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Master's Degree•119 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 ($61,194)

P25-P75 Interval ($25,194 - $82,273)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
American University Washington	DC	$82,273 Nat: $60,272 4yr Post-Grad	$41,943 /yr	$42,373	+$8k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	- Nat: $60,272	$14,967 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $60,272	$16,674 /yr	-	-$0
Biola University La Mirada	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$31,495 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$10,440 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$3,967 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$14,741 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$14,251 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$16,109 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$17,890 /yr	-	-$0
Claremont Graduate University Claremont	CA	- Nat: $60,272	- /yr	-	-$0
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley	CA	- Nat: $60,272	- /yr	-	-$0
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$48,381 /yr	-	-$0
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$15,364 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins	CO	- Nat: $60,272	$21,279 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$25,097 /yr	-	-$0
Holy Apostles College and Seminary ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cromwell	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$10,117 /yr	-	-$0
Yale University New Haven	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$23,777 /yr	-	-$0
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	- Nat: $60,272	$29,561 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $60,272	$36,586 /yr	-	-$0
Georgetown University Washington	DC	- Nat: $60,272	$40,815 /yr	-	-$0
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	- Nat: $60,272	$11,297 /yr	-	-$0
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	- Nat: $60,272	$6,541 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Florida Jacksonville	FL	- Nat: $60,272	$10,154 /yr	-	-$0
Emory University Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $60,272	$22,585 /yr	-	-$0
Georgia State University Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $60,272	$15,931 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $60,272	$15,664 /yr	-	-$0
University of Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $60,272	$14,860 /yr	-	-$0
Loyola University Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $60,272	$36,079 /yr	-	-$0
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	- Nat: $60,272	$13,391 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $60,272	$29,167 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	- Nat: $60,272	$13,297 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	- Nat: $60,272	$11,668 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $60,272	$16,264 /yr	-	-$0
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	- Nat: $60,272	$26,780 /yr	-	-$0
Valparaiso University Valparaiso	IN	- Nat: $60,272	$18,578 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $60,272	$22,531 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $60,272	$18,059 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	- Nat: $60,272	$18,851 /yr	-	-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	- Nat: $60,272	$19,151 /yr	-	-$0
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $60,272	$18,809 /yr	-	-$0
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg	MD	- Nat: $60,272	$22,655 /yr	-	-$0
Boston University Boston	MA	- Nat: $60,272	$24,402 /yr	-	-$0
Brandeis University Waltham	MA	- Nat: $60,272	$35,736 /yr	-	-$0
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	- Nat: $60,272	$19,066 /yr	-	-$0
Suffolk University Boston	MA	- Nat: $60,272	$29,618 /yr	-	-$0
Tufts University Medford	MA	- Nat: $60,272	$39,998 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $60,272	$19,680 /yr	-	-$0
Sacred Heart Major Seminary ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Detroit	MI	- Nat: $60,272	$11,916 /yr	-	-$0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	- Nat: $60,272	$15,273 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $60,272	$16,778 /yr	-	-$0
University of Mississippi University	MS	- Nat: $60,272	$13,314 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	- Nat: $60,272	$20,268 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-St Louis ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $60,272	$15,071 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula	MT	- Nat: $60,272	$16,784 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Reno Reno	NV	- Nat: $60,272	$15,927 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $60,272	$15,489 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $60,272	$21,590 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $60,272	$28,690 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York	NY	- Nat: $60,272	- /yr	-	-$0
The New School New York	NY	- Nat: $60,272	$58,741 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $60,272	$17,167 /yr	-	-$0
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	- Nat: $60,272	$21,620 /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $60,272	$29,612 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	- Nat: $60,272	$15,435 /yr	-	-$0
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Wake Forest	NC	- Nat: $60,272	$13,090 /yr	-	-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$24,022 /yr	-	-$0
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$41,190 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$25,648 /yr	-	-$0
Cleveland State University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$14,764 /yr	-	-$0
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$20,787 /yr	-	-$0
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$28,384 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$17,339 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$21,637 /yr	-	-$0
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$23,589 /yr	-	-$0
University of Toledo Toledo	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$17,249 /yr	-	-$0
Xavier University Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $60,272	$32,997 /yr	-	-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater	OK	- Nat: $60,272	$17,447 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	- Nat: $60,272	$15,300 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University Corvallis	OR	- Nat: $60,272	$19,604 /yr	-	-$0
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $60,272	$31,944 /yr	-	-$0
Duquesne University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $60,272	$37,730 /yr	-	-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	- Nat: $60,272	$32,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $60,272	$28,699 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook Ambler	PA	- Nat: $60,272	- /yr	-	-$0
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $60,272	$28,198 /yr	-	-$0
Brown University Providence	RI	- Nat: $60,272	$25,184 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $60,272	$22,811 /yr	-	-$0
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	- Nat: $60,272	$12,397 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $60,272	$18,976 /yr	-	-$0
Baylor University Waco	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$41,104 /yr	-	-$0
Houston Christian University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$20,629 /yr	-	-$0
University of Houston Houston	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$14,276 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Texas Denton	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$15,649 /yr	-	-$0
Rice University Houston	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$13,370 /yr	-	-$0
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$16,805 /yr	-	-$0
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$21,315 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$19,857 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$9,403 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$10,836 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	- Nat: $60,272	$19,070 /yr	-	-$0
George Mason University Fairfax	VA	- Nat: $60,272	$17,915 /yr	-	-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	- Nat: $60,272	$24,953 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $60,272	$21,565 /yr	-	-$0
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $60,272	$31,487 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $60,272	$17,354 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $60,272	$15,014 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $60,272	$13,599 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan	PR	- Nat: $60,272	$9,175 /yr	-	-$0
Stanford University Stanford	CA	- Nat: $60,272	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$10,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$16,798 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend	OR	- Nat: $60,272	$18,048 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $60,272	$16,403 /yr	-	-$0
Carolina University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winston-Salem	NC	- Nat: $60,272	$20,828 /yr	-	-$0
Fordham University Bronx	NY	$61,194 Nat: $60,272 4yr Post-Grad	$44,338 /yr	-	-$183k
Boston College Chestnut Hill	MA	$25,194 Nat: $60,272 2yr Post-Grad	$41,704 /yr	-	-$519k
San Francisco State University San Francisco	CA	$12,961 Nat: $60,272 2yr Post-Grad	$12,278 /yr	-	-$596k

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.