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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5102

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 247 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$66,494 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$66,494Median year-4 earnings

$18,709Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$66,494Median reported earnings · year 4

$66,370Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

28thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

247Reporting programs

247With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $54,398
Federal debt: $18,254
Reporting programs: 2

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $45,971
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $58,557
Federal debt: $22,500
Reporting programs: 231

220 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $25,376
Reporting programs: 2

0 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,494
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 247

247 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $88,326
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 25

25 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $87,889
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 7

7 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $53,215
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$61,220National median$66,49475th percentile$71,882

247 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1California State University, Los Angeles$101,094 2California Baptist University$97,691 3San Francisco State University$95,402 4University of the Pacific$95,081 5California State University, East Bay$93,943 6California State University, Sacramento$91,632 7CUNY Hunter College$91,520 8California State University, Fullerton$90,382 9California State University, San Marcos$88,196 10San Diego State University$87,991

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 5 crosswalk linksAudiologistsSOC 29-1181 · 4 crosswalk linksSpeech-Language PathologistsSOC 29-1127 · 4 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR COMMUNICATION DISORDERS SCIENCES AND SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	California State University, Los AngelesMaster's Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$101,094	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,967
2	California Baptist UniversityMaster's Degree	Riverside, CA	$97,691	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,285
3	San Francisco State UniversityMaster's Degree	San Francisco, CA	$95,402	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,278
4	University of the PacificMaster's Degree	Stockton, CA	$95,081	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,447
5	California State University, East BayMaster's Degree	Hayward, CA	$93,943	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,320
6	California State University, SacramentoMaster's Degree	Sacramento, CA	$91,632	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,338
7	CUNY Hunter CollegeMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$91,520	Not available	Baseline needed	$2,984
8	California State University, FullertonMaster's Degree	Fullerton, CA	$90,382	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,555
9	California State University, San MarcosMaster's Degree	San Marcos, CA	$88,196	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,229
10	San Diego State UniversityMaster's Degree	San Diego, CA	$87,991	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,364
11	University of RedlandsMaster's Degree	Redlands, CA	$87,942	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,031
12	CUNY Lehman CollegeMaster's Degree	Bronx, NY	$86,743	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,148
13	California State University, Long BeachMaster's Degree	Long Beach, CA	$86,502	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,440
14	Biola UniversityMaster's Degree	La Mirada, CA	$86,263	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,495
15	Chapman UniversityMaster's Degree	Orange, CA	$86,167	Not available	Baseline needed	$46,555
16	Teachers College at Columbia UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$85,922	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
17	University of Washington-Seattle CampusMaster's Degree	Seattle, WA	$85,607	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,091
18	CUNY Queens CollegeMaster's Degree	Queens, NY	$83,444	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,195
19	CUNY Brooklyn CollegeMaster's Degree	Brooklyn, NY	$83,379	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,103
20	St. John's University-New YorkMaster's Degree	Queens, NY	$82,141	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,999
21	Mercy UniversityMaster's Degree	Dobbs Ferry, NY	$81,952	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,072
22	Iona UniversityMaster's Degree	New Rochelle, NY	$81,790	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,188
23	Hofstra UniversityMaster's Degree	Hempstead, NY	$81,440	Not available	Baseline needed	$34,176
24	California State University, ChicoMaster's Degree	Chico, CA	$81,397	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,480
25	Howard UniversityMaster's Degree	Washington, DC	$80,980	Not available	Baseline needed	$50,539
26	Western Washington UniversityMaster's Degree	Bellingham, WA	$80,873	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,193
27	Long Island UniversityMaster's Degree	Brookville, NY	$80,433	Not available	Baseline needed	$33,062
28	Molloy UniversityMaster's Degree	Rockville Centre, NY	$79,818	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,347
29	University of ArizonaMaster's Degree	Tucson, AZ	$78,574	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,674
30	George Washington UniversityMaster's Degree	Washington, DC	$78,449	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,586
31	Vanderbilt UniversityMaster's Degree	Nashville, TN	$77,951	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,846
32	Boston UniversityMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$77,864	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,402
33	Yeshiva UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$77,551	Not available	Baseline needed	$49,965
34	University of OregonMaster's Degree	Eugene, OR	$77,476	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,182
35	Portland State UniversityMaster's Degree	Portland, OR	$76,980	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,552
36	Loma Linda UniversityMaster's Degree	Loma Linda, CA	$76,969	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
37	California State University, NorthridgeMaster's Degree	Northridge, CA	$76,505	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,021
38	New York Medical CollegeMaster's Degree	Valhalla, NY	$76,373	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
39	Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusMaster's Degree	Portales, NM	$76,204	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,904
40	The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyMaster's Degree	Edinburg, TX	$75,924	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,831
41	New York UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$75,912	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,050
42	The University of Texas at El PasoMaster's Degree	El Paso, TX	$75,776	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,403
43	University of Hawaii at ManoaMaster's Degree	Honolulu, HI	$75,403	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,664
44	Adelphi UniversityMaster's Degree	Garden City, NY	$75,285	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,783
45	Touro UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$74,979	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,627
46	Seton Hall UniversityMaster's Degree	South Orange, NJ	$74,497	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,446
47	Northern Arizona UniversityMaster's Degree	Flagstaff, AZ	$74,354	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,158
48	University of Virginia-Main CampusMaster's Degree	Charlottesville, VA	$74,320	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,565
49	Emerson CollegeMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$74,005	Not available	Baseline needed	$49,180
50	Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaMaster's Degree	Bloomsburg, PA	$73,986	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,699
51	State University of New York at New PaltzMaster's Degree	New Paltz, NY	$73,525	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,809
52	Marywood UniversityMaster's Degree	Scranton, PA	$73,500	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,388
53	Eastern Washington UniversityMaster's Degree	Cheney, WA	$73,466	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,886
54	University of DelawareMaster's Degree	Newark, DE	$73,464	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,799
55	Purdue University-Main CampusMaster's Degree	West Lafayette, IN	$73,079	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,600
56	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionMaster's Degree	Tempe, AZ	$73,070	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,967
57	MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$72,730	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
58	Gallaudet UniversityMaster's Degree	Washington, DC	$72,687	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,845
59	Washington State UniversityMaster's Degree	Pullman, WA	$72,650	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,971
60	Pacific UniversityMaster's Degree	Forest Grove, OR	$72,584	Not available	Baseline needed	$35,273
61	William Paterson University of New JerseyMaster's Degree	Wayne, NJ	$72,447	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,745
62	University of Maryland-College ParkMaster's Degree	College Park, MD	$72,323	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,678
63	Sacred Heart UniversityMaster's Degree	Fairfield, CT	$71,882	Not available	Baseline needed	$46,174
64	Drexel UniversityMaster's Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$71,853	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,509
65	Texas A&M University-KingsvilleMaster's Degree	Kingsville, TX	$71,811	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,090
66	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMaster's Degree	Chapel Hill, NC	$71,783	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,655
67	Northwestern UniversityMaster's Degree	Evanston, IL	$71,781	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,167
68	University of Rhode IslandMaster's Degree	Kingston, RI	$71,507	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,440
69	Texas State UniversityMaster's Degree	San Marcos, TX	$71,450	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,805
70	University of Northern ColoradoMaster's Degree	Greeley, CO	$71,306	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,760
71	Texas Christian UniversityMaster's Degree	Fort Worth, TX	$71,266	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,660
72	Loyola University MarylandMaster's Degree	Baltimore, MD	$71,264	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,574
73	Texas Woman's UniversityMaster's Degree	Denton, TX	$71,234	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,963
74	University of FloridaMaster's Degree	Gainesville, FL	$71,170	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541
75	University of Central FloridaMaster's Degree	Orlando, FL	$71,169	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,411
76	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansMaster's Degree	New Orleans, LA	$71,104	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
77	Northeastern UniversityMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$70,914	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,915
78	Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$70,914	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
79	Rush UniversityMaster's Degree	Chicago, IL	$70,764	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
80	Towson UniversityMaster's Degree	Towson, MD	$70,385	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,413
81	University of UtahMaster's Degree	Salt Lake City, UT	$70,303	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,200
82	Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterMaster's Degree	Lubbock, TX	$69,914	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
83	University of New Mexico-Main CampusMaster's Degree	Albuquerque, NM	$69,646	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,489
84	Longwood UniversityMaster's Degree	Farmville, VA	$69,632	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,066
85	University of IowaMaster's Degree	Iowa City, IA	$69,460	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,531
86	University of HoustonMaster's Degree	Houston, TX	$69,451	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,276
87	Saint Xavier UniversityMaster's Degree	Chicago, IL	$69,420	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,970
88	James Madison UniversityMaster's Degree	Harrisonburg, VA	$69,342	Not available	Baseline needed	$23,322
89	Marquette UniversityMaster's Degree	Milwaukee, WI	$69,306	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,487
90	University of Nevada-RenoMaster's Degree	Reno, NV	$69,226	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,927
91	University of Colorado BoulderMaster's Degree	Boulder, CO	$69,214	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,346
92	Stockton UniversityMaster's Degree	Galloway, NJ	$69,073	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,670
93	Temple UniversityMaster's Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$68,990	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,198
94	University of Central MissouriMaster's Degree	Warrensburg, MO	$68,853	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,462
95	The University of AlabamaMaster's Degree	Tuscaloosa, AL	$68,683	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,420
96	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMaster's Degree	Minneapolis, MN	$68,652	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,778
97	La Salle UniversityMaster's Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$68,537	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,409
98	University of VermontMaster's Degree	Burlington, VT	$68,325	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,343
99	State University of New York at CortlandMaster's Degree	Cortland, NY	$68,204	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,345
100	Lamar UniversityMaster's Degree	Beaumont, TX	$68,173	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,366

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.