Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$26,745
0.394% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$20,421
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
78%
786,575 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
669,271
70.1% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
53.4%
54,552 Graduates

About

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs were General Business Administration & Management (15,946 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (10,130 degrees), and General Psychology (6,982 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $26,745, which is $15,825 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $27,670, which is 103% of the cost for in-state students, and is $12,197 more than than the national median $15,473.

Masters Colleges and Universities

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $26,745, which is $15,745 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $27,670, which is 103% of the cost for in-state students, and is $12,197 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,421.

Tuition Costs

$26,745
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was $27,670, which is 103% of the cost for in-state students, which was $26,745. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $12,197 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $15,745 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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Average Net Price

$20,421
2024 Value
0.984%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,421. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew by 0.984%.

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Other Student Expenses

$11,202
Room and Board
$1,200
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was of $11,202 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 6.02% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 2.83% during the same period.

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Admissions

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received 786,575 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 9.66% annual growth. Out of those 786,575 applicants, 613,907 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78% acceptance rate.

There were 669,271 students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024. 16.8% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an overall enrollment yield of 15.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

78%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
613,907
Accepted Out of 786,575

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was 78% (613,907 admissions from 786,575 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 77%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 9.66%, while admissions grew by 11.2%.

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SAT Scores

16.8%
Submission Percentage (2024)
13,028
Scores Submitted (2024)

16.8% of enrolled first-time students at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a total enrollment of 669,271 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 468,827 students and the part-time enrollment is 200,444. This means that 70.1% of students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.9% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Black or African American, 3.89% Two or More Races, 3.41% Asian, 0.724% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.38% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.6%), followed by White Male (20.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.4%), followed by White Male (15.3%) and Black or African American Female (11.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

70.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 669,271 students. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 468,827 and the part-time enrollment is 200,444. This means that 70.1% of students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are enrolled full-time compared with 68.6% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

73%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (74%), Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    327,535 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    119,128 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    109,941 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 48.9% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Black or African American, 3.89% Two or More Races, 3.41% Asian, 0.724% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.38% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 48.8% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.7% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 32,769 students (4.9%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 41,940 more women than men received degrees from Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white (90,176 degrees awarded). There were 3.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (24,085 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Registered Nursing (8,959 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (8,094 degrees) and General Psychology (6,719 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (2,013 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,708 degrees), and Education (18,748 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,602,539 people), Secondary school teachers (508,555 people), Education administrators (312,646 people), Social workers, all other (260,217 people), and Other managers (229,994 people).

The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024 are Theology (2,013 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,708 degrees), Education (18,748 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (5,007 degrees), and Psychology (10,130 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Gaming services workers

The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Theology (2,013 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,708 degrees), Education (18,748 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (5,007 degrees), and Psychology (10,130 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Elementary & secondary schools (3,118,149 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (430,171 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (399,414 people), Outpatient care centers (306,770 people), and Individual & family services (273,059 people).

The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Theology (2,013 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,708 degrees), Education (18,748 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (5,007 degrees), and Psychology (10,130 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Sterile Processing Technician
    341 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    159 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Insurance Coding Specialist
    75 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was Sterile Processing Technician with 341 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

59,055
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
100,995
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 59,055 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs, which is 0.585 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (100,995).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 8,338 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.1 times more than the 7,608 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 8,805 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in Registered Nursing, which is 6.65 times more than the 1,325 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

37%
100% Completion Time
52%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 37% of students graduating from Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 52% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 53% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (66.4%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Female and Asian (66.4% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.55% of graduates (1389 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    90,176 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    24,085 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    21,171 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white (90,176 degrees awarded). There were 3.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (24,085 degrees).

3.63% of degree recipients (5,810 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    56,632 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    33,544 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    15,650 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white female (56,632 degrees awarded). There were 1.69 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (33,544 degrees).

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Operations

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at nearly $38.7M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.26B (3.27k%) compared to the 9.96% average return (5.41M on 54.3M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a total salary expenditure of 75.4M. Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs employs 7,639 Professors, 7,421 Assistant professors and 6,660 Associate professors. Most academics at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Male Professor (4,341), Female Assistant professor (4,329), and Female Associate professor (3,330).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are: Office and Administrative Support, with 9,558 employees, Management, with 9,344 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9,117 employees.

Endowment

$38.7M
2024 Endowment
8.57%
growth from 2023

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at about $38.7M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew 8.57% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $15.6M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $667M - Federal
  2. $336M - State
  3. $5.54M - Local

As of 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received $667M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $336M from state grants and contracts, and $5.54M from local grants and contracts.

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Salary Expenditure

$30M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a median of $30M in salaries, which represents 39.9% of their overall expenditure ($75.4M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$2.15B
Instructional Salaries
25,850
Number of Employees

In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a total of $2.15B to 25,850 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.15M (2.91%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs were Office and Administrative Support with 9,558 employees, Management with 9,344 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 9,117 employees.

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