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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 9 of 14Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
NUC University
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
49.1%
Enrollment
30,794
Net price
$5,732
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
39.9%
Enrollment
1,431
Net price
$21,607
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, Ohio
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
85.3%
Enrollment
1,209
Net price
$19,476
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
55.7%
Enrollment
1,569
Net price
$23,880
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, Oklahoma
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
97.1%
Enrollment
2,851
Net price
$21,423
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
77.0%
Enrollment
880
Net price
$26,827
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
3,339
Net price
$21,539
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Omega Graduate School
Dayton, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
69
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
98.6%
Enrollment
5,936
Net price
$23,600
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Ottawa University-Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
528
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Otterbein University
Westerville, Ohio
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
83.3%
Enrollment
2,332
Net price
$22,140
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
80.5%
Enrollment
2,797
Net price
$21,370
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
10.0%
Enrollment
1,068
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Park University
Parkville, Missouri
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
69.0%
Enrollment
5,736
Net price
$15,529
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Parker University
Dallas, Texas
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,308
Net price
$25,491
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Pennsylvania Western University
California, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
93.7%
Enrollment
10,834
Net price
$19,352
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Peru State College
Peru, Nebraska
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,492
Net price
$11,401
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, North Carolina
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
95.3%
Enrollment
889
Net price
$21,953
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Piedmont University
Demorest, Georgia
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
92.8%
Enrollment
1,857
Net price
$20,893
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
88.2%
Enrollment
5,755
Net price
$18,889
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
91.0%
Enrollment
3,707
Net price
$19,685
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
4,757
Net price
$50,168
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
96.5%
Enrollment
16,178
Net price
$19,196
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
98.6%
Enrollment
867
Net price
$20,906
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
48.7%
Enrollment
4,666
Net price
$45,538
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublic
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
85.7%
Enrollment
7,206
Net price
$11,513
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, Indiana
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
70.6%
Enrollment
9,051
Net price
$8,463
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
67.7%
Enrollment
1,599
Net price
$27,786
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
73.2%
Enrollment
5,981
Net price
$20,360
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
89.3%
Enrollment
2,517
Net price
$28,346
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
81.1%
Enrollment
6,155
Net price
$10,988
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
13.8%
Enrollment
2,520
Net price
$46,253
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Rider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
79.4%
Enrollment
4,003
Net price
$25,287
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
2,777
Net price
$27,692
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, New York
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
77.8%
Enrollment
1,960
Net price
$23,461
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Rockford University
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
57.2%
Enrollment
1,241
Net price
$23,066
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, Missouri
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
69.0%
Enrollment
3,577
Net price
$23,165
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
72.9%
Enrollment
1,032
Net price
$18,508
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
87.8%
Enrollment
4,350
Net price
$38,123
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
40.6%
Enrollment
3,046
Net price
$33,847
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Rosemont College
Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
74.5%
Enrollment
781
Net price
$20,356
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
72.9%
Enrollment
6,822
Net price
$14,582
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
95.0%
Enrollment
10,732
Net price
$14,485
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Saint Edward's University
Austin, Texas
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
83.7%
Enrollment
3,033
Net price
$23,636
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, New Jersey
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
77.2%
Enrollment
871
Net price
$17,949
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Saint Francis University
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
76.9%
Enrollment
2,963
Net price
$19,173
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, Maine
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
81.7%
Enrollment
1,454
Net price
$24,666
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
86.4%
Enrollment
7,159
Net price
$35,487
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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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