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Master's Degree•112 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 ($100,339)

P25-P75 Interval ($80,281 - $120,793)

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
Boston University Boston	MA	$156,087 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$36,503 /yr	$73,861	+$660k
University of San Diego San Diego	CA	$148,235 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$29,539 /yr	$71,840	+$605k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$142,291 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$5,969 /yr	$38,083	+$597k
University of San Francisco San Francisco	CA	$136,623 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$30,496 /yr	-	+$503k
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles	CA	$140,519 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$50,518 /yr	$100,125	+$500k
Seton Hall University South Orange	NJ	$131,892 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$31,552 /yr	$49,440	+$460k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$128,518 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$21,527 /yr	$41,000	+$450k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$122,385 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$11,439 /yr	-	+$415k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$120,793 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$13,663 /yr	$58,549	+$397k
Loyola University Chicago Chicago	IL	$123,695 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$36,340 /yr	$57,625	+$381k
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	AL	$120,262 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$20,202 /yr	-	+$381k
Samford University Birmingham	AL	$122,699 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$32,950 /yr	-	+$378k
George Washington University Washington	DC	$117,955 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$35,760 /yr	$69,380	+$332k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$112,923 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$14,659 /yr	-	+$327k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$111,159 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$9,540 /yr	-	+$321k
Fordham University Bronx	NY	$117,083 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$42,760 /yr	$65,818	+$312k
Emory University Atlanta	GA	$108,211 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$16,754 /yr	$79,836	+$282k
University of Denver Denver	CO	$107,540 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$31,961 /yr	-	+$248k
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	$108,073 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$36,483 /yr	$91,882	+$245k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$100,339 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$8,605 /yr	$41,000	+$228k
Widener University Chester	PA	$100,397 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$26,151 /yr	-	+$197k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$98,481 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$23,058 /yr	$49,538	+$185k
University of Tulsa Tulsa	OK	$95,372 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$13,511 /yr	-	+$176k
American University Washington	DC	$96,768 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$41,302 /yr	$63,037	+$137k
Hofstra University Hempstead	NY	$93,902 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$30,647 /yr	$66,508	+$131k
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale	FL	$91,014 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$27,714 /yr	$58,032	+$112k
University of the Pacific Stockton	CA	$87,881 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$24,186 /yr	$41,000	+$91k
Florida International University Miami	FL	$86,272 Nat: $101,000 5yr Post-Grad	$11,462 /yr	$34,683	+$85k
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	$79,875 Nat: $100,339 2yr Post-Grad	$14,538 /yr	-	+$66k
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	$83,264 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$21,142 /yr	-	+$56k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$84,932 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$33,056 /yr	$65,303	+$49k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$80,281 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$11,594 /yr	$49,263	+$47k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$80,281 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$14,694 /yr	$49,263	+$41k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	$79,624 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$15,531 /yr	$41,000	+$34k
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	$84,447 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$39,816 /yr	-	+$32k
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $101,000	- /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	- Nat: $101,000	$14,794 /yr	-	-$0
Chapman University Orange	CA	- Nat: $101,000	$46,708 /yr	-	-$0
Santa Clara University Santa Clara	CA	- Nat: $101,000	$50,570 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	- Nat: $101,000	$23,708 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $101,000	$24,342 /yr	-	-$0
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	- Nat: $101,000	$32,543 /yr	-	-$0
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens	FL	- Nat: $101,000	$26,153 /yr	-	-$0
University of Georgia Athens	GA	- Nat: $101,000	$13,636 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $101,000	$11,122 /yr	-	-$0
University of Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $101,000	$16,776 /yr	-	-$0
DePaul University Chicago	IL	- Nat: $101,000	$27,108 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $101,000	$13,042 /yr	-	-$0
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago	IL	- Nat: $101,000	$22,443 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	- Nat: $101,000	$12,554 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	IN	- Nat: $101,000	$9,479 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $101,000	$16,003 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $101,000	$22,508 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $101,000	$20,004 /yr	-	-$0
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights	KY	- Nat: $101,000	$8,976 /yr	-	-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $101,000	$40,693 /yr	-	-$0
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	- Nat: $101,000	$19,148 /yr	-	-$0
Tufts University Medford	MA	- Nat: $101,000	$38,797 /yr	-	-$0
Western New England University Springfield	MA	- Nat: $101,000	$27,077 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	- Nat: $101,000	$14,362 /yr	-	-$0
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	- Nat: $101,000	$11,212 /yr	$41,000	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $101,000	$17,330 /yr	-	-$0
University of St Thomas Saint Paul	MN	- Nat: $101,000	$31,532 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $101,000	$29,674 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $101,000	$16,214 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	- Nat: $101,000	$11,062 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord	NH	- Nat: $101,000	- /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham	NH	- Nat: $101,000	$26,150 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $101,000	$19,966 /yr	-	-$0
Albany Law School Albany	NY	- Nat: $101,000	- /yr	$52,176	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$15,370 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$33,934 /yr	$46,509	-$0
New York University New York	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$35,737 /yr	$87,653	-$0
Pace University New York	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$30,721 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$43,336 /yr	-	-$0
Touro University New York	NY	- Nat: $101,000	$28,433 /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $101,000	$23,706 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $101,000	$11,305 /yr	-	-$0
Capital University Columbus	OH	- Nat: $101,000	$20,550 /yr	-	-$0
Cleveland State University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $101,000	$13,754 /yr	-	-$0
University of Dayton Dayton	OH	- Nat: $101,000	$30,366 /yr	$44,354	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $101,000	$17,269 /yr	-	-$0
University of Toledo Toledo	OH	- Nat: $101,000	$16,406 /yr	-	-$0
Lewis & Clark College Portland	OR	- Nat: $101,000	$34,286 /yr	$64,750	-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $101,000	$29,362 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $101,000	$15,497 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	- Nat: $101,000	$18,554 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Southern University Houston	TX	- Nat: $101,000	$16,494 /yr	-	-$0
Brigham Young University Provo	UT	- Nat: $101,000	$13,397 /yr	-	-$0
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	- Nat: $101,000	$27,314 /yr	-	-$0
George Mason University Fairfax	VA	- Nat: $101,000	$14,697 /yr	$39,930	-$0
University of Richmond University of Richmond	VA	- Nat: $101,000	$34,256 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $101,000	$18,056 /yr	-	-$0
Seattle University Seattle	WA	- Nat: $101,000	$34,324 /yr	$55,666	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $101,000	$16,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $101,000	$8,616 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $101,000	$11,184 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $101,000	$14,226 /yr	-	-$0
Taft University System Denver	CO	- Nat: $101,000	- /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $101,000	$13,961 /yr	-	-$0
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis	MO	$72,301 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$13,360 /yr	$64,320	-$26k
Yeshiva University New York	NY	$74,576 Nat: $101,000 2yr Post-Grad	$49,210 /yr	-	-$46k
Liberty University Lynchburg	VA	$72,389 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$29,235 /yr	$27,333	-$55k
Pepperdine University Malibu	CA	$73,551 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$48,065 /yr	$119,067	-$79k
Drexel University Philadelphia	PA	$67,634 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$37,529 /yr	$44,889	-$112k
Crestpoint University Phoenix	AZ	$54,560 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$9,975 /yr	$38,375	-$183k
St. John's University-New York Queens	NY	$56,014 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$24,508 /yr	$59,414	-$196k
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	$50,856 Nat: $101,000 2yr Post-Grad	$13,778 /yr	-	-$206k
Golden Gate University San Francisco	CA	$131,366 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	Cost not reported
University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore	MD	$112,984 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$41,000	Cost not reported
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton	VT	$76,514 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	$51,250	Cost not reported
Not ranked. We don't score these programs on our standard basis. See the note on each.
Georgetown University Washington Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's professional degree in the same field, and about 1.7× 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 →	DC	$171,631 Nat: $101,000 4yr Post-Grad	$33,661 /yr	$90,696	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.