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Master's Degree40 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
$265,790
5yr Post-Grad
$31,229
/yr
$41,000
+$1756k
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$162,247
5yr Post-Grad
$27,143
/yr
$42,454
+$919k
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$152,332
5yr Post-Grad
$19,678
/yr
$53,416
+$849k
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$148,578
5yr Post-Grad
$31,927
/yr
$60,405
+$794k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
$134,300
5yr Post-Grad
$13,780
/yr
-
+$707k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$137,068
5yr Post-Grad
$26,996
/yr
$36,916
+$706k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
$130,574
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$33,647
+$700k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
$133,752
5yr Post-Grad
$18,109
/yr
$31,504
+$694k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$130,574
5yr Post-Grad
$13,670
/yr
$33,647
+$675k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
$126,862
5yr Post-Grad
$22,150
/yr
-
+$628k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
$122,828
5yr Post-Grad
$8,896
/yr
$39,217
+$618k
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
$124,994
5yr Post-Grad
$20,751
/yr
$30,375
+$615k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
$122,828
5yr Post-Grad
$11,504
/yr
$39,217
+$613k
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
NY
$127,402
5yr Post-Grad
$33,139
/yr
-
+$613k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
$122,828
5yr Post-Grad
$13,339
/yr
$39,217
+$610k
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
$122,828
5yr Post-Grad
$14,059
/yr
$39,217
+$609k
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
$126,755
5yr Post-Grad
$35,487
/yr
$34,166
+$603k
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston
MA
$118,016
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$38,957
+$594k
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
$122,828
5yr Post-Grad
$22,886
/yr
$39,217
+$593k
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$122,110
5yr Post-Grad
$20,148
/yr
$61,130
+$591k
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$120,972
5yr Post-Grad
$33,742
/yr
$36,900
+$557k
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
$117,354
5yr Post-Grad
$17,435
/yr
$33,305
+$556k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$109,763
2yr Post-Grad
$20,924
/yr
$41,000
+$542k
Northeastern University
Boston
MA
$118,016
5yr Post-Grad
$32,116
/yr
$38,957
+$535k
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
$113,045
5yr Post-Grad
$14,514
/yr
$44,950
+$525k
Bentley University
Waltham
MA
$116,933
5yr Post-Grad
$38,787
/yr
$31,760
+$513k
Colorado State University Global
Denver
CO
$108,061
5yr Post-Grad
$14,099
/yr
$50,707
+$483k
George Washington University
Washington
DC
$106,421
2yr Post-Grad
$37,454
/yr
-
+$481k
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
$102,701
5yr Post-Grad
$15,931
/yr
$41,000
+$433k
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus
OH
$91,625
5yr Post-Grad
$19,476
/yr
$38,406
+$332k
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
$89,180
5yr Post-Grad
$18,305
/yr
$44,744
+$313k
Lasell University
Newton
MA
$84,941
5yr Post-Grad
$24,944
/yr
$24,432
+$264k
Merrimack College
North Andover
MA
$87,092
5yr Post-Grad
$37,899
/yr
-
+$259k
Hofstra University
Hempstead
NY
$78,343
2yr Post-Grad
$35,129
/yr
-
+$230k
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
$78,343
2yr Post-Grad
$43,939
/yr
$73,344
+$214k
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NE
$78,497
5yr Post-Grad
$28,345
/yr
$49,081
+$203k
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
$69,338
2yr Post-Grad
$13,825
/yr
-
+$187k
Doane University
Crete
NE
$76,607
5yr Post-Grad
$28,071
/yr
-
+$187k
North Park University
Chicago
IL
$57,318
2yr Post-Grad
$18,191
/yr
-
+$67k
Faulkner University
Montgomery
AL
$41,992
2yr Post-Grad
$21,165
/yr
$25,500
-$91k
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.