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Master's Degree•192 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 ($106,130)
P25-P75 Interval ($60,839 - $124,295)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University Park Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $150,865 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $12,651 /yr | - | +$659k |
University Park Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $150,865 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | - | +$620k |
Rochester | NY | $127,533 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $34,347 /yr | - | +$418k |
Eugene | OR | $124,295 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $22,547 /yr | - | +$411k |
Boone | NC | $111,173 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $16,082 /yr | - | +$309k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $106,130 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | - | +$268k |
Lowell | MA | $95,208 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $17,362 /yr | - | +$167k |
Normal | AL | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,255 /yr | - | -$0 |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,424 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,694 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $5,418 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $5,115 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $9,426 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $2,385 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northridge | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $6,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berkeley | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,538 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,659 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,794 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,243 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | - Nat: $96,478 | $32,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,029 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $23,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dover | DE | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,832 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $96,478 | $32,543 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $96,478 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,516 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,220 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,605 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gainesville | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $5,969 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tampa | FL | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $96,478 | $38,626 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | GA | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu | HI | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,122 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,321 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $27,108 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Romeoville | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,318 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,505 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Macomb | IL | - Nat: $96,478 | $10,018 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,877 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $96,478 | $9,479 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomington | IN | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,003 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburg | KS | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $96,478 | $10,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,868 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,960 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $96,478 | $7,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,203 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chestnut Hill | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $38,930 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $36,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $29,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $29,060 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,201 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,628 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,395 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,172 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $96,478 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Vegas | NV | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $96,478 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $96,478 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Socorro | NM | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,862 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,966 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $96,478 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $32,137 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $1,557 /yr | - | -$0 |
Queens | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $1,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $32,758 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,907 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stony Brook | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $96,478 | $43,336 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | NC | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,880 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $96,478 | $9,884 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,142 /yr | - | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winston-Salem | NC | - Nat: $96,478 | $28,165 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,453 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,754 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $29,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,715 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $96,478 | $44,593 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $96,478 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $96,478 | $29,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $96,478 | $26,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vermillion | SD | - Nat: $96,478 | $20,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,497 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Commerce | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,974 /yr | $29,470 | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,852 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $4,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arlington | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $17,040 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richardson | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $9,872 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $96,478 | $19,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Logan | UT | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,644 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $96,478 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Williamsburg | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,880 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newport News | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $22,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,697 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,180 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,808 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $25,037 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $96,478 | $18,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $96,478 | $16,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $96,478 | $15,625 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mayaguez | PR | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,997 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $96,478 | $11,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $96,478 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | $68,529 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $35,737 /yr | $101,274 | -$101k |
Philadelphia | PA | $60,839 Nat: $96,478 2yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | - | -$137k |
Durham | NC | $53,984 Nat: $96,478 2yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | - | -$193k |
Seattle | WA | $52,107 Nat: $96,478 2yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | - | -$193k |
| Not ranked. We don't score these programs on our standard basis. See the note on each. | |||||
Tucson Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's doctorate in the same field, and about 1.9× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after a bachelor's degree, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay → | AZ | $179,750 Nat: $96,478 4yr Post-Grad | $17,125 /yr | - | Not scored |
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.