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.

By Carnegie class·Federal data profiles·IPEDS · College Scorecard

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.

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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate

Tusculum University

Greeneville, Tennessee

Master's institutions in the United States

R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional

646 institutions

Tusculum University

Tuskegee University

Union Commonwealth University

Unity Environmental University

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Carolina Campus

Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Cupey Campus

Universidad Central de Bayamon

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Southeast

University of Arkansas at Monticello

University of Arkansas Grantham

University of Baltimore

University of Central Missouri

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Dallas

University of Dubuque

University of Evansville

University of Guam

University of Holy Cross

University of Houston - Downtown

University of Houston - Victoria

University of Illinois Springfield

University of Jamestown

University of Maryland Global Campus

University of Michigan - Dearborn

University of Minnesota - Duluth

University of Mobile

University of Montevallo

University of Mount Olive

University of Mount Union

University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

University of New Haven

University of North Alabama

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Georgia

University of North Texas at Dallas

University of Northern Iowa

University of Northwestern - St Paul

University of Phoenix - California

University of Portland

University of Providence

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

University of Redlands

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne

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