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Master's Degree20 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
California College of the Arts
San Francisco
CA
$140,876
5yr Post-Grad
$42,168
/yr
-
+$710k
The New School
New York
NY
$96,194
5yr Post-Grad
$55,359
/yr
-
+$305k
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
PA
$77,544
5yr Post-Grad
$31,671
/yr
$70,864
+$188k
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
NY
$79,752
5yr Post-Grad
$50,647
/yr
$124,203
+$172k
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York
NY
$66,055
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$147k
Boston University
Boston
MA
$63,608
5yr Post-Grad
$26,996
/yr
-
+$76k
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont
CA
$55,990
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$111,162
+$56k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
$58,051
5yr Post-Grad
$10,997
/yr
-
+$55k
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
$58,219
5yr Post-Grad
$18,287
/yr
$42,750
+$43k
Drexel University
Philadelphia
PA
$59,147
5yr Post-Grad
$38,428
/yr
$36,850
+$15k
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$54,367
5yr Post-Grad
$15,342
/yr
-
+$13k
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
LA
$53,240
5yr Post-Grad
$11,147
/yr
-
+$10k
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
$52,759
5yr Post-Grad
$21,782
/yr
-
-$14k
American University
Washington
DC
$56,279
5yr Post-Grad
$41,945
/yr
$59,904
-$18k
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah
GA
$54,180
5yr Post-Grad
$45,450
/yr
$48,856
-$44k
Seattle University
Seattle
WA
$48,260
5yr Post-Grad
$34,802
/yr
$41,000
-$80k
Full Sail University
Winter Park
FL
$42,365
5yr Post-Grad
$31,759
/yr
$38,077
-$131k
Drury University
Springfield
MO
$36,141
2yr Post-Grad
$21,523
/yr
-
-$152k
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore
MD
$38,289
2yr Post-Grad
$38,429
/yr
-
-$160k
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago
IL
$35,792
5yr Post-Grad
$26,788
/yr
-
-$186k
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.