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Master's Degree•227 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 ($112,673)
P25-P75 Interval ($104,337 - $124,007)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $200,732 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $20,111 /yr | $45,290 | +$1074k |
Stanford | CA | $167,632 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $41,000 | +$801k |
Santa Clara | CA | $170,120 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $50,062 /yr | - | +$756k |
Berkeley | CA | $147,475 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | - | +$627k |
Long Beach | CA | $138,465 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | - | +$555k |
Los Angeles | CA | $138,803 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | $20,500 | +$554k |
Albuquerque | NM | $138,833 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $15,489 /yr | - | +$549k |
Durham | NC | $139,868 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $29,612 /yr | - | +$532k |
New York | NY | $137,970 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | - | +$530k |
Los Angeles | CA | $139,101 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | +$520k |
Rolla | MO | $135,171 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $16,298 /yr | - | +$516k |
West Lafayette | IN | $133,021 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | - | +$500k |
Seattle | WA | $132,097 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $32,207 | +$493k |
Baltimore | MD | $132,861 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | +$491k |
Rochester Hills | MI | $130,141 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $9,120 /yr | - | +$486k |
Fullerton | CA | $129,073 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $6,555 /yr | - | +$481k |
La Jolla | CA | $128,129 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | - | +$462k |
Champaign | IL | $127,773 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | - | +$456k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $127,908 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $20,500 | +$453k |
Columbus | OH | $126,887 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$442k |
Houston | TX | $125,271 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | - | +$434k |
Ithaca | NY | $128,130 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $21,805 | +$432k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $127,603 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $31,944 /yr | $34,193 | +$422k |
Pomona | CA | $123,084 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | - | +$420k |
Atlanta | GA | $123,205 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | $20,500 | +$420k |
Villanova | PA | $128,221 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $43,756 /yr | - | +$405k |
Davis | CA | $121,768 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | - | +$403k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $120,648 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | $33,325 | +$396k |
Dearborn | MI | $119,691 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $9,492 /yr | - | +$395k |
Boston | MA | $124,007 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $30,915 /yr | - | +$393k |
Bend | OR | $119,847 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | - | +$380k |
Corvallis | OR | $119,847 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | - | +$377k |
Blacksburg | VA | $119,843 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | - | +$367k |
Lowell | MA | $117,288 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $17,163 /yr | - | +$360k |
Philadelphia | PA | $121,560 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | +$357k |
Detroit | MI | $114,758 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | - | +$346k |
Boston | MA | $117,154 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | $57,930 | +$345k |
Raleigh | NC | $115,376 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $28,624 | +$343k |
Tallahassee | FL | $113,967 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | - | +$341k |
Fort Collins | CO | $115,946 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | - | +$340k |
Durham | NH | $116,426 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | - | +$340k |
Boulder | CO | $115,960 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | $41,000 | +$333k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $116,951 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | +$332k |
St. Louis | MO | $115,029 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,786 /yr | - | +$331k |
Madison | WI | $113,710 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$328k |
Golden | CO | $115,085 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | $30,500 | +$319k |
Minneapolis | MN | $112,217 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | $28,000 | +$316k |
Gainesville | FL | $109,893 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $29,640 | +$315k |
Worcester | MA | $117,441 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $43,071 /yr | - | +$313k |
Knoxville | TN | $112,342 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | - | +$313k |
Cincinnati | OH | $112,569 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $25,648 /yr | - | +$303k |
College Station | TX | $111,472 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | - | +$301k |
Milwaukee | WI | $112,901 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $31,487 /yr | - | +$295k |
Houghton | MI | $108,453 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,182 /yr | - | +$288k |
El Paso | TX | $107,441 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $9,403 /yr | - | +$288k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $107,077 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | - | +$285k |
Dekalb | IL | $107,338 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $13,391 /yr | - | +$280k |
Syracuse | NY | $112,673 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $38,793 /yr | - | +$280k |
Logan | UT | $107,544 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | +$279k |
Tempe | AZ | $107,325 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $14,524 | +$277k |
Riverside | CA | $106,742 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,304 /yr | - | +$273k |
Cleveland | OH | $106,560 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $14,764 /yr | - | +$270k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $106,317 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $16,200 /yr | - | +$266k |
Edinburg | TX | $103,803 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $4,831 /yr | - | +$265k |
Ames | IA | $106,245 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | $25,300 | +$261k |
Orlando | FL | $104,337 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $10,411 /yr | - | +$259k |
Rochester | NY | $109,087 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $34,906 /yr | - | +$256k |
Newark | NJ | $105,200 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $16,504 /yr | $20,500 | +$255k |
Saint Paul | MN | $107,807 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $29,155 /yr | - | +$255k |
Louisville | KY | $105,037 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $17,988 /yr | - | +$251k |
Potsdam | NY | $107,611 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $30,305 /yr | - | +$251k |
Indianapolis | IN | $103,070 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $11,668 /yr | - | +$246k |
Stony Brook | NY | $104,470 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | $13,759 | +$245k |
Hoboken | NJ | $108,955 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $41,346 /yr | $20,500 | +$243k |
Provo | UT | $103,427 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | - | +$242k |
Troy | NY | $107,173 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | - | +$236k |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | $101,894 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $13,951 /yr | - | +$231k |
Charlottesville | VA | $103,192 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,565 /yr | - | +$229k |
Clemson | SC | $102,636 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | - | +$222k |
Chicago | IL | $101,412 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $18,425 /yr | - | +$219k |
Wright State University-Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dayton | OH | $100,393 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $15,415 /yr | - | +$215k |
Vestal | NY | $101,600 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $21,620 /yr | $20,213 | +$215k |
Buffalo | NY | $96,497 Nat: $115,974 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | +$171k |
Northridge | CA | $82,756 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $7,021 /yr | - | +$106k |
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. University Park | PA | $81,997 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $19,550 /yr | - | +$76k |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Middletown | PA | $81,997 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $23,330 /yr | - | +$69k |
Sacramento | CA | $78,343 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $9,338 /yr | - | +$61k |
Irvine | CA | $79,284 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | - | +$61k |
University Park | PA | $81,997 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $32,875 /yr | - | +$51k |
Bethlehem | PA | $81,491 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $36,931 /yr | - | +$39k |
Philadelphia | PA | $79,284 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | +$34k |
Austin | TX | $76,460 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | - | +$25k |
Pullman | WA | $74,017 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | - | +$11k |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,796 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of South Alabama ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mobile | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tuskegee | AL | - Nat: $115,974 | $35,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $115,974 | $14,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Russellville | AR | - Nat: $115,974 | $12,970 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,075 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $48,381 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $115,974 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,788 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $115,974 | $36,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgeport | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $27,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfield | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $48,095 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Hartford | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $30,282 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $34,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,974 | $29,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,974 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $115,974 | $50,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Daytona Beach | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $41,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $115,974 | $9,812 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mercer University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Macon | GA | - Nat: $115,974 | $23,847 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $115,974 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $115,974 | $12,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $115,974 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Peoria | IL | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $115,974 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $115,974 | $14,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $115,974 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $115,974 | $42,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $115,974 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,194 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,467 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $115,974 | $20,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $115,974 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MA | - Nat: $115,974 | $27,290 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $115,974 | $32,918 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $115,974 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mississippi State | MS | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $115,974 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $115,974 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $115,974 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Socorro | NM | - Nat: $115,974 | $9,873 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $115,974 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alfred | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $25,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $3,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $37,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Old Westbury | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $115,974 | $29,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $29,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $28,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngstown | OH | - Nat: $115,974 | $12,767 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmond | OK | - Nat: $115,974 | $21,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,553 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $115,974 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $115,974 | $25,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | - Nat: $115,974 | $27,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $115,974 | $21,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $115,974 | $20,723 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $115,974 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $115,974 | $20,183 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $115,974 | $19,841 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $115,974 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cookeville | TN | - Nat: $115,974 | $14,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $41,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
LeTourneau University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Longview | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $28,185 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingsville | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $12,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $18,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tyler | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $115,974 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $115,974 | $19,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lacey | WA | - Nat: $115,974 | $28,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $115,974 | $7,502 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $115,974 | $17,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $115,974 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $115,974 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $115,974 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kennesaw | GA | - Nat: $115,974 | $15,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Purdue University Northwest ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hammond | IN | - Nat: $115,974 | $6,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | $70,456 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $15,649 /yr | - | -$22k |
Baton Rouge | LA | $71,015 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $19,151 /yr | - | -$24k |
Riverdale | NY | $71,575 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $27,256 /yr | - | -$34k |
Los Angeles | CA | $58,673 Nat: $115,974 2yr Post-Grad | $3,967 /yr | - | -$110k |
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.
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