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Master's Degree145 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
$167,848
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$21,590
/yr
$78,000
+$978k
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
$161,842
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$14,860
/yr
$48,437
+$940k
California State University-East Bay
Hayward
CA
$142,606
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$9,320
/yr
$25,847
+$788k
Georgetown University
Washington
DC
$143,619
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$40,815
/yr
-
+$738k
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh
NC
$137,104
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$17,303
/yr
$21,250
+$726k
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
NY
$127,189
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$3,033
/yr
-
+$669k
Villanova University
Villanova
PA
$135,775
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$43,756
/yr
-
+$667k
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
$130,131
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$18,589
/yr
-
+$665k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$130,436
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
$27,155
+$663k
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$132,407
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$31,944
/yr
-
+$660k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
$129,392
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$19,550
/yr
-
+$657k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
$129,392
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
-
+$633k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
$127,279
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$24,406
/yr
-
+$630k
New York University
New York
NY
$128,820
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
$66,241
+$620k
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston
TX
$117,242
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$10,542
/yr
$30,548
+$570k
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
$109,763
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$17,915
/yr
-
+$550k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
$113,198
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$13,138
/yr
-
+$531k
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
$111,280
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$36,079
/yr
-
+$472k
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw
GA
$100,810
Nat: $123,816
4yr Post-Grad
$15,048
/yr
-
+$421k
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
$90,856
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$15,564
/yr
-
+$383k
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
PA
$86,129
2yr Post-Grad
$23,331
/yr
-
+$325k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
$83,768
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$14,355
/yr
-
+$320k
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FL
$78,971
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$10,411
/yr
-
+$284k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$76,460
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$30,902
/yr
-
+$223k
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
NY
$76,460
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$34,906
/yr
-
+$216k
American University
Washington
DC
$75,706
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$41,943
/yr
-
+$196k
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
$62,012
Nat: $123,816
2yr Post-Grad
$15,273
/yr
-
+$119k
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $123,816
$22,420
/yr
-
-$0
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $123,816
$24,323
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$6,555
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,741
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,251
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,890
/yr
-
-$0
National University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$22,878
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $123,816
$11,900
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $123,816
$21,279
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Yale University
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
George Washington University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $123,816
$36,586
/yr
-
-$0
Florida International University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $123,816
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $123,816
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $123,816
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $123,816
$12,116
/yr
-
-$0
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Idaho
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,831
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,391
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $123,816
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Western Illinois University
Macomb
IL
-
Nat: $123,816
$12,937
/yr
-
-$0
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,264
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $123,816
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
KY
-
Nat: $123,816
$11,040
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $123,816
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine
Orono
ME
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,510
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern Maine
Portland
ME
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,596
/yr
-
-$0
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,467
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Boston University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $123,816
$24,402
/yr
-
-$0
Harvard University
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $123,816
$43,071
/yr
-
-$0
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,597
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,407
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland University
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $123,816
$9,120
/yr
-
-$0
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $123,816
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,139
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $123,816
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $123,816
$21,786
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
Montclair State University
Montclair
NJ
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,566
/yr
-
-$0
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,504
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $123,816
$8,889
/yr
-
-$0
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $123,816
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Hunter College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $123,816
$2,984
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Queens College
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $123,816
$4,195
/yr
-
-$0
Fordham University
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $123,816
$44,338
/yr
-
-$0
Binghamton University
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $123,816
$21,620
/yr
-
-$0
Duke University
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $123,816
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $123,816
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $123,816
$28,719
/yr
-
-$0
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,543
/yr
-
-$0
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,946
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$41,190
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$28,384
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,415
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,604
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $123,816
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $123,816
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $123,816
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
RI
-
Nat: $123,816
$21,440
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $123,816
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,841
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,563
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,276
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,649
/yr
-
-$0
Rice University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,404
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,260
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,267
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TX
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,070
/yr
-
-$0
Utah State University
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Vermont
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $123,816
$19,343
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $123,816
$24,953
/yr
-
-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $123,816
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,971
/yr
-
-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,091
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $123,816
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wyoming
Laramie
WY
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,599
/yr
-
-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
-
Nat: $123,816
$17,936
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $123,816
$14,600
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $123,816
$18,048
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $123,816
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
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.