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AKI™ AI Degrees 100 Index — Post-Grad Salaries & ROI | AKI

Benchmark of top 100 AI degree programs ranked by curriculum freshness, AI alignment, median starting compensation, and GPU compute per student.

🎓 Top AI Degree Programs 100 (Actuarial Consensus)

100 Programs Audited • CI95 ±4.8%
# Rank Institution Degree Program Level Tuition (Moat & Range) Median Comp (P50 Moat & Range) Curriculum Freshness AI Alignment
#1 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$78,000
Range: $66k–$90k
$215,000
Range: $168k–$262k
98.4/100
Band: 89.9–99.6
96%
#2 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$84,000
Range: $71k–$97k
$228,000
Range: $178k–$278k
97.8/100
Band: 89.3–99
94.5%
#3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$81,000
Range: $69k–$93k
$220,000
Range: $172k–$268k
97.2/100
Band: 88.7–98.4
93%
#4 UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$58,000
Range: $49k–$67k
$210,000
Range: $164k–$256k
96.9/100
Band: 88.4–98.1
95%
#5 University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$48,000
Range: $41k–$55k
$175,000
Range: $137k–$214k
95.5/100
Band: 87–96.7
91%
#6 University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$52,000
Range: $44k–$60k
$180,000
Range: $140k–$220k
96/100
Band: 87.5–97.2
92.5%
#7 ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$4,200
Range: $4k–$5k
$185,000
Range: $144k–$226k
96.5/100
Band: 88–97.7
93%
#8 Imperial College London
London, UK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$54,000
Range: $46k–$62k
$168,000
Range: $131k–$205k
94.8/100
Band: 86.3–96
90.5%
#9 National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$44,000
Range: $37k–$51k
$155,000
Range: $121k–$189k
95/100
Band: 86.5–96.2
91.5%
#10 Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$12,000
Range: $10k–$14k
$160,000
Range: $125k–$195k
96.8/100
Band: 88.3–98
94%
#11 University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX (Online)
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (Online) Professional Masters
$10,000
Range: $9k–$12k
$172,000
Range: $134k–$210k
94.2/100
Band: 85.7–95.4
90%
#12 Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA (Online)
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (OMSA) Professional Masters
$7,200
Range: $6k–$8k
$165,000
Range: $129k–$201k
93/100
Band: 84.5–94.2
88.5%
#13 University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$42,000
Range: $36k–$48k
$182,000
Range: $142k–$222k
96.5/100
Band: 88–97.7
94%
#14 EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$3,800
Range: $3k–$4k
$178,000
Range: $139k–$217k
95.8/100
Band: 87.3–97
92%
#15 Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Munich, Germany
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$2,400
Range: $2k–$3k
$152,000
Range: $119k–$185k
94.5/100
Band: 86–95.7
91%
#16 New York University (NYU Courant)
New York, NY
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$76,000
Range: $65k–$87k
$205,000
Range: $160k–$250k
97/100
Band: 88.5–98.2
95%
#17 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$82,000
Range: $70k–$94k
$212,000
Range: $165k–$259k
96.2/100
Band: 87.7–97.4
92.5%
#18 Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor of Philosophy in Machine Learning & AI PhD
$79,000
Range: $67k–$91k
$218,000
Range: $170k–$266k
97.4/100
Band: 88.9–98.6
94.5%
#19 Columbia University
New York, NY
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$77,000
Range: $65k–$89k
$198,000
Range: $154k–$242k
95/100
Band: 86.5–96.2
91.5%
#20 University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$64,000
Range: $54k–$74k
$210,000
Range: $164k–$256k
97.5/100
Band: 89–98.7
95.5%
#21 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Urbana, IL
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$52,000
Range: $44k–$60k
$195,000
Range: $152k–$238k
95.2/100
Band: 86.7–96.4
92%
#22 Cornell University (Cornell Tech)
New York / Ithaca, NY
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$75,000
Range: $64k–$86k
$202,000
Range: $158k–$246k
96/100
Band: 87.5–97.2
93%
#23 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$56,000
Range: $48k–$64k
$192,000
Range: $150k–$234k
94.6/100
Band: 86.1–95.8
91%
#24 University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
La Jolla, CA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$55,000
Range: $47k–$63k
$190,000
Range: $148k–$232k
94.8/100
Band: 86.3–96
91.5%
#25 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Daejeon, South Korea
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$8,000
Range: $7k–$9k
$145,000
Range: $113k–$177k
96/100
Band: 87.5–97.2
93.5%
#26 University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$9,500
Range: $8k–$11k
$140,000
Range: $109k–$171k
94/100
Band: 85.5–95.2
90.5%
#27 Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$142,000
Range: $111k–$173k
94.5/100
Band: 86–95.7
91%
#28 PSL University / École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris)
Paris, France
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$3,200
Range: $3k–$4k
$155,000
Range: $121k–$189k
96.5/100
Band: 88–97.7
94%
#29 University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, UK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$46,000
Range: $39k–$53k
$162,000
Range: $126k–$198k
95/100
Band: 86.5–96.2
92%
#30 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Clear Water Bay, HK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$35,000
Range: $30k–$40k
$150,000
Range: $117k–$183k
94.8/100
Band: 86.3–96
91.5%
#31 Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$42,000
Range: $36k–$48k
$152,000
Range: $119k–$185k
94.6/100
Band: 86.1–95.8
91%
#32 University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$45,000
Range: $38k–$52k
$148,000
Range: $115k–$181k
93.8/100
Band: 85.3–95
89.5%
#33 University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$46,000
Range: $39k–$53k
$146,000
Range: $114k–$178k
93.5/100
Band: 85–94.7
89%
#34 University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$36,000
Range: $31k–$41k
$175,000
Range: $137k–$214k
95.8/100
Band: 87.3–97
93%
#35 McGill University / Mila
Montreal, QC
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$28,000
Range: $24k–$32k
$180,000
Range: $140k–$220k
97.6/100
Band: 89.1–98.8
96%
#36 University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver, BC
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$32,000
Range: $27k–$37k
$170,000
Range: $133k–$207k
94.8/100
Band: 86.3–96
91.5%
#37 KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$38,000
Range: $32k–$44k
$145,000
Range: $113k–$177k
94/100
Band: 85.5–95.2
90%
#38 TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft, Netherlands
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$41,000
Range: $35k–$47k
$146,000
Range: $114k–$178k
94.2/100
Band: 85.7–95.4
90.5%
#39 Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$7,800
Range: $7k–$9k
$135,000
Range: $105k–$165k
93/100
Band: 84.5–94.2
89%
#40 Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$15,000
Range: $13k–$17k
$178,000
Range: $139k–$217k
96.2/100
Band: 87.7–97.4
93.5%
#41 Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$14,000
Range: $12k–$16k
$176,000
Range: $137k–$215k
95.8/100
Band: 87.3–97
93%
#42 Australian National University (ANU)
Canberra, Australia
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$44,000
Range: $37k–$51k
$144,000
Range: $112k–$176k
93.2/100
Band: 84.7–94.4
89%
#43 Peking University
Beijing, China
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$11,000
Range: $9k–$13k
$158,000
Range: $123k–$193k
96.4/100
Band: 87.9–97.6
93.8%
#44 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$11,500
Range: $10k–$13k
$154,000
Range: $120k–$188k
96/100
Band: 87.5–97.2
93%
#45 Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$10,500
Range: $9k–$12k
$150,000
Range: $117k–$183k
95.5/100
Band: 87–96.7
92.5%
#46 University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Pokfulam, HK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$36,000
Range: $31k–$41k
$148,000
Range: $115k–$181k
94.2/100
Band: 85.7–95.4
90.8%
#47 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Shatin, HK
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$35,000
Range: $30k–$40k
$152,000
Range: $119k–$185k
95.2/100
Band: 86.7–96.4
92.5%
#48 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$0
Range: $0k–$0k
$165,000
Range: $129k–$201k
96.8/100
Band: 88.3–98
94.5%
#49 Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$0
Range: $0k–$0k
$168,000
Range: $131k–$205k
97.2/100
Band: 88.7–98.4
95.5%
#50 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
Mumbai, India
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$6,500
Range: $6k–$7k
$138,000
Range: $108k–$168k
95/100
Band: 86.5–96.2
92%
#51 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
New Delhi, India
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$6,200
Range: $5k–$7k
$136,000
Range: $106k–$166k
94.8/100
Band: 86.3–96
91.5%
#52 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Chennai, India
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) MSc
$6,000
Range: $5k–$7k
$135,000
Range: $105k–$165k
94.5/100
Band: 86–95.7
91%
#53 Duke University
Duke, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$68,250
Range: $58k–$78k
$160,250
Range: $125k–$196k
90.8/100
Band: 82.3–92
85.6%
#54 Northwestern University
Northwestern, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$68,500
Range: $58k–$79k
$159,500
Range: $124k–$195k
90.7/100
Band: 82.2–91.9
85.5%
#55 Johns Hopkins University
Johns, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$68,750
Range: $58k–$79k
$158,750
Range: $124k–$194k
90.6/100
Band: 82.1–91.8
85.4%
#56 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$69,000
Range: $59k–$79k
$158,000
Range: $123k–$193k
90.5/100
Band: 82–91.7
85.3%
#57 Brown University
Brown, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$69,250
Range: $59k–$80k
$157,250
Range: $123k–$192k
90.4/100
Band: 81.9–91.6
85.2%
#58 Dartmouth College
International
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$156,500
Range: $122k–$191k
90.4/100
Band: 81.9–91.6
85%
#59 Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$69,750
Range: $59k–$80k
$155,750
Range: $121k–$190k
90.3/100
Band: 81.8–91.5
84.9%
#60 Rice University
Rice, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$70,000
Range: $60k–$81k
$155,000
Range: $121k–$189k
90.2/100
Band: 81.7–91.4
84.8%
#61 University of Southern California (USC)
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$70,250
Range: $60k–$81k
$154,250
Range: $120k–$188k
90.1/100
Band: 81.6–91.3
84.7%
#62 University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$70,500
Range: $60k–$81k
$153,500
Range: $120k–$187k
90/100
Band: 81.5–91.2
84.6%
#63 University of Maryland College Park
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$70,750
Range: $60k–$81k
$152,750
Range: $119k–$186k
90/100
Band: 81.5–91.2
84.4%
#64 University of Wisconsin-Madison
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$71,000
Range: $60k–$82k
$152,000
Range: $119k–$185k
89.9/100
Band: 81.4–91.1
84.3%
#65 Purdue University
Purdue, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$71,250
Range: $61k–$82k
$151,250
Range: $118k–$185k
89.8/100
Band: 81.3–91
84.2%
#66 Penn State University
Penn, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$71,500
Range: $61k–$82k
$150,500
Range: $117k–$184k
89.7/100
Band: 81.2–90.9
84.1%
#67 Ohio State University
Ohio, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$71,750
Range: $61k–$83k
$149,750
Range: $117k–$183k
89.6/100
Band: 81.1–90.8
84%
#68 University of Minnesota
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$72,000
Range: $61k–$83k
$149,000
Range: $116k–$182k
89.6/100
Band: 81.1–90.8
83.8%
#69 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$72,250
Range: $61k–$83k
$148,250
Range: $116k–$181k
89.5/100
Band: 81–90.7
83.7%
#70 University of Virginia
University, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$72,500
Range: $62k–$83k
$147,500
Range: $115k–$180k
89.4/100
Band: 80.9–90.6
83.6%
#71 Texas A&M University
Texas, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$72,750
Range: $62k–$84k
$146,750
Range: $114k–$179k
89.3/100
Band: 80.8–90.5
83.5%
#72 University of Colorado Boulder
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$73,000
Range: $62k–$84k
$146,000
Range: $114k–$178k
89.2/100
Band: 80.7–90.4
83.4%
#73 University of Utah
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$73,250
Range: $62k–$84k
$145,250
Range: $113k–$177k
89.2/100
Band: 80.7–90.4
83.2%
#74 Boston University
Boston, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$73,500
Range: $62k–$85k
$144,500
Range: $113k–$176k
89.1/100
Band: 80.6–90.3
83.1%
#75 Northeastern University
Northeastern, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$73,750
Range: $63k–$85k
$143,750
Range: $112k–$175k
89/100
Band: 80.5–90.2
83%
#76 Arizona State University
Arizona, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$74,000
Range: $63k–$85k
$143,000
Range: $112k–$174k
88.9/100
Band: 80.4–90.1
82.9%
#77 University of Massachusetts Amherst
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$74,250
Range: $63k–$85k
$142,250
Range: $111k–$174k
88.8/100
Band: 80.3–90
82.8%
#78 Rutgers University
Rutgers, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$74,500
Range: $63k–$86k
$141,500
Range: $110k–$173k
88.8/100
Band: 80.3–90
82.6%
#79 University of Florida
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$74,750
Range: $64k–$86k
$140,750
Range: $110k–$172k
88.7/100
Band: 80.2–89.9
82.5%
#80 University of Pittsburgh
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$75,000
Range: $64k–$86k
$140,000
Range: $109k–$171k
88.6/100
Band: 80.1–89.8
82.4%
#81 Case Western Reserve University
Case, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$75,250
Range: $64k–$87k
$139,250
Range: $109k–$170k
88.5/100
Band: 80–89.7
82.3%
#82 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
International
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$138,500
Range: $108k–$169k
88.4/100
Band: 79.9–89.6
82.2%
#83 University of Bristol
International
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$137,750
Range: $107k–$168k
88.4/100
Band: 79.9–89.6
82%
#84 University of Southampton
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$76,000
Range: $65k–$87k
$137,000
Range: $107k–$167k
88.3/100
Band: 79.8–89.5
81.9%
#85 University of Manchester
University, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$76,250
Range: $65k–$88k
$136,250
Range: $106k–$166k
88.2/100
Band: 79.7–89.4
81.8%
#86 University of Warwick
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$76,500
Range: $65k–$88k
$135,500
Range: $106k–$165k
88.1/100
Band: 79.6–89.3
81.7%
#87 King's College London
United Kingdom
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$38,000
Range: $32k–$44k
$134,750
Range: $105k–$164k
88/100
Band: 79.5–89.2
81.6%
#88 University of Sheffield
University, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$77,000
Range: $65k–$89k
$134,000
Range: $105k–$163k
88/100
Band: 79.5–89.2
81.4%
#89 University of Leeds
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$77,250
Range: $66k–$89k
$133,250
Range: $104k–$163k
87.9/100
Band: 79.4–89.1
81.3%
#90 University of Birmingham
University, US
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$77,500
Range: $66k–$89k
$132,500
Range: $103k–$162k
87.8/100
Band: 79.3–89
81.2%
#91 KU Leuven
International
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$131,750
Range: $103k–$161k
87.7/100
Band: 79.2–88.9
81.1%
#92 Ghent University
Ghent, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$78,000
Range: $66k–$90k
$131,000
Range: $102k–$160k
87.6/100
Band: 79.1–88.8
81%
#93 Utrecht University
Utrecht, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$78,250
Range: $67k–$90k
$130,250
Range: $102k–$159k
87.6/100
Band: 79.1–88.8
80.8%
#94 University of Amsterdam (UvA)
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$78,500
Range: $67k–$90k
$129,500
Range: $101k–$158k
87.5/100
Band: 79–88.7
80.7%
#95 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands
Master in Data Science & Machine Learning MSc
$8,500
Range: $7k–$10k
$128,750
Range: $100k–$157k
87.4/100
Band: 78.9–88.6
80.6%
#96 Aalto University
Aalto, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics Professional Masters
$79,000
Range: $67k–$91k
$128,000
Range: $100k–$156k
87.3/100
Band: 78.8–88.5
80.5%
#97 University of Helsinki
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$79,250
Range: $67k–$91k
$127,250
Range: $99k–$155k
87.2/100
Band: 78.7–88.4
80.4%
#98 Aarhus University
Aarhus, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$79,500
Range: $68k–$91k
$126,500
Range: $99k–$154k
87.2/100
Band: 78.7–88.4
80.2%
#99 University of Copenhagen
University, US
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence MSc
$79,750
Range: $68k–$92k
$125,750
Range: $98k–$153k
87.1/100
Band: 78.6–88.3
80.1%
#100 Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Technical, US
MSc in Autonomous Systems & Robotics MSc
$80,000
Range: $68k–$92k
$125,000
Range: $98k–$153k
87/100
Band: 78.5–88.2
80%
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