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Master's Degree106 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.

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Baltimore
MD
$303,202
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
-
+$2067k
Erie
PA
$188,472
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$1288k
Old Westbury
NY
$93,561
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$22,443
/yr
$18,000
+$343k
Mahwah
NJ
$82,156
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,173
/yr
$24,820
+$253k
Providence
RI
$78,105
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$9,478
/yr
$6,000
+$234k
New York
NY
$83,789
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$37,050
/yr
$63,250
+$232k
Brookville
NY
$77,401
Nat: $64,279
2yr Post-Grad
$33,062
/yr
-
+$225k
Regis University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Denver
CO
$78,266
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,397
/yr
-
+$219k
Empire State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saratoga Springs
NY
$75,854
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$11,676
/yr
-
+$210k
Northridge
CA
$71,067
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$7,021
/yr
$32,568
+$178k
Capella University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
$72,432
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$17,956
/yr
$39,261
+$169k
Saint Paul
MN
$70,456
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$29,155
/yr
-
+$169k
Concordia University-Saint Paul
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
$69,483
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,462
/yr
$16,000
+$143k
Cambridge
MA
$64,706
Nat: $64,279
2yr Post-Grad
$19,066
/yr
-
+$135k
Dallas
TX
$73,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$40,892
/yr
$20,500
+$134k
Beverly
MA
$72,585
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$40,654
/yr
-
+$129k
Mary Baldwin University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Staunton
VA
$66,272
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$12,756
/yr
$20,510
+$126k
Minneapolis
MN
$66,492
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
-
+$120k
Cambridge
MA
$67,170
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,152
/yr
$34,166
+$100k
Regent University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Virginia Beach
VA
$64,245
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$19,923
/yr
$38,500
+$95k
Washington
DC
$66,392
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$36,586
/yr
$47,500
+$83k
Center Valley
PA
$65,153
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,643
/yr
-
+$81k
Wichita
KS
$62,629
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$19,971
/yr
$16,674
+$80k
Eastern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Davids
PA
$63,634
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$26,662
/yr
$19,373
+$77k
Sioux City
IA
$64,279
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,320
/yr
$7,400
+$74k
University of South Alabama
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mobile
AL
$57,318
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$17,648
/yr
-
+$68k
Monterey
CA
$57,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$66,117
+$67k
South Hadley
MA
$61,921
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$26,441
/yr
$16,594
+$62k
New Paltz
NY
$56,776
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$18,809
/yr
-
+$61k
Morristown
NJ
$56,505
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$23,125
/yr
-
+$50k
Harrisonburg
VA
$59,635
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$23,322
/yr
-
+$47k
Providence
RI
$59,003
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,027
/yr
$39,664
+$27k
University of La Verne
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
La Verne
CA
$53,358
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$20,161
/yr
-
+$25k
North Canton
OH
$56,602
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$20,493
/yr
$27,257
+$24k
Lamoni
IA
$54,991
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,504
/yr
$16,683
+$13k
Middlebury
VT
$57,179
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$31,483
/yr
$66,117
+$9k
Nashville
TN
$53,358
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$33,147
/yr
-
+$1k
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $65,348
$22,130
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,278
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $65,348
$50,062
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $65,348
$29,179
/yr
-
-$0
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $65,348
$17,760
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $65,348
$20,857
/yr
-
-$0
University of the District of Columbia
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $65,348
$10,648
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $65,348
$30,371
/yr
-
-$0
Brenau University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gainesville
GA
-
Nat: $65,348
$18,924
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbus
GA
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,115
/yr
-
-$0
River Forest
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$18,436
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Edwardsville
IL
-
Nat: $65,348
$14,889
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $65,348
$18,578
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $65,348
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Dubuque
IA
-
Nat: $65,348
$20,716
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $65,348
$20,168
/yr
-
-$0
McPherson
KS
-
Nat: $65,348
$26,441
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburg
KS
-
Nat: $65,348
$15,784
/yr
-
-$0
Grambling State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Grambling
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$19,809
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,466
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Natchitoches
LA
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,606
/yr
-
-$0
Owings Mills
MD
-
Nat: $65,348
$26,505
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgewater
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
$16,383
/yr
-
-$0
Framingham
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
$16,114
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
$17,707
/yr
-
-$0
MGH Institute of Health Professions
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $65,348
-
/yr
-
-$0
Berrien Springs
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,547
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$17,755
/yr
-
-$0
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$9,120
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $65,348
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $65,348
$11,704
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $65,348
$14,462
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $65,348
$27,047
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University-Northern
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Havre
MT
-
Nat: $65,348
$12,664
/yr
-
-$0
Lodi
NJ
-
Nat: $65,348
$40,045
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$30,892
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,348
$49,965
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $65,348
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
Forest Grove
OR
-
Nat: $65,348
$35,273
/yr
$44,429
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$38,509
/yr
-
-$0
Scranton
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $65,348
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $65,348
$28,516
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $65,348
$16,805
/yr
-
-$0
Toppenish
WA
-
Nat: $65,348
$14,598
/yr
-
-$0
Lacey
WA
-
Nat: $65,348
$28,119
/yr
-
-$0
Buckhannon
WV
-
Nat: $65,348
$18,083
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $65,348
$26,113
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $65,348
$20,144
/yr
-
-$0
Caribbean University-Bayamon
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bayamon
PR
-
Nat: $65,348
$4,665
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $65,348
$13,787
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
$46,673
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$4k
Columbia College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbia
SC
$52,401
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$18,408
/yr
$19,329
-$11k
Saint Charles
MO
$52,377
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$19,638
/yr
$21,238
-$14k
Shreveport
LA
$50,558
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$23,624
/yr
-
-$38k
Russellville
AR
$48,047
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$12,970
/yr
-
-$42k
Huntsville
TX
$44,170
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$16,404
/yr
-
-$60k
Cleveland
OH
$43,540
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$14,764
/yr
-
-$63k
Sylvania
OH
$44,649
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$23,206
/yr
-
-$68k
Nashua
NH
$41,565
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$28,082
/yr
-
-$108k
Chester
PA
$39,009
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$25,759
/yr
-
-$130k
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
$36,745
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$15,415
/yr
-
-$134k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Juan
PR
$35,350
Nat: $65,348
4yr Post-Grad
$9,788
/yr
$17,000
-$159k
Clark Atlanta University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Atlanta
GA
$33,993
Nat: $65,348
2yr Post-Grad
$37,702
/yr
-
-$204k
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.