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Master's · Fairfield, Iowa

Is Computer Programming at Maharishi International University worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$130,854
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
Not enough graduates to report
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$76,458
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$81k (likely $81k – $81k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$72k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
2 years (likely 1.4–3.0)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$458k (likely $215k – $749k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$1.24M (likely $735k – $1.84M)
Today's dollars

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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.

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