Highest graduate earnings – master's universities

These 50 master's universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 502 institutions with reported data in the U.S. Department of Education data for 2020-21 (Scorecard). Bentley University (Waltham, MA) leads at $120,959.

Institutions ranked by Median earnings (10 yr).
#	Institution	Median earnings (10 yr)
1	Bentley UniversityMA · Private	$120,959
2	SUNY Maritime CollegeNY · Public	$95,951
3	Kettering UniversityMI · Private	$94,823
4	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA · Public	$90,768
5	Bryant UniversityRI · Private	$90,008
6	Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI · Private	$89,070
7	Providence CollegeRI · Private	$87,054
8	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA · Private	$86,881
9	Manhattan UniversityNY · Private	$86,316
10	Dominican University of CaliforniaCA · Private	$84,713
11	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL · Private	$84,131
12	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideFL · Private	$84,131
13	University of PortlandOR · Private	$82,804
14	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMA · Private	$82,721
15	Loyola University MarylandMD · Private	$82,652
16	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA · Public	$82,392
17	San Jose State UniversityCA · Public	$78,988
18	Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaCA · Private	$78,812
19	Excelsior UniversityNY · Private	$78,493
20	University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA · Public	$78,466
21	University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA · Public	$78,466
22	Marist UniversityNY · Private	$77,819
23	Molloy UniversityNY · Private	$77,789
24	Butler UniversityIN · Private	$77,235
25	Colorado State University GlobalCO · Public	$76,813
26	Siena UniversityNY · Private	$76,079
27	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY · Public	$75,971
28	Merrimack CollegeMA · Private	$75,584
29	Assumption UniversityMA · Private	$74,895
30	University of ScrantonPA · Private	$74,652
31	Wagner CollegeNY · Private	$74,360
32	Iona UniversityNY · Private	$73,595
33	The College of New JerseyNJ · Public	$73,323
34	Salve Regina UniversityRI · Private	$72,975
35	University of RedlandsCA · Private	$72,690
36	Mount Saint Mary's UniversityCA · Private	$72,379
37	South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD · Public	$72,257
38	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC · Public	$72,085
39	Art Center College of DesignCA · Private	$71,958
40	California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA · Public	$71,902
41	Roger Williams UniversityRI · Private	$70,266
42	New York Institute of TechnologyNY · Private	$70,080
43	Thomas Edison State UniversityNJ · Public	$69,331
44	Lawrence Technological UniversityMI · Private	$69,151
45	California Lutheran UniversityCA · Private	$68,712
46	Rhode Island School of DesignRI · Private	$68,140
47	Jacksonville UniversityFL · Private	$68,010
48	Monmouth UniversityNJ · Private	$67,991
49	Mount Saint Mary CollegeNY · Private	$67,705
50	National UniversityCA · Private	$67,548

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using U.S. Department of Education data for 2020-21 (Scorecard); federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these master's universities ranks highest by median earnings 10 years after entry?

Bentley University (Waltham, MA), at $120,959. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 502 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by median earnings 10 years after entry, from College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2020-21 (Scorecard). Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collection on disk, using the most recent figure each of them publishes for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2020-21 (Scorecard). Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one; the release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.