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Master's Degree•89 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 ($59,911)
P25-P75 Interval ($53,408 - $66,097)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliant International University-San Diego ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | $116,546 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$385k |
New York | NY | $82,490 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | $124,403 | +$19k |
New York | NY | $73,440 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $58,988 | +$7k |
University of West Alabama ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Livingston | AL | - Nat: $63,216 | $12,684 /yr | - | -$0 |
Henderson State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arkadelphia | AR | - Nat: $63,216 | $23,405 /yr | - | -$0 |
Azusa Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Azusa | CA | - Nat: $63,216 | $22,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $63,216 | $4,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,251 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,304 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $63,216 | $16,109 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $25,097 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $30,177 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $63,216 | $17,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $63,216 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $63,216 | $10,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | - Nat: $63,216 | $30,371 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $63,216 | $30,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $63,216 | $36,079 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $63,216 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,196 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $63,216 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Emporia | KS | - Nat: $63,216 | $16,261 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisville | KY | - Nat: $63,216 | $17,988 /yr | - | -$0 |
Murray | KY | - Nat: $63,216 | $9,096 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chestnut Hill | MA | - Nat: $63,216 | $41,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $63,216 | $24,402 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $63,216 | $35,736 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $63,216 | $17,163 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $63,216 | $39,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $63,216 | $17,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $63,216 | $16,778 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warrensburg | MO | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $63,216 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $63,216 | $24,398 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $63,216 | $15,927 /yr | $30,750 | -$0 |
Nashua | NH | - Nat: $63,216 | $28,082 /yr | - | -$0 |
Camden | NJ | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,745 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $63,216 | $24,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $63,216 | $19,703 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $63,216 | $31,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $63,216 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $63,216 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $63,216 | $3,103 /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: $63,216 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $63,216 | $2,984 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $63,216 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $63,216 | $34,906 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $63,216 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | OH | - Nat: $63,216 | $17,339 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $63,216 | $21,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $63,216 | $22,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $63,216 | $38,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $63,216 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $63,216 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | TN | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,878 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $63,216 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $63,216 | $4,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $63,216 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $63,216 | $36,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lubbock | TX | - Nat: $63,216 | $19,070 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $63,216 | $11,963 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ellensburg | WA | - Nat: $63,216 | $18,476 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $63,216 | $21,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oshkosh | WI | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $63,216 | $14,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $10,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $16,798 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $63,216 | $16,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | $75,241 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | -$846 |
Manhattan | KS | $74,638 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | - | -$18k |
Fort Hays State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hays | KS | $66,097 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $12,569 /yr | $36,500 | -$80k |
Davis | CA | $62,626 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | - | -$116k |
San Marcos | TX | $62,661 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $16,805 /yr | $32,780 | -$119k |
San Francisco | CA | $55,964 Nat: $63,216 2yr Post-Grad | $12,278 /yr | - | -$152k |
Richardson | TX | $58,520 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $18,267 /yr | $39,943 | -$160k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $59,911 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $37,730 /yr | - | -$183k |
Capella University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $53,408 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $17,956 /yr | $43,258 | -$207k |
Walden University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $53,809 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $33,817 /yr | $41,000 | -$233k |
Bay Path University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Longmeadow | MA | $43,798 Nat: $63,216 2yr Post-Grad | $14,271 /yr | - | -$276k |
William Carey University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hattiesburg | MS | $42,822 Nat: $63,216 4yr Post-Grad | $14,258 /yr | - | -$303k |
Queens | NY | $36,183 Nat: $63,216 2yr Post-Grad | $29,999 /yr | - | -$383k |
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.