,597
/yr
-
-$0
Bay Path University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Longmeadow
MA
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,271
/yr
-
-$0
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $65,716
$35,736
/yr
-
-$0
College of Our Lady of the Elms
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicopee
MA
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,545
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,597
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,232
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Flint
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $65,716
$7,007
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,744
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $65,716
$16,863
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $65,716
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $65,716
$18,743
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
MS
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,540
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,310
/yr
-
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $65,716
$21,786
/yr
-
-$0
Chadron State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chadron
NE
-
Nat: $65,716
$12,549
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $65,716
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
Camden
NJ
-
Nat: $65,716
$18,745
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $65,716
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,703
/yr
-
-$0
South Orange
NJ
-
Nat: $65,716
$31,446
/yr
-
-$0
College of Staten Island CUNY
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Staten Island
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$5,579
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Lehman College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$3,148
/yr
-
-$0
Brookville
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$33,062
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$58,741
/yr
-
-$0
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$32,297
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$29,999
/yr
-
-$0
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,167
/yr
-
-$0
Brockport
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$16,353
/yr
-
-$0
Old Westbury
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$11,282
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$11,676
/yr
-
-$0
Excelsior University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
-
/yr
-
-$0
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,108
/yr
-
-$0
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,689
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$12,250
/yr
-
-$0
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,435
/yr
-
-$0
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,303
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,109
/yr
-
-$0
Pfeiffer University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Misenheimer
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,076
/yr
-
-$0
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $65,716
$28,719
/yr
-
-$0
University Heights
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
$28,746
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,079
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
$17,249
/yr
-
-$0
Pepper Pike
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
$16,164
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $65,716
$22,857
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Weatherford
OK
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,459
/yr
-
-$0
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,604
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $65,716
$33,013
/yr
-
-$0
Reading
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,024
/yr
-
-$0
Glenside
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$29,466
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,794
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$30,670
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Middletown
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$23,330
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
Wilkes-Barre
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$27,743
/yr
-
-$0
Chambersburg
PA
-
Nat: $65,716
$21,741
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,478
/yr
-
-$0
Newport
RI
-
Nat: $65,716
$36,967
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $65,716
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
SC
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,966
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,343
/yr
-
-$0
Vermillion
SD
-
Nat: $65,716
$19,858
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Peay State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Clarksville
TN
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,735
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson City
TN
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,983
/yr
-
-$0
Union University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jackson
TN
-
Nat: $65,716
$27,171
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $65,851
$28,516
/yr
-
-$0
Houston Christian University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,629
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston-Clear Lake
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,563
/yr
-
-$0
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$4,831
/yr
-
-$0
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Sul Ross State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Alpine
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,286
/yr
-
-$0
Wayland Baptist University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Plainview
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,590
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $65,716
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
Vermont State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Randolph
VT
-
Nat: $65,716
$18,212
/yr
-
-$0
Hampton
VA
-
Nat: $65,716
$25,319
/yr
-
-$0
Roanoke
VA
-
Nat: $65,716
$20,896
/yr
-
-$0
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $65,716
$14,638
/yr
-
-$0
University of Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $65,716
$31,309
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Petersburg
VA
-
Nat: $65,716
$15,840
/yr
-
-$0
Huntington
WV
-
Nat: $65,716
$7,502
/yr
-
-$0
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,175
/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: $65,716
$7,051
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $65,716
$26,674
/yr
-
-$0
Antioch University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Yellow Springs
OH
-
Nat: $65,716
-
/yr
-
-$0
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $65,716
$18,048
/yr
-
-$0
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $65,716
$11,983
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $65,716
$9,597
/yr
$44,003
-$0
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Killeen
TX
-
Nat: $65,716
$1,300
/yr
-
-$0
Adams State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Alamosa
CO
$74,831
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$12,980
/yr
-
-$4k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Carson
CA
$73,558
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$8,615
/yr
-
-$7k
Villanova
PA
$80,419
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$43,756
/yr
$33,244
-$12k
Chicago
IL
$74,702
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$30,902
/yr
$74,928
-$38k
Philadelphia
PA
$72,960
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$28,699
/yr
-
-$49k
Norman
OK
$70,018
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
$41,000
-$51k
Baltimore
MD
$70,651
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
$37,801
-$52k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scottsdale
AZ
$63,395
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$53,262
-$81k
Fort Hays State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hays
KS
$65,851
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$12,569
/yr
$24,600
-$82k
Memphis
TN
$65,320
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$12,397
/yr
$41,964
-$87k
Naperville
IL
$65,846
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$21,044
/yr
-
-$98k
Hanover
NH
$67,367
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$29,519
/yr
-
-$100k
Durham
NC
$67,332
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$29,612
/yr
-
-$101k
Houston
TX
$64,943
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$19,359
/yr
$41,000
-$103k
Dallas
TX
$69,368
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$40,892
/yr
-
-$103k
Tempe
AZ
$63,395
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$53,262
-$109k
Fort Worth
TX
$67,586
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$36,660
/yr
-
-$111k
New York
NY
$66,958
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
$81,615
-$118k
Irving
TX
$63,807
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$22,610
/yr
-
-$119k
Cookeville
TN
$61,301
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$14,246
/yr
$24,660
-$127k
Richardson
TX
$62,062
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$18,267
/yr
$24,495
-$127k
Washington
DC
$63,997
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$40,815
/yr
-
-$128k
Chicago
IL
$60,106
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$14,860
/yr
$64,299
-$139k
Greensboro
NC
$59,021
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$10,965
/yr
$25,775
-$142k
SUNY Buffalo State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Buffalo
NY
$58,389
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$11,346
/yr
-
-$148k
Tiffin
OH
$53,425
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$26,500
/yr
$29,058
-$223k
Atlanta
GA
$50,439
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$22,585
/yr
-
-$225k
Blacksburg
VA
$50,856
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
-
-$225k
New Orleans
LA
$55,438
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$39,949
/yr
-
-$228k
Tennessee State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Nashville
TN
$47,260
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$15,796
/yr
-
-$244k
Denver
CO
$49,722
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$36,131
/yr
-
-$257k
Auburn University at Montgomery
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Montgomery
AL
$46,774
Nat: $65,716
4yr Post-Grad
$13,224
/yr
$43,504
-$262k
Northampton
MA
$46,620
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$27,579
/yr
-
-$272k
Baker University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baldwin City
KS
$45,696
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$25,301
/yr
-
-$277k
Towson
MD
$43,798
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$17,413
/yr
-
-$282k
Austin
TX
$41,565
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$25,578
/yr
-
-$320k
Macomb
IL
$36,674
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$12,937
/yr
-
-$347k
Tampa
FL
$35,060
Nat: $65,716
2yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
-
-$358k
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.
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