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Master's Degree•47 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | CA | $107,038 5yr Post-Grad | $14,979 /yr | - | +$472k |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | CA | $98,811 5yr Post-Grad | $5,646 /yr | - | +$419k |
| Yale University New Haven | CT | $95,750 5yr Post-Grad | $27,818 /yr | $41,000 | +$352k |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara | CA | $90,082 5yr Post-Grad | $13,825 /yr | $32,485 | +$329k |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York | NY | $89,414 5yr Post-Grad | $20,148 /yr | $62,424 | +$311k |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey | CA | $85,093 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $77,000 | +$311k |
| Webster University Saint Louis | MO | $89,758 5yr Post-Grad | $26,196 /yr | - | +$303k |
| Duke University Durham | NC | $91,491 5yr Post-Grad | $34,454 /yr | $48,310 | +$303k |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco | CA | $91,453 5yr Post-Grad | $39,495 /yr | $41,000 | +$293k |
| Middlebury College Middlebury | VT | $85,093 5yr Post-Grad | $25,934 /yr | $77,000 | +$264k |
| American Public University System Charles Town | WV | $80,040 5yr Post-Grad | $9,104 /yr | $31,665 | +$251k |
| University of Wyoming Laramie | WY | $79,628 5yr Post-Grad | $11,779 /yr | - | +$243k |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | AZ | $75,879 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $39,313 | +$232k |
| American University Washington | DC | $82,829 5yr Post-Grad | $41,945 /yr | $26,500 | +$215k |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | $76,347 5yr Post-Grad | $14,832 /yr | $35,377 | +$209k |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | AZ | $75,879 5yr Post-Grad | $13,670 /yr | $39,313 | +$207k |
| George Mason University Fairfax | VA | $76,524 5yr Post-Grad | $18,287 /yr | - | +$204k |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston | TX | $74,180 5yr Post-Grad | $11,056 /yr | - | +$197k |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington | IN | $74,764 5yr Post-Grad | $15,342 /yr | $42,422 | +$194k |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | $70,468 5yr Post-Grad | $15,235 /yr | - | +$158k |
| University of Idaho Moscow | ID | $68,029 5yr Post-Grad | $13,782 /yr | - | +$139k |
| Clark University Worcester | MA | $69,057 5yr Post-Grad | $27,711 /yr | - | +$122k |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata | CA | $62,897 5yr Post-Grad | $13,167 /yr | $24,185 | +$95k |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond | VA | $60,816 5yr Post-Grad | $19,452 /yr | - | +$65k |
| Purdue University Global West Lafayette | IN | $58,956 5yr Post-Grad | $12,267 /yr | - | +$61k |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | IL | $55,948 5yr Post-Grad | $8,916 /yr | - | +$39k |
| Harvard University Cambridge | MA | $53,168 2yr Post-Grad | $16,816 /yr | $41,000 | +$29k |
| Western Colorado University Gunnison | CO | $54,857 5yr Post-Grad | $16,773 /yr | $39,488 | +$15k |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins | CO | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $20,332 /yr | $22,600 | +$12k |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | $50,270 2yr Post-Grad | $13,485 /yr | - | +$7k |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia | MO | $54,427 5yr Post-Grad | $19,889 /yr | - | +$5k |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo | HI | $52,130 5yr Post-Grad | $12,063 /yr | $36,000 | -$2k |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | PA | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $31,229 /yr | $77,225 | -$8k |
| The University of Montana Missoula | MT | $52,372 5yr Post-Grad | $17,118 /yr | - | -$9k |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver | CO | $48,823 2yr Post-Grad | $19,133 /yr | - | -$18k |
| College of Charleston Charleston | SC | $47,260 2yr Post-Grad | $19,518 /yr | - | -$34k |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | OH | $49,684 5yr Post-Grad | $18,292 /yr | - | -$37k |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | $44,942 2yr Post-Grad | $10,043 /yr | - | -$40k |
| Antioch University-New England Keene | NH | $43,895 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,989 | -$58k |
| Antioch University Yellow Springs | OH | $43,895 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,989 | -$58k |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | NC | $47,302 5yr Post-Grad | $19,472 /yr | - | -$61k |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia | WA | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $22,585 /yr | - | -$86k |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | NH | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $23,261 /yr | - | -$88k |
| University of Georgia Athens | GA | $40,461 2yr Post-Grad | $13,816 /yr | - | -$93k |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | PA | $41,205 2yr Post-Grad | $23,553 /yr | - | -$103k |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh | PA | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $34,978 /yr | - | -$109k |
| Southern Oregon University Ashland | OR | $30,771 2yr Post-Grad | $16,470 /yr | - | -$198k |
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.