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Master's Degree•89 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 ($63,634)
P25-P75 Interval ($53,358 - $71,067)
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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Baltimore
MD
$303,202
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,431
/yr
-
+$1902k
Erie
PA
$188,472
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$1071k
Mahwah
NJ
$82,156
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$16,382
/yr
-
+$55k
New York
NY
$83,789
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$35,737
/yr
-
+$34k
Providence
RI
$78,105
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$10,959
/yr
$11,870
+$29k
Brookville
NY
$77,401
Nat: $64,279
2yr Post-Grad
$23,862
/yr
-
+$27k
Regis University
Denver
CO
$78,266
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,133
/yr
-
+$17k
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
$75,854
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$11,131
/yr
-
+$9k
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $65,348
$19,786
/yr
-
-$0
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $65,348
$18,711
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $65,348
$21,029
/yr
-
-$0
University of the District of Columbia
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $65,348
$9,519
/yr
-
-$0
River Forest
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$17,217
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Edwardsville
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,111
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $65,348
$21,657
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $65,348
$22,508
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $65,348
$23,935
/yr
-
-$0
McPherson
KS
-
Nat: $65,348
$28,431
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburg
KS
-
Nat: $65,348
$14,291
/yr
-
-$0
Grambling State University
Grambling
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$19,214
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,218
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,842
/yr
-
-$0
Owings Mills
MD
-
Nat: $65,348
$24,904
/yr
-
-$0
Framingham
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
$15,951
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
$22,548
/yr
-
-$0
Berrien Springs
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$29,164
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$14,792
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$11,815
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $65,348
$20,422
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $65,348
$15,554
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $65,348
$26,955
/yr
-
-$0
Lodi
NJ
-
Nat: $65,348
$10,378
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$30,721
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$49,210
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $65,348
$11,305
/yr
-
-$0
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $65,348
$35,520
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$37,529
/yr
-
-$0
Scranton
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$21,059
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$29,577
/yr
$158,635
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $65,348
$16,660
/yr
-
-$0
Toppenish
WA
-
Nat: $65,348
$10,747
/yr
-
-$0
Lacey
WA
-
Nat: $65,348
$25,472
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $65,348
$28,487
/yr
-
-$0
Caribbean University-Bayamon
Bayamon
PR
-
Nat: $65,348
$11,030
/yr
-
-$0
Keene
NH
-
Nat: $64,279
-
/yr
-
-$0
Antioch University
Yellow Springs
OH
-
Nat: $64,279
-
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,017
/yr
-
-$0
Northridge
CA
$71,067
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$6,346
/yr
-
-$24k
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
$72,432
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,458
/yr
-
-$34k
Saint Paul
MN
$70,456
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$31,532
/yr
-
-$51k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul
MN
$69,483
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$16,222
/yr
$17,747
-$56k
Dallas
TX
$73,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$39,816
/yr
$17,000
-$67k
Beverly
MA
$72,585
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$39,219
/yr
-
-$71k
Cambridge
MA
$64,706
Nat: $64,279
2yr Post-Grad
$19,148
/yr
-
-$81k
Mary Baldwin University
Staunton
VA
$66,272
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$15,810
/yr
$29,672
-$84k
Minneapolis
MN
$66,492
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
-$85k
Cambridge
MA
$67,170
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,777
/yr
$34,570
-$106k
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
$64,245
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,135
/yr
$31,000
-$107k
Sioux City
IA
$64,279
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$23,505
/yr
-
-$117k
Center Valley
PA
$65,153
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$29,183
/yr
$30,100
-$119k
Washington
DC
$66,392
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$35,760
/yr
-
-$120k
Wichita
KS
$62,629
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$17,430
/yr
$13,493
-$121k
Eastern University
Saint Davids
PA
$63,634
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$27,498
/yr
-
-$130k
Monterey
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
CA
$57,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$72,686
-$140k
Mobile
AL
$57,318
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$16,801
/yr
-
-$147k
South Hadley
MA
$61,921
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$30,861
/yr
$23,795
-$152k
New Paltz
NY
$56,776
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$19,499
/yr
-
-$158k
Morristown
NJ
$56,505
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$19,010
/yr
-
-$159k
Harrisonburg
VA
$59,635
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$23,550
/yr
$33,326
-$160k
Providence
RI
$59,003
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$29,952
/yr
-
-$177k
North Canton
OH
$56,602
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$19,588
/yr
-
-$181k
University of La Verne
La Verne
CA
$53,358
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$20,523
/yr
-
-$193k
Middlebury
Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program.
VT
$57,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$32,102
/yr
$72,686
-$199k
Nashville
TN
$53,358
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$32,648
/yr
-
-$215k
New York
NY
$46,673
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$222k
Saint Charles
MO
$52,377
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$21,443
/yr
$34,167
-$225k
Columbia College
Columbia
SC
$52,401
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$21,611
/yr
$20,458
-$225k
Russellville
AR
$48,047
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$11,332
/yr
-
-$248k
Huntsville
TX
$44,170
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$14,788
/yr
-
-$275k
Cleveland
OH
$43,540
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$13,754
/yr
-
-$280k
Nashua
NH
$41,565
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$26,585
/yr
-
-$323k
Chester
PA
$39,009
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$26,151
/yr
-
-$349k
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
$36,745
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$13,715
/yr
-
-$349k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan
PR
$35,350
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$10,081
/yr
-
-$372k
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta
GA
$33,993
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$38,626
/yr
-
-$424k
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.