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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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Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
60.2%
Enrollment
2,936
Net price
$12,595
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
96.3%
Enrollment
3,346
Net price
$15,911
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Bluefield University
Bluefield, Virginia
Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
59.3%
Enrollment
959
Net price
$25,573
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
86.2%
Enrollment
2,734
Net price
$16,641
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
72.4%
Enrollment
6,353
Net price
$19,298
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
87.8%
Enrollment
9,727
Net price
$16,383
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Bryan College - Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
51.0%
Enrollment
1,701
Net price
$20,614
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
65.5%
Enrollment
3,636
Net price
$41,219
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
77.6%
Enrollment
1,890
Net price
$18,846
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Bushnell University
Eugene, Oregon
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
67.3%
Enrollment
761
Net price
$20,789
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
85.1%
Enrollment
5,746
Net price
$36,041
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Cairn University - Langhorne
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
88.2%
Enrollment
1,097
Net price
$27,642
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Caldwell University
Caldwell, New Jersey
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
71.3%
Enrollment
2,005
Net price
$24,691
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
84.9%
Enrollment
11,902
Net price
$26,285
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
32.3%
Enrollment
1,277
Net price
$46,080
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
75.7%
Enrollment
3,351
Net price
$30,109
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
31.3%
Enrollment
23,069
Net price
$16,665
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State Polytechnic University - Humboldt
Arcata, California
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
98.2%
Enrollment
6,237
Net price
$13,171
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, California
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
75.2%
Enrollment
27,636
Net price
$11,531
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
93.8%
Enrollment
10,419
Net price
$5,652
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Channel Islands
Camarillo, California
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
94.8%
Enrollment
5,592
Net price
$9,849
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Chico
Chico, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
92.7%
Enrollment
15,257
Net price
$14,480
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, California
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
93.3%
Enrollment
15,182
Net price
$8,615
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
91.3%
Enrollment
23,163
Net price
$3,967
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Monterey Bay
Seaside, California
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
97.4%
Enrollment
7,713
Net price
$13,663
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Northridge
Northridge, California
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
93.5%
Enrollment
38,313
Net price
$7,021
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
94.0%
Enrollment
31,943
Net price
$9,338
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, California
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
95.1%
Enrollment
16,237
Net price
$10,229
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
California State University - Stanislaus
Turlock, California
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
98.1%
Enrollment
9,724
Net price
$6,067
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Whiting, Indiana
Grad rate
23%
Admit rate
33.8%
Enrollment
658
Net price
$22,451
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
70.9%
Enrollment
3,681
Net price
$22,992
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts
Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,835
Net price
$31,072
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,696
Net price
$10,912
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
79.7%
Enrollment
10,836
Net price
$19,341
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Canisius University
Buffalo, New York
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
72.4%
Enrollment
2,451
Net price
$17,940
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
70.2%
Enrollment
2,263
Net price
$22,576
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Caribbean University - Bayamon
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
957
Net price
$4,665
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
87.0%
Enrollment
2,416
Net price
$20,786
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Carolina University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
39.5%
Enrollment
880
Net price
$20,828
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
66.8%
Enrollment
3,138
Net price
$15,193
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
87.1%
Enrollment
2,844
Net price
$26,565
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
84.1%
Enrollment
1,290
Net price
$18,659
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
65.3%
Enrollment
6,318
Net price
$24,468
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Centenary University
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
83.1%
Enrollment
1,398
Net price
$20,503
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
358
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
73.3%
Enrollment
9,997
Net price
$16,857
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette, Missouri
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
87.5%
Enrollment
3,802
Net price
$14,601
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
90.6%
Enrollment
10,811
Net price
$18,476
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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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