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Master's Degree•138 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 ($53,660)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,289 - $61,632)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern Oregon University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ashland | OR | $79,671 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad | $16,732 /yr | - | +$31k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $60,728 | $22,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $60,728 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bakersfield | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $5,652 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $4,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $7,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $6,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $3,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northridge | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $7,021 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $12,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $12,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rohnert Park | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $12,885 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $60,728 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $60,728 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $60,728 | $20,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $6,541 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $60,728 | $9,812 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,664 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $30,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,974 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $36,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $60,728 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $60,728 | $11,668 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,264 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $60,728 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $60,728 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,530 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chestnut Hill | MA | - Nat: $60,728 | $41,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $60,728 | $20,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,381 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kearney | NE | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,242 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $60,728 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Teaneck | NJ | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,566 /yr | - | -$0 |
Camden | NJ | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,745 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $60,728 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,489 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $3,103 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $3,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
CUNY Lehman College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bronx | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $3,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $4,195 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $33,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $29,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $21,620 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plattsburgh | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,156 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $60,728 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boone | NC | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $60,728 | $29,612 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $60,728 | $11,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $28,384 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $60,728 | $22,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $60,728 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $60,728 | $31,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,409 /yr | - | -$0 |
Millersville | PA | - Nat: $60,728 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $60,728 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Chester | PA | - Nat: $60,728 | $23,331 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingston | RI | - Nat: $60,728 | $21,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $60,728 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $60,728 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $60,728 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $41,104 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Texas A&M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Commerce | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $11,841 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nacogdoches | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,260 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $16,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $60,728 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $60,728 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $60,728 | $14,091 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $60,728 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ponce | PR | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $60,728 | $17,936 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $60,728 | $9,175 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | CA | - Nat: $60,728 | $10,229 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | $59,588 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad | $4,831 /yr | - | -$125k |
New York | NY | $63,005 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | - | -$130k |
Sacramento | CA | $56,415 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $9,338 /yr | - | -$142k |
Middlebury | VT | $61,632 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad | $31,483 /yr | $17,995 | -$155k |
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | $53,660 Nat: $60,728 4yr Post-Grad | $12,384 /yr | - | -$195k |
Saint Louis | MO | $43,240 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $24,398 /yr | - | -$300k |
Madison | WI | $41,025 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | -$310k |
Las Cruces | NM | $36,848 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $8,889 /yr | - | -$337k |
Louisville | KY | $38,289 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $17,988 /yr | - | -$339k |
Tucson | AZ | $31,839 Nat: $60,728 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$404k |
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.
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.