Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $25,829
    2.68% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $20,416
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    73.5%
    573,663 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    539,724
    70.6% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    53.2%
    43,348 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 (11,522 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (8,572 degrees), and General Psychology (5,451 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $25,829, which is $14,909 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,000, which is 101% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,527 more than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $25,829, which is $14,829 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,000, which is 101% of the cost for in-state students, and is $10,527 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 $20,416.

    Tuition Costs

    $25,829
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was $26,000, which is 101% of the cost for in-state students, which was $25,829. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $10,527 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $14,829 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $20,416
    2024 Value
    0.855%
    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 $20,416. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew by 0.855%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $11,098
    Room and Board
    $1,200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was of $11,098 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 7.54% 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 did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    84%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    50.5%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    84% of undergraduate students at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 84% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received 573,663 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 7.31% annual growth. Out of those 573,663 applicants, 421,668 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 73.5% acceptance rate.

    There were 539,724 students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024. 15% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an overall enrollment yield of 18.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    73.5%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    421,668
    Accepted Out of 573,663

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was 73.5% (421,668 admissions from 573,663 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 73.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 7.31%, while admissions grew by 6.96%.

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    SAT Scores

    15%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    9,388
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    15% 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 539,724 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 381,099 students and the part-time enrollment is 158,625. This means that 70.6% 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 50.4% White, 16.4% Black or African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.74% Two or More Races, 3.66% Asian, 0.601% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.465% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.5%), followed by White Male (21.8%) and Black or African American Female (10.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.8%), followed by White Male (14.7%) and Black or African American Female (10.1%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    70.6%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 539,724 students. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 381,099 and the part-time enrollment is 158,625. This means that 70.6% of students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% 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 (73%), Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      271,780 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      88,584 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      80,580 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 50.4% White, 16.4% Black or African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.74% Two or More Races, 3.66% Asian, 0.601% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.465% 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 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% 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, 23,919 students (4.43%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 30,632 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 (72,247 degrees awarded). There were 4.13 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (17,501 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Registered Nursing (6,735 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (6,628 degrees) and General Psychology (5,333 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 (2,131 degrees awarded), Education (15,326 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,228 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 (1,670,415 people), Secondary school teachers (570,733 people), Education administrators (339,087 people), Other managers (260,887 people), and Special education teachers (232,000 people).

    The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2024 are Theology (2,131 degrees awarded), Education (15,326 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,228 degrees), Applied Sciences (203 degrees), and English (1,797 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, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Gaming services workers, and Nurse anesthetists

    The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Theology (2,131 degrees awarded), Education (15,326 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,228 degrees), Applied Sciences (203 degrees), and English (1,797 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 (3,256,983 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (536,697 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (384,557 people), Outpatient care centers (270,438 people), and Individual & family services (196,471 people).

    The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Theology (2,131 degrees awarded), Education (15,326 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (3,228 degrees), Applied Sciences (203 degrees), and English (1,797 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. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
      804 degrees awarded
    2. Health Information & Medical Records Technology
      228 degrees awarded
    3. Early Childhood Education & Teaching
      54 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 804 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    48,829
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    79,461
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 48,829 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs, which is 0.615 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (79,461).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 6,095 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.12 times more than the 5,427 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 7,501 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in Registered Nursing, which is 7 times more than the 1,071 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 54% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities Carnegie Classification group.

    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 (65.5%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Female and Asian (65.5% 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, 2.56% of graduates (1110 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      72,247 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      17,501 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      16,273 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white (72,247 degrees awarded). There were 4.13 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (17,501 degrees).

    3.61% of degree recipients (4,631 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      60,134 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      59,330 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      58,660 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white female (60,134 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (59,330 degrees).

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    Operations

    Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at nearly $32.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.02B (3.1k%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

    In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a total salary expenditure of 54.4M. Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs employs 6,085 Assistant professors, 5,829 Professors and 5,791 Associate professors. Most academics at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Female Assistant professor (3,546), Male Professor (3,493), and Male Associate professor (2,951).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are: Management, with 7,998 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 7,575 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 7,285 employees.

    Endowment

    $32.8M
    2024 Endowment
    8.61%
    growth from 2023

    Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at about $32.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew 8.61% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $13M 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. $616M - Federal
    2. $193M - State
    3. $8.99M - Local

    As of 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received $616M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $193M from state grants and contracts, and $8.99M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $22.3M
    2024 Salaries
    7%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a median of $22.3M in salaries, which represents 41% of their overall expenditure ($54.4M) and a 7% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.21% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 5.1% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $1.69B
    Instructional Salaries
    21,379
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a total of $1.69B to 21,379 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.5% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) 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 Management with 7,998 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 7,575 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 7,285 employees.

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