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Master's Degree•92 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews University Berrien Springs | MI | $71,857 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $12,547 /yr | - | +$174k |
| Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas | TX | $62,064 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $37,863 | +$112k |
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore | MD | $60,324 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $30,574 /yr | $68,868 | +$40k |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton | MA | $52,471 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$23k |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago | IL | $59,226 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $36,079 /yr | - | +$20k |
| Amridge University Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,085 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Oakwood University Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $53,024 | $25,669 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Biola University La Mirada | CA | - Nat: $53,024 | $31,495 /yr | - | -$0 |
| California Baptist University Riverside | CA | - Nat: $53,024 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno | CA | - Nat: $53,024 | $13,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita | CA | - Nat: $53,024 | $32,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Naropa University Boulder | CO | - Nat: $53,024 | $29,179 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Barry University Miami | FL | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Warner University Lake Wales | FL | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,748 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Emory University Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,585 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Northwest Nazarene University Nampa | ID | - Nat: $53,024 | $29,580 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Judson University Elgin | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | $18,558 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,221 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | $20,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield | IL | - Nat: $53,024 | $2,835 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake | IN | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,932 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Huntington University Huntington | IN | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart | IN | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Southwestern College Winfield | KS | - Nat: $53,024 | $29,824 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore | KY | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson | KY | - Nat: $53,024 | $24,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville | KY | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville | KY | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Anna Maria College Paxton | MA | - Nat: $53,024 | $28,333 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill | MA | - Nat: $53,024 | $41,704 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Madonna University Livonia | MI | - Nat: $53,024 | $17,755 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $53,024 | $29,155 /yr | - | -$0 |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
| William Carey University Hattiesburg | MS | - Nat: $53,024 | $14,258 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Aquinas Institute of Theology Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Calvary University Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $53,024 | $16,334 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Creighton University Omaha | NE | - Nat: $53,024 | $31,568 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Fordham University Bronx | NY | - Nat: $53,024 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory | NC | - Nat: $53,024 | $20,689 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest | NC | - Nat: $53,024 | $13,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Athenaeum of Ohio Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Capital University Columbus | OH | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,576 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Dayton Dayton | OH | - Nat: $53,024 | $29,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York | NY | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike | OH | - Nat: $53,024 | $16,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Winebrenner Theological Seminary Findlay | OH | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Portland Portland | OR | - Nat: $53,024 | $28,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $53,024 | $37,730 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster | PA | - Nat: $53,024 | $25,480 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Moravian University Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $53,024 | $30,670 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Neumann University Aston | PA | - Nat: $53,024 | $27,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland | TN | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Welch College Gallatin | TN | - Nat: $53,024 | $25,263 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Lee University Cleveland | TN | - Nat: $53,024 | $18,878 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | TN | - Nat: $53,024 | $16,813 /yr | $30,750 | -$0 |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $26,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Arlington Baptist University Arlington | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $24,906 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of Dallas Irving | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $22,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Austin | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | $35,500 | -$0 |
| Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Howard Payne University Brownwood | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $23,627 /yr | - | -$0 |
| University of St Thomas Houston | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $19,359 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | $21,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Brigham Young University Provo | UT | - Nat: $53,024 | $15,564 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Maranatha Baptist University Watertown | WI | - Nat: $53,024 | $26,005 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto | PR | - Nat: $53,024 | $9,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Bakke Graduate University Dallas | TX | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $53,024 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
| Milligan University Milligan | TN | - Nat: $53,024 | $21,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
| Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis | IN | $49,979 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$239 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion | IN | $53,123 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $16,898 /yr | - | -$2k |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion | IN | $53,123 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $22,866 /yr | - | -$13k |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles | CA | $53,358 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $48,381 /yr | - | -$27k |
| Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa | CA | $47,260 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $21,241 /yr | - | -$38k |
| Methodist Theological School in Ohio Delaware | OH | $41,937 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$53k |
| Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis | TN | $39,729 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$75k |
| Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis | MO | $39,009 Nat: $47,260 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$83k |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas | TX | $46,406 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $28,516 /yr | $51,250 | -$87k |
| Bethel University Saint Paul | MN | $38,749 Nat: $53,024 4yr Post-Grad | $28,556 /yr | $44,884 | -$161k |
| Oral Roberts University Tulsa | OK | $35,416 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $25,365 /yr | - | -$166k |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia | GA | $35,701 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $27,883 /yr | $41,000 | -$168k |
| Ohio Christian University Circleville | OH | $32,563 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $20,607 /yr | - | -$187k |
| Denver Seminary Littleton | CO | $28,816 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$188k |
| Seattle University Seattle | WA | $32,382 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $34,662 /yr | - | -$215k |
| Westminster Theological Seminary Glenside | PA | $20,140 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$280k |
| George Fox University Newberg | OR | $25,194 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | $31,679 /yr | - | -$285k |
| Kairos University Sioux Falls | SD | $15,182 Nat: $53,024 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$333k |
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.