4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$46,008
Program median
Program + credential
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.: Master's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$43,929
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$16,807
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
115,875
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX | Private nonprofit | $26,182 | 59% | Available |
| Adams State University Alamosa, CO | Public | $12,980 | 39.4% | Available |
| Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK | Private nonprofit | $21,616 | 47.2% | Available |
| Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $34,028 | 51.5% | Available |
| Albright College Reading, PA | Private nonprofit | $20,024 | 50.7% | Available |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS | Public | $13,265 | 57.4% | Available |
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV | Private for-profit | $9,597 | 57.2% | Available |
| Antioch University Yellow Springs, OH | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Arcadia University Glenside, PA | Private nonprofit | $29,466 | 66.7% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR | Public | $12,970 | 48.6% | Available |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | Public | $13,224 | 32.6% | Available |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | Public | $9,735 | 40.2% | Available |
| Baker University Baldwin City, KS | Private nonprofit | $25,301 | 57.8% | Available |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Barry University Miami, FL | Private nonprofit | $22,613 | 37.9% | Available |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | Private nonprofit | $14,271 | 43.9% | Available |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL | Private nonprofit | $22,313 | 50.3% | Available |
| Boricua College New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $15,245 | 80.6% | Available |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private nonprofit | $22,719 | 76.2% | Available |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private nonprofit | $35,736 | 86% | Available |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | Private nonprofit | $26,285 | 61.9% | Available |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | Public | $8,615 | 42.8% | Available |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Public | $7,021 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | Public | $9,338 | 56.3% | Available |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | Public | $17,597 | 58.7% | Available |
| Chadron State College Chadron, NE | Public | $12,549 | 50.4% | Available |
| Clayton State University Morrow, GA | Public | $8,365 | 39.9% | Available |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | Public | $13,966 | 48.5% | Available |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA | Private nonprofit | $17,545 | 68.1% | Available |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY | Public | $5,579 | 33.9% | Available |
| College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | Private nonprofit | $25,184 | 68.3% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE | Private nonprofit | $31,568 | 83.4% | Available |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | Public | $3,103 | 53.9% | Available |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY | Public | $3,148 | 51.3% | Available |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | Public | $4,195 | 53.3% | Available |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $28,516 | 57% | Available |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private nonprofit | $29,519 | 95.5% | Available |
| Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,278 | 55.9% | Available |
| Delta State University Cleveland, MS | Public | $13,540 | 48.1% | Available |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $30,902 | 67.8% | Available |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA | Private nonprofit | $35,333 | 78.1% | Available |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $38,509 | 78.2% | Available |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Private nonprofit | $29,612 | 96.8% | Available |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | Public | $15,983 | 53.2% | Available |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private nonprofit | $22,585 | 91.1% | Available |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | Public | $11,676 | 41.2% | Available |
| Excelsior University Albany, NY | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | Private nonprofit | $48,095 | 84.3% | Available |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | Private nonprofit | $22,085 | 37.4% | Available |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | Public | $9,288 | 74.4% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Fordham University Bronx, NY | Private nonprofit | $44,338 | 81.9% | Available |
| Fort Hays State University Hays, KS | Public | $12,569 | 47.7% | Available |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $40,815 | 94.8% | Available |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | Public | $15,267 | 54.9% | Available |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA | Public | $12,019 | 40.6% | Available |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | Public | $15,931 | 53.1% | Available |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $20,744 | 60.5% | Available |
| Hampton University Hampton, VA | Private nonprofit | $25,319 | 57.2% | Available |
| Harding University Searcy, AR | Private nonprofit | $22,130 | 68.8% | Available |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $19,066 | 97.6% | Available |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR | Public | $23,405 | 37.3% | Available |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | Private nonprofit | $34,176 | 68.5% | Available |
| Hollins University Roanoke, VA | Private nonprofit | $20,896 | 64.7% | Available |
| Hood College Frederick, MD | Private nonprofit | $20,873 | 56.9% | Available |
| Houston Christian University Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,629 | 49.1% | Available |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,425 | 75.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | Public | $8,134 | 39.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | Public | $3,968 | 45.6% | Available |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | Public | $5,130 | 37.4% | Available |
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | Public | $8,653 | 40.1% | Available |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | Public | $7,888 | 39.2% | Available |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | Public | $14,279 | 54.7% | Available |
| John Carroll University University Heights, OH | Private nonprofit | $28,746 | 78.6% | Available |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $18,809 | 93.8% | Available |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $20,794 | 57.2% | Available |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private nonprofit | $28,673 | 77.8% | Available |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN | Private nonprofit | $18,878 | 62.6% | Available |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC | Private nonprofit | $20,689 | 47.8% | Available |
| Lesley University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $31,152 | 58% | Available |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private nonprofit | $17,028 | 66.6% | Available |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,062 | 57.1% | Available |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | Public | $19,151 | 68.8% | Available |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA | Public | $7,022 | 37.5% | Available |
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $30,574 | 79.2% | Available |
| Madonna University Livonia, MI | Private nonprofit | $17,755 | 60% | Available |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | Private nonprofit | $14,956 | 50% | Available |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | Public | $7,502 | 51.2% | Available |
| McDaniel College Westminster, MD | Private nonprofit | $21,916 | 63.3% | Available |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | Public | $16,863 | 43.6% | Available |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Public | $13,359 | 53.7% | Available |
| Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX | Public | $11,656 | 42.7% | Available |
| Milligan University Milligan, TN | Private nonprofit | $21,365 | 63.4% | Available |
| Mississippi College Clinton, MS | Private nonprofit | $27,712 | 59.3% | Available |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Public | $17,595 | 66.7% | Available |
| Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | Private nonprofit | $24,347 | 69.9% | Available |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | Public | $22,499 | 57.1% | Available |
| Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | Private nonprofit | $30,670 | 71.7% | Available |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $21,413 | 53.3% | Available |
| Nazareth University Rochester, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 72.8% | Available |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | Public | $8,889 | 55.2% | Available |
| New York University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $37,050 | 87.6% | Available |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $17,303 | 84.8% | Available |
| North Central College Naperville, IL | Private nonprofit | $21,044 | 64% | Available |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | Public | $14,158 | 61.3% | Available |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | Public | $8,191 | 52.2% | Available |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | Public | $14,085 | 52.1% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | Private nonprofit | $30,371 | 63.3% | Available |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | Public | $9,120 | 57.6% | Available |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | Private nonprofit | $20,079 | 41% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK | Private nonprofit | $21,872 | 55.5% | Available |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | Private nonprofit | $22,857 | 64.9% | Available |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | Public | $14,638 | 46.3% | Available |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | Public | $19,604 | 70.1% | Available |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR | Public | $18,048 | 55.6% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | $32,875 | 86.1% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA | Public | $23,330 | 26.1% | Available |
| Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC | Private nonprofit | $19,076 | 35% | Available |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Public | $9,552 | 52.7% | Available |
| Prescott College Prescott, AZ | Private nonprofit | $22,583 | 55.6% | Available |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | Public | $18,173 | 69.8% | Available |
| Reed College Portland, OR | Private nonprofit | $33,013 | 71.5% | Available |
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI | Public | $9,478 | 48.1% | Available |
| Rice University Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $13,370 | 94.6% | Available |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | Private nonprofit | $34,732 | 75.1% | Available |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $20,194 | 35.1% | Available |
| Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 66.7% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | Public | $19,703 | 63.8% | Available |
| Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | Private nonprofit | $25,578 | 62.6% | Available |
| Saint Francis University Loretto, PA | Private nonprofit | $23,526 | 74.4% | Available |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME | Private nonprofit | $27,555 | 65.7% | Available |
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA | Private nonprofit | $30,378 | 70.3% | Available |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | Private nonprofit | $26,172 | 71.3% | Available |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | Private nonprofit | $36,967 | 76.9% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | Public | $12,278 | 50.4% | Available |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | Private nonprofit | $31,446 | 69.5% | Available |
| Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | Private nonprofit | $32,297 | 82.6% | Available |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,579 | 89.1% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | $13,297 | 62.4% | Available |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $40,892 | 84.3% | Available |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK | Public | $14,459 | 39.7% | Available |
| Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI | Private nonprofit | $19,353 | 63.5% | Available |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | Private nonprofit | $20,449 | 52.1% | Available |
| St. John's College Annapolis, MD | Private nonprofit | $45,597 | 71.4% | Available |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | Private nonprofit | $26,674 | 54.9% | Available |
| St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,999 | 66.1% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Public | $18,784 | 75.6% | Available |
| Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX | Public | $13,286 | 29.9% | Available |
| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | Public | $16,353 | 55.1% | Available |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | Public | $11,346 | 33.3% | Available |
| SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY | Public | $11,282 | 44.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | $15,796 | 34% | Available |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | Public | $14,246 | 57.7% | Available |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX | Public | $1,300 | Not available | Available |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | Private nonprofit | $36,660 | 85.5% | Available |
| The New School New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $58,741 | 69.4% | Available |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | Public | $16,784 | 48% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $19,857 | 88.9% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Public | $18,267 | 75.7% | Available |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | Public | $4,831 | 50.9% | Available |
| Tiffin University Tiffin, OH | Private nonprofit | $26,500 | 39.9% | Available |
| Towson University Towson, MD | Public | $17,413 | 69.5% | Available |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private nonprofit | $2,835 | 46.1% | Available |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $39,949 | 86.1% | Available |
| Union University Jackson, TN | Private nonprofit | $27,171 | 66% | Available |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | Private nonprofit | $7,051 | 31.4% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | Public | $17,248 | 41.7% | Available |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA | Public | $11,983 | 68.7% | Available |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK | Public | $18,309 | 36.8% | Available |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $14,860 | 95.9% | Available |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | Public | $11,900 | 46.2% | Available |
| University of Dallas Irving, TX | Private nonprofit | $22,610 | 73.1% | Available |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | Public | $17,799 | 80.6% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI | Private nonprofit | $15,232 | 67.2% | Available |
| University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $15,635 | 48.6% | Available |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | Public | $15,563 | 51.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | $9,833 | 53.2% | Available |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | Public | $17,988 | 61.2% | Available |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | Public | $17,510 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of Mary Bismarck, ND | Private nonprofit | $17,770 | 66.6% | Available |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | Public | $16,467 | 70% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private nonprofit | $37,244 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI | Public | $7,007 | 40.3% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | Public | $18,743 | 64.7% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $13,310 | 55.5% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | Public | $23,805 | 76.1% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | Public | $12,250 | 54.5% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Public | $15,435 | 69% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,965 | 56.3% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Public | $20,109 | 70.6% | Available |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | Public | $15,901 | 67.9% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | Public | $9,175 | 50.3% | Available |
| University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | Private nonprofit | $31,309 | 85.2% | Available |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,278 | 85.4% | Available |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | Public | $22,811 | 78.8% | Available |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | Public | $19,858 | 59.9% | Available |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | Public | $9,812 | 76.8% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN | Public | $12,923 | 48.2% | Available |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private nonprofit | $13,006 | 66.8% | Available |
| University of St Thomas Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $19,359 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | Public | $9,364 | 58.8% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | Public | $15,014 | 49.3% | Available |
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | Private nonprofit | $16,164 | 66.7% | Available |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | Public | $14,936 | 59.1% | Available |
| Utica University Utica, NY | Private nonprofit | $19,108 | 56.2% | Available |
| Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN | Private nonprofit | $18,578 | 70.4% | Available |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private nonprofit | $15,846 | 93.5% | Available |
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT | Public | $18,212 | 47.2% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Public | $24,953 | 86.2% | Available |
| Virginia State University Petersburg, VA | Public | $15,840 | 39.4% | Available |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | Private nonprofit | $28,719 | 89.2% | Available |
| Washburn University Topeka, KS | Public | $15,280 | 53% | Available |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,786 | 94.3% | Available |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,590 | 19.3% | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private nonprofit | $30,177 | 92.6% | Available |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | Public | $15,634 | 64.7% | Available |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | Public | $12,937 | 45.2% | Available |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR | Public | $17,237 | 47.1% | Available |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | Public | $13,194 | 51% | Available |
| Widener University Chester, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,759 | 68.3% | Available |
| Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | Private nonprofit | $27,743 | 63.2% | Available |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 44% | Available |
| William Woods University Fulton, MO | Private nonprofit | $26,569 | 46.8% | Available |
| Wilson College Chambersburg, PA | Private nonprofit | $21,741 | 48.2% | Available |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | Public | $15,343 | 57% | Available |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $23,777 | 95.7% | Available |