BEST AND WORST COLLEGES FOR MASTER'S DEGREES *Public institution °For-profit institution BEST BUSINESS 1 WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY (UT) 2 Idaho State University (ID)* 3 Louisiana Tech University (LA)* 4 University of Dubuque (IA) 5 University of Southern Indiana (IN)* 6 Northeastern State University (OK)* 7 University of Pennsylvania (PA) 8 Dartmouth College (NH) 9 James Madison University (VA)* 10 Harvard University (MA) Field average BEST EDUCATIONAL ADMIN. 1 MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (OH)* 2 Lehigh University (PA) 3 Northeastern Illinois University (IL)* 4 Western Governors University (UT) 5 San Francisco State University (CA)* 6 Berry College (GA) 7 Fordham University (NY) 8 CUNY Brooklyn College (NY)* 9 CA State University-East Bay (CA)* 10 Doane University (NE) Field average BEST NURSING 1 WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY (UT) 2 CA State University-Los Angeles (CA)* 3 CUNY Hunter College (NY)* 4 University of Mary (ND) 5 CUNY Lehman College (NY)* 6 CA State Univ.-Dominguez Hills (CA)* 7 University of North Georgia (GA)* 8 Univ. of TX-Rio Grande Valley (TX)* 9 CA State University-Sacramento (CA)* 10 University of West Georgia (GA)* Field average BEST TEACHER EDUCATION 1 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (UT)* 2 CA State University-Northridge (CA)* 3 Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse (WI)* 4 Kansas State University (KS)* 5 Salem State University (MA)* 6 CUNY Queens College (NY)* 7 Trinity Washington University (DC) 8 California State Univ.-Fullerton (CA)* 9 University of Mass.-Dartmouth (MA)* 10 University of North Georgia (GA)* Field average 110112 13665 12% 142334 20500 14% 140979 20500 15% 130020 18923 15% 139945 22052 16% 148290 23500 16% 119279 20292 17% 133871 23302 17% 113277 22103 20% 104649 20500 20% 124491 51567 41% 94290 13165 14% 105697 15202 14% 117462 17100 15% 83731 112721 18311 13362 16% 16% 98309 16000 16% 253891 41420 16% 244019 41000 17% 144716 24750 17% 119724 20525 17% 77619 38174 49% WORST BUSINESS 10 Purdue University Global (IN)* 9 Belhaven University (MS) 8 Alabama A&M University (AL)* 7 University of Miami (FL) 6 LA State Univ.-Baton Rouge (LA)* 5 Simmons College (MA) 4 University of CA-Riverside (CA)* 3 North Carolina Central Univ. (NC)* 2 Warner University (FL) 1 KEISER UNIVERSITY (FL) Field average 86863 8973 94799 12015 10% 13% 103153 16000 16% 81506 12772 16% 115737 20500 18% 90438 16142 18% 116124 21199 18% 116512 21817 19% 113579 22151 20% 74287 15343 21% 71895 28707 40% WORST EDUCATIONAL ADMIN. 10 Purdue University Global (IN)* 9 Ohio University-Main (OH)* 8 University of Pennsylvania (PA) 7 Saint Leo University (FL) 6 University of Southern CA (CA) 5 North Carolina Central Univ. (NC)* 4 Nova Southeastern University (FL) 3 University of San Diego (CA) 2 Dallas Baptist University (TX) 1 KEISER UNIVERSITY (FL) Field average WORST NURSING 10 Columbia Univ. in the City of NY (NY) 9 University of Illinois-Chicago (IL)* 8 Yale University (CT) 7 Johns Hopkins University (MD) 6 Samford University (AL) 5 University of San Diego (CA) 4 Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) 3 Georgetown University (DC) 2 DePaul University (IL) 1 WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (MO) Field average 65776 12000 18% 91622 20500 22% 64458 14465 22% 101078 23050 23% 62440 15041 24% 75888 19033 25% 80918 20500 25% 78465 20500 26% 64908 17802 27% 59685 17310 29% 59378 30487 51% WORST TEACHER EDUCATION 10 MO State Univ.-Springfield (MO)* 9 San Diego State University (CA)* 8 Pepperdine University (CA) 7 University of Central Oklahoma (OK)* 6 Long Island University (NY) 5 Missouri Baptist University (MO) 4 Cleveland State University (OH)* 3 University of TN-Martin (TN)* 2 Norfolk State University (VA)* 1 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (MS)* Field average 139144 116593 84% 116791 97999 84% 128563 118849 92% 114391 106371 93% 116262 110952 95% 119023 119008 100% 119948 124668 104% 120851 127131 105% 88366 101373 115% 103380 177721 172% 124491 51567 41% 68252 51878 76% 56268 44630 79% 54601 43588 80% 120747 97088 80% 67977 54666 80% 99920 81874 82% 92291 76013 82% 70214 59393 85% 54101 51250 95% 52728 61500 117% 77619 38174 49% 56675 37774 67% 59184 39756 67% 74964 55857 75% 65989 51250 78% 76818 60487 79% 71038 55965 79% 74994 60596 81% 65612 53519 82% 58250 51250 88% 63349 56979 90% 71895 28707 40% 43257 35589 82% 48300 39964 83% 71444 61036 85% 55611 47630 86% 64862 57863 89% 46049 42527 92% 45381 43024 95% 51390 51164 100% 58014 57919 100% 44066 47735 108% 59378 30487 51% Washington Monthly 53 Median earnings 5 years after graduation Median debt at graduation Debt as a percentage of median earnings Median earnings 5 years after graduation Median debt at graduation Debt as a percentage of median earnings