Top 50 Best Master's Degree Programs in Massachusetts by ROI

Every Master's Degree program in Massachusetts ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in Massachusetts

366

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$512,540

Across all Massachusetts programs

Average Annual Cost

$64,547

Cost of attendance

# College Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 Law. +$2,975,176 $199,043 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
2 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$2,745,376 $187,553 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$2,663,360 $183,153 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 Business/Commerce, General. +$2,643,960 $182,183 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
5 Northeastern University Professional Programs Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$2,246,500 $154,325 N/A N/A Full ROI →
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 Systems Engineering. +$2,101,880 $155,079 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
7 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$2,083,794 $154,325 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
8 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Dentistry. +$1,944,412 $147,490 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
9 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 Finance and Financial Management Services. +$1,876,716 $144,120 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
10 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Computer Science. +$1,843,152 $142,427 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
11 Boston College

Grad rate: 91.0%

 Finance and Financial Management Services. +$1,838,854 $142,311 $83,683 N/A Full ROI →
12 Boston College

Grad rate: 91.0%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$1,744,614 $137,599 $83,683 N/A Full ROI →
13 Bay Path University

Grad rate: 51.8%

 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. +$1,709,992 $132,206 $47,064 N/A Full ROI →
14 New England College of Optometry Optometry. +$1,646,460 $124,323 N/A N/A Full ROI →
15 Springfield College

Grad rate: 70.1%

 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. +$1,627,596 $129,174 $57,942 N/A Full ROI →
16 Northeastern University Professional Programs Taxation. +$1,619,140 $122,957 N/A N/A Full ROI →
17 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 Public Health. +$1,579,936 $129,281 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
18 Tufts University

Grad rate: 93.5%

 Dentistry. +$1,568,780 $128,899 $84,600 N/A Full ROI →
19 Bentley University

Grad rate: 88.1%

 Human Computer Interaction. +$1,564,196 $127,918 $77,082 N/A Full ROI →
20 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Grad rate: 88.7%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$1,560,604 $127,598 $75,678 N/A Full ROI →
21 MCPHS University

Grad rate: 62.4%

 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. +$1,520,950 $123,945 $58,975 N/A Full ROI →
22 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. +$1,484,454 $124,358 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
23 University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Grad rate: 83.1%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$1,472,402 $118,959 $33,389 N/A Full ROI →
24 Tufts University

Grad rate: 93.5%

 Engineering-Related Fields. +$1,470,140 $123,967 $84,600 N/A Full ROI →
25 Northeastern University Professional Programs Engineering, General. +$1,459,720 $114,986 N/A N/A Full ROI →
26 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 Taxation. +$1,456,434 $122,957 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
27 Harvard University

Grad rate: 97.5%

 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. +$1,430,956 $121,832 $82,842 N/A Full ROI →
28 Babson College

Grad rate: 92.5%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$1,377,904 $118,620 $77,248 N/A Full ROI →
29 MCPHS University

Grad rate: 62.4%

 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. +$1,377,810 $116,788 $58,975 N/A Full ROI →
30 Northeastern University Professional Programs Business/Commerce, General. +$1,367,840 $110,392 N/A N/A Full ROI →
31 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. +$1,347,912 $117,665 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
32 Tufts University

Grad rate: 93.5%

 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. +$1,344,120 $117,666 $84,600 N/A Full ROI →
33 MCPHS University

Grad rate: 62.4%

 Optometry. +$1,336,250 $114,710 $58,975 N/A Full ROI →
34 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Computer Engineering. +$1,312,632 $115,901 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
35 MGH Institute of Health Professions Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$1,311,160 $107,558 N/A N/A Full ROI →
36 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 Engineering, General. +$1,297,014 $114,986 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
37 Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Grad rate: 79.2%

 Engineering-Related Fields. +$1,296,478 $110,596 $37,721 N/A Full ROI →
38 Boston College

Grad rate: 91.0%

 Law. +$1,288,414 $114,789 $83,683 N/A Full ROI →
39 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Grad rate: 88.7%

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$1,285,264 $113,831 $75,678 N/A Full ROI →
40 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$1,269,472 $113,743 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
41 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 Mechanical Engineering. +$1,248,380 $112,404 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
42 Northeastern University Professional Programs Information Science/Studies. +$1,243,920 $104,196 N/A N/A Full ROI →
43 Boston College

Grad rate: 91.0%

 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$1,239,494 $112,343 $83,683 N/A Full ROI →
44 Northeastern University Professional Programs Finance and Financial Management Services. +$1,230,580 $103,529 N/A N/A Full ROI →
45 Boston University

Grad rate: 89.5%

 Information Science/Studies. +$1,220,772 $111,308 $82,694 N/A Full ROI →
46 Northeastern University Professional Programs Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$1,218,080 $102,904 N/A N/A Full ROI →
47 Tufts University

Grad rate: 93.5%

 Biomedical/Medical Engineering. +$1,215,500 $111,235 $84,600 N/A Full ROI →
48 Northeastern University

Grad rate: 90.8%

 Business/Commerce, General. +$1,205,134 $110,392 $81,353 N/A Full ROI →
49 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 95.5%

 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. +$1,193,740 $109,672 $79,850 N/A Full ROI →
50 Wentworth Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 68.7%

 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. +$1,190,060 $107,006 $55,030 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.