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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 12 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Tusculum University
Greeneville, Tennessee
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
60.4%
Enrollment
1,103
Net price
$22,874
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHBCULand-grant
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
31.4%
Enrollment
3,121
Net price
$32,977
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Union Commonwealth University
Barbourville, Kentucky
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
55.0%
Enrollment
1,324
Net price
$23,906
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, Maine
Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
7,165
Net price
$18,217
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
939
Net price
$8,471
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,185
Net price
$7,569
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
6,097
Net price
$7,559
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
86.4%
Enrollment
698
Net price
$4,285
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
53.4%
Enrollment
5,037
Net price
$13,024
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,223
Net price
$16,338
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
66.5%
Enrollment
10,493
Net price
$13,780
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
62.5%
Enrollment
2,000
Net price
$7,233
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,856
Net price
$14,013
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, Arkansas
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,646
Net price
$9,325
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
85.5%
Enrollment
3,187
Net price
$17,546
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
68.6%
Enrollment
12,857
Net price
$15,336
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
12,554
Net price
$18,990
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
University of Dallas
Irving, Texas
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
54.2%
Enrollment
2,078
Net price
$25,470
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
86.9%
Enrollment
1,757
Net price
$23,250
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
77.6%
Enrollment
2,114
Net price
$20,230
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicLand-grant
University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,896
Net price
$9,424
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
99.0%
Enrollment
802
Net price
$16,780
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, Texas
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
90.6%
Enrollment
13,730
Net price
$14,623
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, Texas
Grad rate
26%
Admit rate
76.7%
Enrollment
3,586
Net price
$8,624
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, Illinois
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
84.4%
Enrollment
4,628
Net price
$8,916
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Jamestown
Jamestown, North Dakota
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
93.5%
Enrollment
1,376
Net price
$20,318
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, Maryland
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
63,012
Net price
$14,514
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
58.6%
Enrollment
8,104
Net price
$10,904
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
9,253
Net price
$18,464
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
72.5%
Enrollment
1,545
Net price
$19,603
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
53.9%
Enrollment
3,088
Net price
$17,053
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, North Carolina
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
77.8%
Enrollment
2,109
Net price
$17,893
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Mount Union
Alliance, Ohio
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
80.1%
Enrollment
2,461
Net price
$22,539
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
85.8%
Enrollment
5,881
Net price
$16,488
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, New Hampshire
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,478
Net price
$14,106
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
80.5%
Enrollment
9,229
Net price
$34,089
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
96.5%
Enrollment
10,204
Net price
$11,024
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, North Carolina
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
92.4%
Enrollment
7,674
Net price
$9,918
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
72.2%
Enrollment
19,291
Net price
$10,785
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
93.9%
Enrollment
3,794
Net price
$8,376
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
94.4%
Enrollment
9,278
Net price
$14,609
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
91.9%
Enrollment
3,234
Net price
$25,140
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
University of Phoenix-California
Ontario, California
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
34
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
95.4%
Enrollment
3,285
Net price
$36,371
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
University of Providence
Great Falls, Montana
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
64.2%
Enrollment
763
Net price
$20,907
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHSILand-grant
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
52.2%
Enrollment
10,618
Net price
$12,684
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
University of Redlands
Redlands, California
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
80.9%
Enrollment
3,087
Net price
$22,867
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
97.6%
Enrollment
1,763
Net price
$20,361
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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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