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Master's institutions in the United States
Master's colleges and universities award a significant number of master's degrees but few or no doctorates, under the Carnegie classification. This dataset includes 646 U.S. institutions classified as Master's under the Carnegie Classification, enrolling about 3,611,715 students in total.
Of these, 238 are public and 408 private. The largest by enrollment include Western Governors, Southern New Hampshire, and UMGC. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 52% and the median average net price is $19,313.
Institutions
646
indexed
Combined enrollment
3,611,715
students
Median grad rate
52%
reporting
Median net price
$19,313
reporting
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646 institutions
Page 1 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,498
Net price
$39,778
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
99.2%
Enrollment
2,901
Net price
$14,173
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama
Grad rate
24%
Admit rate
66.2%
Enrollment
7,295
Net price
$14,559
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Albany State University
Albany, Georgia
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
73.0%
Enrollment
6,768
Net price
$14,251
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, Connecticut
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
64.4%
Enrollment
1,239
Net price
$32,681
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
24.7%
Enrollment
2,995
Net price
$14,040
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Alfred University
Alfred, New York
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
48.3%
Enrollment
2,007
Net price
$22,701
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
93.1%
Enrollment
1,317
Net price
$16,722
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Amberton University
Garland, Texas
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
892
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
American InterContinental University System
Chandler, Arizona
Grad rate
9%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
11,277
Net price
$14,449
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
801
Net price
$15,774
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
American InterContinental University-Houston
Houston, Texas
Grad rate
5%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
116
Net price
$18,264
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
50,715
Net price
$9,104
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Amridge University
Montgomery, Alabama
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
639
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Anderson University
Anderson, South Carolina
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
52.8%
Enrollment
4,710
Net price
$28,183
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Anderson University
Anderson, Indiana
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
53.4%
Enrollment
1,228
Net price
$22,144
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
79.2%
Enrollment
11,542
Net price
$12,915
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
89.6%
Enrollment
1,202
Net price
$29,396
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Antioch University-Los Angeles
Culver City, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
910
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Antioch University-New England
Keene, New Hampshire
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
992
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
263
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Antioch University-Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
771
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
88.6%
Enrollment
21,570
Net price
$16,487
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
79.2%
Enrollment
3,404
Net price
$25,866
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
96.3%
Enrollment
8,746
Net price
$12,171
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
75.0%
Enrollment
2,308
Net price
$50,209
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
64.1%
Enrollment
2,100
Net price
$20,428
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
80.6%
Enrollment
4,106
Net price
$21,994
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
86.5%
Enrollment
2,037
Net price
$28,853
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Atlantic University
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,540
Net price
$6,305
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Atlantis University
Miami, Florida
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
746
Net price
$20,767
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
92.6%
Enrollment
5,217
Net price
$14,596
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
76.5%
Enrollment
3,249
Net price
$23,875
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
59.3%
Enrollment
2,390
Net price
$24,723
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
10,439
Net price
$14,846
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Averett University
Danville, Virginia
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
47.8%
Enrollment
1,476
Net price
$23,262
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Avila University
Kansas City, Missouri
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
59.5%
Enrollment
2,768
Net price
$16,939
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Baker College
Owosso, Michigan
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
87.5%
Enrollment
3,955
Net price
$15,171
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, Ohio
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
76.8%
Enrollment
3,305
Net price
$27,654
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
73.5%
Enrollment
2,605
Net price
$14,590
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
14,667
Net price
$28,345
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
70.7%
Enrollment
4,072
Net price
$17,050
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
77.2%
Enrollment
2,917
Net price
$23,529
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
48.4%
Enrollment
5,333
Net price
$38,787
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, New Jersey
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,996
Net price
$20,549
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
49.9%
Enrollment
8,369
Net price
$50,404
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
61.9%
Enrollment
2,484
Net price
$21,568
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Bethel University
Mishawaka, Indiana
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
98.7%
Enrollment
1,167
Net price
$19,726
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a Master's institution under the Carnegie Classification?
- Master's colleges and universities award a significant number of master's degrees but few or no doctorates, under the Carnegie classification. This dataset tracks 646 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest Master's in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are Western Governors, Southern New Hampshire, UMGC, APUS, and Utah Valley.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 52%, and the median average net price is $19,313. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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