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Master's Degree186 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York
NY
$93,752
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$51,263
+$386k
Texas State University
San Marcos
TX
$70,116
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
$16,805
/yr
$36,380
+$152k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
$65,008
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$40,642
+$138k
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham
AL
$68,281
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
$18,749
/yr
$34,166
+$132k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
$65,008
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$40,642
+$110k
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento
CA
$59,203
Nat: $63,330
4yr Post-Grad
$9,338
/yr
-
+$68k
Auburn University
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $63,330
$24,323
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Alabama
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,648
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$5,652
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$3,967
/yr
-
-$0
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$7,021
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,741
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,171
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,900
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,279
/yr
-
-$0
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,760
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,857
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
American University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $63,330
$41,943
/yr
-
-$0
The Catholic University of America
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $63,330
$29,561
/yr
-
-$0
George Washington University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $63,330
$36,586
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,411
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$8,752
/yr
-
-$0
Florida International University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,812
/yr
-
-$0
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$37,702
/yr
-
-$0
Emory University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$22,585
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,931
/yr
-
-$0
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
Valdosta State University
Valdosta
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,945
/yr
-
-$0
University of West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,786
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,664
/yr
-
-$0
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,193
/yr
-
-$0
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois State University
Normal
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,398
/yr
-
-$0
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$36,079
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,391
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Roosevelt University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,194
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,889
/yr
-
-$0
Western Illinois University
Macomb
IL
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,937
/yr
-
-$0
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,668
/yr
-
-$0
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,602
/yr
-
-$0
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $63,330
$26,780
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,589
/yr
-
-$0
Ashford University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$31,266
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita State University
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,194
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
University of Louisville
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,988
/yr
-
-$0
Morehead State University
Morehead
KY
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,793
/yr
-
-$0
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
KY
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,990
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,384
/yr
-
-$0
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond
LA
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,154
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,467
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Morgan State University
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,985
/yr
-
-$0
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $63,330
$41,704
/yr
-
-$0
Boston University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $63,330
$24,402
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,707
/yr
-
-$0
Suffolk University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $63,330
$29,618
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,407
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,139
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson State University
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $63,330
$23,836
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,595
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,462
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,310
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $63,330
$24,398
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,784
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,441
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,359
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,927
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $63,330
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
Kean University
Union
NJ
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,447
/yr
-
-$0
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne
NJ
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,745
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$3,103
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Hunter College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$2,984
/yr
-
-$0
The New School
New York
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$58,741
/yr
-
-$0
New York University
New York
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$37,050
/yr
-
-$0
University at Albany
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,167
/yr
-
-$0
Binghamton University
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,620
/yr
-
-$0
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,164
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $63,330
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
Duke University
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
East Carolina University
Greenville
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,739
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$7,892
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,435
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,965
/yr
-
-$0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,303
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,109
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,551
/yr
-
-$0
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,543
/yr
-
-$0
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,946
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$20,787
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,637
/yr
-
-$0
University of Toledo
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,249
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana
PA
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,804
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $63,330
$36,931
/yr
-
-$0
Temple University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $63,330
$28,198
/yr
-
-$0
Brown University
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $63,330
$25,184
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $63,330
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,841
/yr
-
-$0
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
TN
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,983
/yr
-
-$0
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $63,330
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro
TN
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,359
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
East Texas A&M University
Commerce
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,841
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,563
/yr
-
-$0
University of Houston
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,276
/yr
-
-$0
Texas A & M International University
Laredo
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$3,637
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,649
/yr
-
-$0
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,442
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$4,831
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,570
/yr
-
-$0
Rice University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,951
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$18,267
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,403
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Southern University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,590
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$19,070
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Woman's University
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,963
/yr
-
-$0
Brigham Young University
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,564
/yr
-
-$0
Utah State University
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,915
/yr
-
-$0
Old Dominion University
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $63,330
$14,638
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $63,330
$24,953
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $63,330
$23,433
/yr
-
-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $63,330
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Marshall University
Huntington
WV
-
Nat: $63,330
$7,502
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $63,330
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $63,330
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $63,330
$9,175
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Merced
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $63,330
$11,983
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $63,330
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
CO
$47,260
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$15,788
/yr
-
-$28k
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City
OK
$48,432
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$22,857
/yr
-
-$29k
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$45,696
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$10,836
/yr
-
-$34k
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
TX
$41,565
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$16,404
/yr
-
-$86k
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos
CA
$39,927
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$10,229
/yr
-
-$92k
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
CA
$38,829
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$6,555
/yr
-
-$96k
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
$41,565
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$30,902
/yr
-
-$113k
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
NM
$37,208
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$8,889
/yr
-
-$117k
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson
CA
$31,314
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$8,615
/yr
-
-$178k
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville
TX
$27,750
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$12,090
/yr
-
-$222k
St. John's University-New York
Queens
NY
$30,771
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$29,999
/yr
-
-$223k
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro
GA
$28,055
Nat: $63,330
2yr Post-Grad
$15,267
/yr
-
-$224k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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).
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.