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Master's Degree•109 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 ($81,837)
P25-P75 Interval ($71,015 - $109,948)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | PA | $255,357 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | $90,708 | +$1503k |
Madison | WI | $166,668 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | - | +$787k |
Nashville | TN | $140,404 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $15,497 /yr | - | +$563k |
Dallas | TX | $124,730 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $39,816 /yr | - | +$383k |
Cincinnati | OH | $120,626 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $31,905 /yr | - | +$362k |
Los Angeles | CA | $121,971 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $33,056 /yr | - | +$351k |
Gainesville | FL | $114,398 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | - | +$336k |
Athens | GA | $112,192 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $13,636 /yr | - | +$323k |
College Station | TX | $110,154 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | - | +$290k |
Hempstead | NY | $111,964 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $30,647 /yr | - | +$289k |
Philadelphia | PA | $109,948 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $33,840 /yr | $41,000 | +$266k |
Scranton | PA | $111,081 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $32,132 /yr | - | +$260k |
Chicago | IL | $105,355 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $27,108 /yr | $38,049 | +$238k |
East Lansing | MI | $100,453 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | $33,000 | +$206k |
Boston | MA | $103,316 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $36,503 /yr | - | +$203k |
Richardson | TX | $95,624 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $15,271 /yr | - | +$175k |
Commerce | TX | $91,404 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $13,974 /yr | - | +$140k |
Denver | CO | $94,307 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $31,961 /yr | - | +$133k |
Gainesville | GA | $89,430 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $17,968 /yr | - | +$100k |
Boston | MA | $93,412 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $49,215 /yr | $41,000 | +$93k |
Philadelphia | PA | $82,256 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $19,758 /yr | - | +$49k |
Minneapolis | MN | $81,837 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $18,458 /yr | - | +$48k |
Atlanta | GA | $80,194 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $12,365 /yr | - | +$45k |
Boston | MA | $85,595 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $40,008 /yr | - | +$42k |
Melbourne | FL | $84,674 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $36,511 /yr | - | +$25k |
Bellevue | NE | $76,788 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $11,743 /yr | $40,498 | +$16k |
Toledo | OH | $79,154 Nat: $79,106 5yr Post-Grad | $16,406 /yr | - | +$15k |
Miami | FL | $76,368 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $11,462 /yr | $36,790 | +$13k |
Waltham | MA | $77,715 Nat: $79,106 2yr Post-Grad | $38,969 /yr | - | +$2k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $76,736 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $20,202 /yr | $34,222 | +$234 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thousand Oaks | CA | - Nat: $79,106 | $26,445 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $79,106 | $3,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $79,106 | $22,767 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $79,106 | $13,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $79,106 | $18,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmington | DE | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $79,106 | $41,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $79,106 | $8,648 /yr | $22,160 | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $79,106 | $40,584 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $79,106 | $9,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $79,106 | $13,042 /yr | $39,715 | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $79,106 | $36,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $79,106 | $10,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $79,106 | $13,111 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $79,106 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $79,106 | $43,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Owosso | MI | - Nat: $79,106 | $10,115 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $79,106 | $29,819 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $79,106 | $16,628 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henniker | NH | - Nat: $79,106 | $24,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Teaneck | NJ | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,923 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | NJ | - Nat: $79,106 | $24,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jersey City | NJ | - Nat: $79,106 | $8,127 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $79,106 | $31,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hobbs | NM | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,550 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Rochelle | NY | - Nat: $79,106 | $26,250 /yr | - | -$0 |
Purchase | NY | - Nat: $79,106 | $21,572 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $79,106 | $23,239 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $79,106 | $30,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $79,106 | $49,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $79,106 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tiffin | OH | - Nat: $79,106 | $26,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmond | OK | - Nat: $79,106 | $23,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $79,106 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $79,106 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $79,106 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $79,106 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clemson | SC | - Nat: $79,106 | $22,032 /yr | $28,290 | -$0 |
Harrogate | TN | - Nat: $79,106 | $21,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
Collegedale | TN | - Nat: $79,106 | $25,979 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $79,106 | $11,439 /yr | $30,750 | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Canyon | TX | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,909 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buckhannon | WV | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,980 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mequon | WI | - Nat: $79,106 | $29,239 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ponce | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $10,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aguadilla | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $9,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $10,081 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mercedita | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $9,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fajardo | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Guayama | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $11,592 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santurce | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $11,772 /yr | $11,334 | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $9,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $79,106 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $79,106 | $12,748 /yr | $9,380 | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $79,106 | $17,732 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux Falls | SD | - Nat: $79,106 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | $76,257 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $28,451 /yr | - | -$19k |
Stony Brook | NY | $73,000 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $18,902 /yr | - | -$30k |
Manchester | NH | $76,638 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $36,764 /yr | $32,800 | -$31k |
Cincinnati | OH | $74,046 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $24,917 /yr | $22,750 | -$32k |
New York | NY | $71,015 Nat: $79,106 2yr Post-Grad | $30,721 /yr | - | -$44k |
Cambridge | MA | $74,163 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $47,733 /yr | - | -$73k |
Denver | CO | $63,005 Nat: $79,106 2yr Post-Grad | $10,217 /yr | $26,242 | -$81k |
Phoenix | AZ | $65,799 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $13,916 /yr | - | -$85k |
Minneapolis | MN | $68,462 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $29,899 /yr | - | -$91k |
Rockville Centre | NY | $66,163 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $26,735 /yr | - | -$105k |
Lynchburg | VA | $63,586 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $29,235 /yr | $34,166 | -$134k |
Phoenix | AZ | $61,699 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $21,509 /yr | - | -$137k |
New York | NY | $65,451 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $41,549 /yr | $44,200 | -$139k |
Cullowhee | NC | $58,995 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $13,025 /yr | - | -$146k |
Winter Park | FL | $59,772 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $37,401 /yr | $41,000 | -$184k |
San Juan | PR | $33,039 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $6,826 /yr | - | -$389k |
Saint Louis | MO | $35,060 Nat: $79,106 2yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | - | -$391k |
Bayamon | PR | $30,548 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | $11,921 /yr | $36,192 | -$423k |
San Francisco | CA | $47,260 Nat: $79,106 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | Cost not reported |
Troy | MI | $86,082 Nat: $79,106 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | Cost not reported |
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.