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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 7 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
74.0%
Enrollment
3,514
Net price
$38,222
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
92.9%
Enrollment
2,124
Net price
$17,815
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Maharishi International University
Fairfield, Iowa
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
96.9%
Enrollment
2,592
Net price
$18,225
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Malone University
Canton, Ohio
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
75.6%
Enrollment
1,256
Net price
$22,881
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Manchester University
North Manchester, Indiana
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
91.3%
Enrollment
1,276
Net price
$19,268
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Manhattan University
Riverdale, New York
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
78.5%
Enrollment
3,225
Net price
$26,881
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Manhattanville University
Purchase, New York
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
84.7%
Enrollment
2,512
Net price
$25,842
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, Wisconsin
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
70.9%
Enrollment
960
Net price
$24,659
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Marian University
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
66.8%
Enrollment
1,246
Net price
$23,341
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, New York
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
64.7%
Enrollment
6,356
Net price
$39,660
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
83.7%
Enrollment
2,530
Net price
$22,222
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
94.5%
Enrollment
1,488
Net price
$26,661
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
83.6%
Enrollment
2,868
Net price
$20,923
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
63.9%
Enrollment
2,392
Net price
$24,190
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
67.5%
Enrollment
6,241
Net price
$11,257
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
85.5%
Enrollment
8,991
Net price
$15,770
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
83.2%
Enrollment
2,632
Net price
$27,263
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
73.6%
Enrollment
5,862
Net price
$37,899
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
78.5%
Enrollment
3,373
Net price
$27,686
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
75.2%
Enrollment
1,822
Net price
$24,978
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, New York
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
76.5%
Enrollment
683
Net price
$25,180
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
96.5%
Enrollment
6,660
Net price
$19,181
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
99.1%
Enrollment
18,453
Net price
$14,294
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
91.8%
Enrollment
2,397
Net price
$17,123
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, Kansas
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
73.5%
Enrollment
1,538
Net price
$29,520
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, Georgia
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
99.8%
Enrollment
8,363
Net price
$13,922
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Monterey, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
526
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Midland University
Fremont, Nebraska
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
1,558
Net price
$24,229
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Midway University
Midway, Kentucky
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
95.2%
Enrollment
2,003
Net price
$23,863
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
87.4%
Enrollment
5,324
Net price
$11,882
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
89.4%
Enrollment
6,975
Net price
$20,231
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Milligan University
Milligan, Tennessee
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
70.3%
Enrollment
1,240
Net price
$21,131
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
60.4%
Enrollment
2,953
Net price
$24,021
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
52.6%
Enrollment
4,386
Net price
$17,816
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
91.3%
Enrollment
15,271
Net price
$18,609
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
72.2%
Enrollment
2,751
Net price
$12,514
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
2,193
Net price
$13,198
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHBCU
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
51.2%
Enrollment
2,205
Net price
$11,812
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
64.1%
Enrollment
5,699
Net price
$25,807
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Missouri
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
97.4%
Enrollment
4,147
Net price
$11,653
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,716
Net price
$12,638
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, New York
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
75.6%
Enrollment
5,005
Net price
$26,870
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
89.5%
Enrollment
4,767
Net price
$31,650
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Monroe University
Bronx, New York
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
65.9%
Enrollment
8,141
Net price
$10,376
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Montana State University Billings
Billings, Montana
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,129
Net price
$15,044
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Montana Technological University
Butte, Montana
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
89.9%
Enrollment
1,702
Net price
$16,240
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Moravian University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
54.0%
Enrollment
2,745
Net price
$29,843
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
82.1%
Enrollment
8,791
Net price
$10,089
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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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