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Master's Degree63 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver
CO
$74,359
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,900
/yr
$46,436
+$197k
CUNY Queens College
Queens
NY
$70,373
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$4,195
/yr
$17,509
+$177k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$70,398
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$83,905
+$125k
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
$65,861
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,563
/yr
$20,018
+$117k
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
$65,261
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,678
/yr
$30,750
+$111k
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
$64,781
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$16,404
/yr
$35,345
+$106k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
$63,736
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$14,091
/yr
$52,575
+$101k
Long Island University
Brookville
NY
$67,680
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$33,062
/yr
-
+$101k
East Texas A&M University
Commerce
TX
$62,242
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,841
/yr
$23,622
+$91k
St. John's University-New York
Queens
NY
$65,858
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$29,999
/yr
$48,486
+$90k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
$64,520
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
$40,975
+$89k
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
NY
$69,610
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$52,659
/yr
$68,617
+$81k
Appalachian State University
Boone
NC
$59,631
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$16,836
/yr
-
+$59k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$58,237
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
$38,712
+$50k
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
$57,675
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,655
/yr
$42,364
+$50k
Texas Woman's University
Denton
TX
$57,458
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,963
/yr
$32,685
+$48k
East Carolina University
Greenville
NC
$58,122
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,739
/yr
$30,750
+$47k
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
$58,856
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$20,268
/yr
$26,155
+$45k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$58,578
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$18,976
/yr
$35,963
+$45k
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
$57,395
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,649
/yr
$31,360
+$40k
Simmons University
Boston
MA
$58,512
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$25,265
/yr
$41,000
+$33k
North Carolina Central University
Durham
NC
$56,291
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,359
/yr
$40,625
+$31k
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
$55,970
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$16,674
/yr
$37,500
+$25k
Dominican University
River Forest
IL
$54,946
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,745
/yr
$37,998
+$25k
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
$56,619
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$20,995
/yr
$25,755
+$23k
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
$54,979
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$12,766
/yr
$38,546
+$23k
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
IA
$52,107
Nat: $56,301
2yr Post-Grad
$15,901
/yr
-
+$20k
Pennsylvania Western University
California
PA
$55,619
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$18,256
/yr
-
+$19k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
$54,925
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,014
/yr
$35,477
+$19k
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
$56,115
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$21,440
/yr
$30,750
+$18k
Valdosta State University
Valdosta
GA
$53,915
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$10,945
/yr
$31,554
+$17k
Emporia State University
Emporia
KS
$54,843
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$16,261
/yr
$29,298
+$16k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$54,976
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
$33,938
+$15k
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
$55,946
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$42,965
+$14k
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
$53,802
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,664
/yr
$32,270
+$7k
St Catherine University
Saint Paul
MN
$54,584
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$19,764
/yr
$33,885
+$7k
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
$52,161
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$9,812
/yr
$34,910
+$2k
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
KY
$52,390
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$10,990
/yr
$17,684
+$2k
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
$52,258
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$10,965
/yr
$29,184
+$1k
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $56,301
$13,630
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago State University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $56,301
$12,335
/yr
-
-$0
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown
PA
-
Nat: $56,301
$21,331
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
-
Nat: $56,301
$14,305
/yr
-
-$0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce
PR
-
Nat: $56,301
$13,192
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$53,119
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$16,264
/yr
$41,000
-$537
University of Denver
Denver
CO
$56,359
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$36,131
/yr
$57,905
-$7k
Drexel University
Philadelphia
PA
$56,671
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$38,509
/yr
$41,000
-$8k
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
SC
$52,842
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$22,811
/yr
$38,620
-$15k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
$52,520
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$22,420
/yr
$28,937
-$17k
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
$55,160
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$38,793
/yr
$53,304
-$23k
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro
TN
$50,169
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$13,359
/yr
$30,750
-$23k
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$49,513
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$11,668
/yr
$29,119
-$26k
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
$50,960
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$19,151
/yr
$38,374
-$26k
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
$50,534
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$18,851
/yr
$24,435
-$30k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
$49,361
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$15,300
/yr
$22,732
-$34k
San Jose State University
San Jose
CA
$46,013
Nat: $56,301
2yr Post-Grad
$13,760
/yr
-
-$36k
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
$49,948
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$20,787
/yr
$31,561
-$39k
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg
MO
$48,021
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$14,462
/yr
$28,571
-$45k
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah
OK
$47,552
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$12,710
/yr
$28,772
-$47k
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS
$48,769
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$21,708
/yr
$37,968
-$52k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
$49,625
Nat: $56,301
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$39,463
-$59k
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven
CT
$43,426
Nat: $56,301
2yr Post-Grad
$20,857
/yr
-
-$76k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$42,402
Nat: $56,301
2yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
-
-$84k
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.