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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 8 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
70.6%
Enrollment
2,056
Net price
$23,169
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
48.1%
Enrollment
1,284
Net price
$23,295
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
93.3%
Enrollment
1,182
Net price
$18,295
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
78.8%
Enrollment
1,417
Net price
$23,435
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, New York
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
82.5%
Enrollment
2,491
Net price
$23,736
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
68.7%
Enrollment
2,312
Net price
$25,009
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
71.9%
Enrollment
2,408
Net price
$24,987
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
84.3%
Enrollment
1,671
Net price
$21,812
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
86.2%
Enrollment
10,020
Net price
$9,121
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
81.7%
Enrollment
1,751
Net price
$20,204
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
94.0%
Enrollment
1,094
Net price
$28,862
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
National University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
54.5%
Enrollment
22,115
Net price
$31,058
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,441
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Nazareth University
Rochester, New York
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
79.5%
Enrollment
2,401
Net price
$30,521
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Nebraska
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
83.8%
Enrollment
1,654
Net price
$23,140
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Nelson University
Waxahachie, Texas
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
84.2%
Enrollment
1,794
Net price
$19,655
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
76.4%
Enrollment
2,244
Net price
$28,714
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
95.7%
Enrollment
3,275
Net price
$30,299
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
72.7%
Enrollment
1,922
Net price
$36,906
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, New Jersey
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
89.2%
Enrollment
5,429
Net price
$11,732
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Grad rate
26%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,704
Net price
$14,141
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublicHSI
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, New Mexico
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
54.0%
Enrollment
1,622
Net price
$8,265
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
78.1%
Enrollment
6,877
Net price
$20,709
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Newman University
Wichita, Kansas
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
47.6%
Enrollment
2,939
Net price
$19,045
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, California
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
273
Net price
$48,616
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Niagara University
Niagara University, New York
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
85.3%
Enrollment
4,033
Net price
$18,740
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
6,043
Net price
$12,091
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Nichols College
Dudley, Massachusetts
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
88.1%
Enrollment
1,392
Net price
$31,065
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
87.5%
Enrollment
6,053
Net price
$12,973
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
North American University
Stafford, Texas
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
983
Net price
$17,950
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
90.5%
Enrollment
8,579
Net price
$15,028
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
North Central College
Naperville, Illinois
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
58.3%
Enrollment
3,003
Net price
$23,033
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
62.8%
Enrollment
2,304
Net price
$20,612
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
North Park University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
72.8%
Enrollment
2,557
Net price
$18,191
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
70.4%
Enrollment
5,734
Net price
$13,550
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
99.2%
Enrollment
6,751
Net price
$11,800
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, California
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
16.5%
Enrollment
640
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
70.0%
Enrollment
7,409
Net price
$17,485
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
92.8%
Enrollment
3,708
Net price
$17,094
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
85.9%
Enrollment
9,152
Net price
$14,824
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
62.9%
Enrollment
1,635
Net price
$25,537
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Northwest University
Kirkland, Washington
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
88.0%
Enrollment
1,053
Net price
$25,161
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
87.0%
Enrollment
1,705
Net price
$23,519
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, Oklahoma
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
66.4%
Enrollment
2,079
Net price
$11,366
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
93.7%
Enrollment
8,523
Net price
$13,809
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
73.6%
Enrollment
3,149
Net price
$25,600
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, California
Grad rate
7%
Admit rate
99.9%
Enrollment
306
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, Maryland
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
86.5%
Enrollment
1,788
Net price
$24,536
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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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