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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 of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 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 $19,076.
Institutions
646
indexed
Combined enrollment
3,611,715
students
Median grad rate
52%
reporting
Median net price
$19,076
reporting
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R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.
| Tier | Research activity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Very high research activity | Doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities). |
| R2 | High research activity | Doctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category. |
| Doctoral/Professional | Doctoral or professional-practice degrees | Universities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2. |
646 institutions
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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
97.8%
Enrollment
3,456
Net price
$21,145
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, New York
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
93.0%
Enrollment
2,037
Net price
$19,994
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State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
59.8%
Enrollment
6,938
Net price
$22,345
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
61.6%
Enrollment
7,898
Net price
$18,809
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
80.5%
Enrollment
6,715
Net price
$16,236
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, New York
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
78.4%
Enrollment
4,540
Net price
$17,156
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Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
94.0%
Enrollment
10,472
Net price
$14,260
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
77.2%
Enrollment
568
Net price
$23,459
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Stetson University
DeLand, Florida
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
71.6%
Enrollment
3,775
Net price
$19,372
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Stevenson University
Owings Mills, Maryland
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
78.9%
Enrollment
3,684
Net price
$26,505
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,329
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
188
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - Florida
Tampa, Florida
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,303
Net price
$16,064
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,037
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - Pennsylvania
Trevose, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,384
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Strayer University - Virginia
Arlington, Virginia
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,998
Net price
$19,578
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
98.7%
Enrollment
2,384
Net price
$13,286
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Sullivan University
Louisville, Kentucky
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,498
Net price
$25,532
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
77.7%
Enrollment
3,179
Net price
$15,897
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, New York
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
70.7%
Enrollment
7,482
Net price
$16,353
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, New York
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
73.0%
Enrollment
6,188
Net price
$11,346
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
66.5%
Enrollment
3,945
Net price
$18,211
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, New York
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
77.7%
Enrollment
2,832
Net price
$13,624
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, New York
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
72.4%
Enrollment
1,413
Net price
$22,367
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHSI
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, New York
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
83.6%
Enrollment
4,709
Net price
$11,282
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, New York
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
69.6%
Enrollment
5,337
Net price
$19,158
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, New York
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
81.3%
Enrollment
2,733
Net price
$14,164
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Texas A & M International University
Laredo, Texas
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
44.4%
Enrollment
8,991
Net price
$3,637
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Texas A&M University - Central Texas
Killeen, Texas
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
2,403
Net price
$1,300
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Texas A&M University - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
92.8%
Enrollment
7,956
Net price
$11,196
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana
Texarkana, Texas
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
63.5%
Enrollment
2,412
Net price
$12,997
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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
62.3%
Enrollment
8,141
Net price
$27,646
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
73.4%
Enrollment
—
Net price
$23,819
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The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
96.4%
Enrollment
2,490
Net price
$24,319
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
40.3%
Enrollment
11,433
Net price
$36,211
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
The University of Tennessee - Martin
Martin, Tennessee
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
88.2%
Enrollment
7,499
Net price
$10,701
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
94.9%
Enrollment
5,585
Net price
$12,723
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Thomas College
Waterville, Maine
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
96.3%
Enrollment
1,635
Net price
$18,885
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
7,544
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
90.3%
Enrollment
2,350
Net price
$21,835
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Thomas University
Thomasville, Georgia
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
38.3%
Enrollment
1,471
Net price
$18,499
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Tiffin University
Tiffin, Ohio
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
80.0%
Enrollment
3,831
Net price
$26,500
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, California
Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
33.8%
Enrollment
2,358
Net price
$19,058
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
82.0%
Enrollment
19,401
Net price
$17,413
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Trine University - Regional/Non - Traditional Campuses
Angola, Indiana
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
39.9%
Enrollment
9,868
Net price
$15,788
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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
99.5%
Enrollment
1,948
Net price
$9,302
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Troy University
Troy, Alabama
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
13,658
Net price
$16,527
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
83.8%
Enrollment
3,664
Net price
$12,780
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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 $19,076. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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