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Master's Degree20 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
$171,616
5yr Post-Grad
$18,967
/yr
$48,437
+$1013k
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$165,479
5yr Post-Grad
$20,148
/yr
$78,000
+$959k
California State University-East Bay
Hayward
CA
$123,982
5yr Post-Grad
$11,276
/yr
$25,847
+$624k
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw
GA
$119,338
5yr Post-Grad
$16,972
/yr
-
+$574k
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
$109,763
2yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
-
+$547k
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
NY
$109,814
5yr Post-Grad
$2,978
/yr
-
+$518k
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
NY
$104,267
5yr Post-Grad
$29,694
/yr
-
+$421k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$101,704
5yr Post-Grad
$20,924
/yr
$27,155
+$416k
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
$91,744
2yr Post-Grad
$18,165
/yr
-
+$383k
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
$90,856
2yr Post-Grad
$14,487
/yr
-
+$382k
Georgetown University
Washington
DC
$90,856
2yr Post-Grad
$39,433
/yr
-
+$336k
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
PA
$86,129
2yr Post-Grad
$22,673
/yr
-
+$324k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$83,768
2yr Post-Grad
$15,201
/yr
-
+$316k
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FL
$78,971
2yr Post-Grad
$10,650
/yr
-
+$281k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$73,949
2yr Post-Grad
$14,832
/yr
-
+$227k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$76,460
2yr Post-Grad
$29,141
/yr
-
+$224k
American University
Washington
DC
$75,706
2yr Post-Grad
$41,945
/yr
-
+$193k
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
$71,015
2yr Post-Grad
$35,196
/yr
-
+$163k
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
$62,012
2yr Post-Grad
$18,701
/yr
-
+$111k
Villanova University
Villanova
PA
$64,990
2yr Post-Grad
$44,876
/yr
-
+$90k
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.