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What is the Expected Value of a Master's Degree?
Distribution of ROI by field of study, master's degrees (adjusting for average completion rates)
Negative ROI
$0 to $250,000
$250,000 to $500,000
$500,000 to $1 million
Above $1 million
0%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
All Master's Degrees
Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
Nursing
Social Work
Biology and Life Sciences
Education
Miscellaneous
Health excluding Nursing
Psychology and Social Sciences
MBA and Other Business
Arts, Humanities, and Theology