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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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Page 13 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
79.6%
Enrollment
1,952
Net price
$27,375
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, Kansas
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
89.8%
Enrollment
1,462
Net price
$23,335
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
84.4%
Enrollment
4,724
Net price
$30,528
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
82.1%
Enrollment
1,450
Net price
$20,874
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
79.7%
Enrollment
4,022
Net price
$11,611
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
94.7%
Enrollment
9,488
Net price
$12,621
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
79.3%
Enrollment
7,604
Net price
$11,729
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,202
Net price
$14,693
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
University of the People
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
41,961
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico
Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
45.4%
Enrollment
1,130
Net price
$19,969
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
97.4%
Enrollment
1,792
Net price
$7,563
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, Washington
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
91.8%
Enrollment
6,058
Net price
$10,898
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, Washington
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
4,965
Net price
$10,017
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
87.1%
Enrollment
6,820
Net price
$13,832
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
56.9%
Enrollment
14,822
Net price
$8,155
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
76.1%
Enrollment
10,049
Net price
$16,948
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
87.8%
Enrollment
11,174
Net price
$12,878
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
73.3%
Enrollment
10,446
Net price
$15,374
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
72.6%
Enrollment
3,925
Net price
$10,044
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, Wisconsin
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
87.3%
Enrollment
6,389
Net price
$14,754
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, Wisconsin
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
81.6%
Enrollment
5,243
Net price
$14,714
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
90.1%
Enrollment
8,233
Net price
$13,726
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
84.7%
Enrollment
6,926
Net price
$17,365
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Superior, Wisconsin
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
93.6%
Enrollment
2,833
Net price
$13,405
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
82.8%
Enrollment
11,746
Net price
$14,785
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
93.4%
Enrollment
3,941
Net price
$23,172
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, Ohio
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
84.0%
Enrollment
970
Net price
$18,027
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
46,807
Net price
$8,463
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Utica University
Utica, New York
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
87.2%
Enrollment
3,627
Net price
$21,869
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, California
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
64.7%
Enrollment
2,246
Net price
$19,761
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Montpelier, Vermont
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
190
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCULand-grant
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
89.1%
Enrollment
5,605
Net price
$14,553
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Viterbo University
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
73.3%
Enrollment
2,094
Net price
$22,633
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Wagner College
Staten Island, New York
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
83.5%
Enrollment
2,001
Net price
$27,733
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
72.6%
Enrollment
2,225
Net price
$21,683
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
50.8%
Enrollment
1,426
Net price
$23,992
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Warner University
Lake Wales, Florida
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
47.8%
Enrollment
900
Net price
$21,007
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
6,033
Net price
$13,046
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, Maryland
Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
45.4%
Enrollment
612
Net price
$15,026
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Washington University of Science and Technology
Alexandria, Virginia
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
11.5%
Enrollment
1,096
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas
Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
54.0%
Enrollment
2,809
Net price
$20,540
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,666
Net price
$15,108
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
91.7%
Enrollment
1,231
Net price
$25,157
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
32,701
Net price
$10,722
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
58.0%
Enrollment
8,260
Net price
$26,196
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
85.4%
Enrollment
4,191
Net price
$34,170
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
West Liberty University
West Liberty, West Virginia
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
72.1%
Enrollment
2,299
Net price
$16,295
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, Texas
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
97.4%
Enrollment
9,045
Net price
$20,841
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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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