Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$26,640

3.98% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$20,222

After Financial Aid

2023 Acceptance Rate

77%

717,257 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

654,075

70.3% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

52.9%

53,829 Graduates

About

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2023, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs were General Business Administration & Management (16,540 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (10,756 degrees), and General Psychology (7,183 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $26,640, which is $16,060 more than than the national median of $10,580. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,700, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $11,741 more than than the national median $14,959.

Masters Colleges and Universities

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $26,640, which is $15,868 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,773. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $26,700, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $11,741 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,959.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,222.

Tuition Costs

$26,640

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was $26,700, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $26,640. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is $11,741 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,959, and the in-state tuition is $15,868 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,773.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$20,222

2023 Value

2.63%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,222. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew by 2.63%.

This chart compares the average net price of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Other Student Expenses

$10,566

Room and Board

$1,235

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was of $10,566 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 2.28% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,235. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 0.403% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

85%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

53%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

85% of undergraduate students at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 4.49% with respect to 2022, when 89% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Admissions

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received 717,257 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 6.41% annual growth. Out of those 717,257 applicants, 551,964 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 77% acceptance rate.

There were 654,075 students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2023. 17.4% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an overall enrollment yield of 17.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

77%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

551,964

Accepted Out of 717,257

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was 77% (551,964 admissions from 717,257 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 77.6%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 6.41%, while admissions grew by 5.54%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

17.4%

Submission Percentage (2023)

13,899

Scores Submitted (2023)

17.4% of enrolled first-time students at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a total enrollment of 654,075 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 459,840 students and the part-time enrollment is 194,235. This means that 70.3% 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, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Black or African American, 3.82% Two or More Races, 3.25% Asian, 0.723% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.388% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.6%), followed by White Male (21.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.2%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (36.6%), followed by White Male (15.6%) and Black or African American Female (10.6%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

70.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 654,075 students. The full-time enrollment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 459,840 and the part-time enrollment is 194,235. This means that 70.3% of students enrolled at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are enrolled full-time compared with 68.2% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

73%

2023 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.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
329,378 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
112,978 enrolled students
Black or African American
106,813 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is 50.4% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Black or African American, 3.82% Two or More Races, 3.25% Asian, 0.723% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.388% 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 50.1% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.4% 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, 30,712 students (4.7%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 44,031 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 (94,110 degrees awarded). There were 3.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23,951 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Registered Nursing (9,459 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (8,451 degrees) and General Psychology (6,915 degrees).

In 2023, 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 (2,036 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,752 degrees), and Education (19,749 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 (1,591,895 people), Secondary school teachers (514,900 people), Education administrators (310,567 people), Social workers, all other (262,080 people), and Special education teachers (228,523 people).

The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in 2023 are Theology (2,036 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,752 degrees), Education (19,749 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (5,403 degrees), and Applied Sciences (222 degrees) (as of 2023).

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, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Theology (2,036 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4,752 degrees), Education (19,749 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (5,403 degrees), and Applied Sciences (222 degrees) (as of 2023).

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 (3,076,790 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (409,985 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (365,853 people), Outpatient care centers (266,003 people), and Individual & family services (264,672 people).

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 (2023)

Registered Nursing
9,459 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
8,451 degrees awarded
General Psychology
6,915 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was Registered Nursing with 9,459 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

60,492

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

104,523

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 60,492 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs, which is 0.579 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (104,523).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 8,564 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.07 times more than the 7,976 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 9,410 degrees were awarded to men at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs in Registered Nursing, which is 6.99 times more than the 1,346 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

39%

100% Completion Time

53%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 39% 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, 53% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (65.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is Female and Asian (65.1% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

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, 3.85% of graduates (2072 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
94,110 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
23,951 degrees awarded
Black or African American
21,592 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white (94,110 degrees awarded). There were 3.93 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (23,951 degrees).

4.14% of degree recipients (6,837 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
59,481 degrees awarded
White Male
34,629 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
15,657 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs is white female (59,481 degrees awarded). There were 1.72 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (34,629 degrees).

Operations

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at nearly $35.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 699M (1.96k%) compared to the 5.72% average return (2.84M on 49.7M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2023, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs had a total salary expenditure of 72.3M. Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs employs 7,655 Professors, 7,461 Assistant professors and 6,975 Associate professors. Most academics at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are Male Professor (4,424), Female Assistant professor (4,366), and Female Associate professor (3,488).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs are: Management, with 9,673 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 9,671 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 8,784 employees.

Endowment

$35.7M

2023 Endowment

3.87%

growth from 2022

Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs has an endowment valued at about $35.7M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs grew 3.87% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $14M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$787M - Federal
$312M - State
$5.62M - Local

As of 2023, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs received $787M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $312M from state grants and contracts, and $5.62M from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$29.3M

2023 Salaries

5.98%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a median of $29.3M in salaries, which represents 40.5% of their overall expenditure ($72.3M) and a 5.98% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.56% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 0.129% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Masters Colleges and Universities is 36.1M (39.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.11B

Instructional Salaries

26,191

Number of Employees

In 2023, Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs paid a total of $2.11B to 26,191 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.12M (2.97%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

7,655 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

9,673 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs were Professor with 7,655 employees, Assistant professor with 7,461 employees, and Associate professor with 6,975 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs were Management with 9,673 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 9,671 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 8,784 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Professor
Female Assistant professor
Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs was Male Professor with 4,424 employees, Female Assistant professor with 4,366 employees, and Female Associate professor with 3,488 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs.