COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services master's degree at Murray State University
Murray, KY · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are below similar programs.
$9,894 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $15,680 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$50,451Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$57,136$6,685 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$57,136 vs. $58,928
$1,792 below the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis220 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$9,096
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$57,136
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
- Reported price
- $49,970
- Completion
- 68.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 57.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $2,216
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$9,096Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$23,485Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE85.7%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE61.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$4,761
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$57,136 vs. $67,030
$9,894 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$83,680 median wageKY estimate · 1,380 jobs · 25-1071$65,110–$137,770 middle 50% of KY wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAudiologists$92,520 median wageKY estimate · 90 jobs · 29-1181$70,440–$111,770 middle 50% of KY wages+11.0% projected U.S. growth · 600 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSpeech-Language Pathologists$83,550 median wageKY estimate · 2,610 jobs · 29-1127$70,250–$104,120 middle 50% of KY wages+16.6% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
University of Louisville
$2,606 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $59,742
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $17,988
California State University, Los Angeles
$43,958 higher earnings · $5,129 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $101,094
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $3,967
CUNY Hunter College
$34,384 higher earnings · $6,112 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $91,520
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $2,984
California State University, Fullerton
$33,246 higher earnings · $2,541 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $90,382
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $6,555
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
37 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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