Highest graduation rates – master's universities

These 50 master's universities rank highest by 6-year graduation rate, drawn from 492 institutions with reported data in the U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25 (Scorecard). Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI) leads at 88.8%.

Institutions ranked by Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time).
#	Institution	Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)
1	Rhode Island School of DesignRI · Private	88.8%
2	Bentley UniversityMA · Private	86.8%
3	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA · Public	86.4%
4	The College of New JerseyNJ · Public	85.9%
5	Providence CollegeRI · Private	85.8%
6	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · Public	80.7%
7	Butler UniversityIN · Private	80.4%
8	University of PortlandOR · Private	79.8%
9	University of ScrantonPA · Private	79.8%
10	Bryant UniversityRI · Private	79.8%
11	Marist UniversityNY · Private	79.6%
12	Loyola University MarylandMD · Private	79.2%
13	Art Center College of DesignCA · Private	79.2%
14	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA · Private	78.8%
15	John Carroll UniversityOH · Private	78.5%
16	Dominican University of CaliforniaCA · Private	78%
17	Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA · Private	77.2%
18	Emerson CollegeMA · Private	77.1%
19	Salve Regina UniversityRI · Private	76.9%
20	Ithaca CollegeNY · Private	76.2%
21	Elizabethtown CollegePA · Private	76.2%
22	School of Visual ArtsNY · Private for-profit	75.7%
23	Endicott CollegeMA · Private	75.6%
24	Franciscan University of SteubenvilleOH · Private	75.4%
25	Assumption UniversityMA · Private	75.2%
26	Rollins CollegeFL · Private	75%
27	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC · Public	75%
28	Messiah UniversityPA · Private	75%
29	Siena UniversityNY · Private	74.7%
30	Rockhurst UniversityMO · Private	74.6%
31	Appalachian State UniversityNC · Public	74.5%
32	Niagara UniversityNY · Private	74.5%
33	Saint Francis UniversityPA · Private	74.4%
34	Calvin UniversityMI · Private	74.1%
35	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA · Public	74.1%
36	Le Moyne CollegeNY · Private	73.1%
37	University of DallasTX · Private	73.1%
38	Augustana UniversitySD · Private	73%
39	Nazareth UniversityNY · Private	72.8%
40	Cedarville UniversityOH · Private	72.5%
41	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY · Public	72.1%
42	Monmouth UniversityNJ · Private	71.9%
43	John Brown UniversityAR · Private	71.8%
44	Moravian UniversityPA · Private	71.7%
45	Marywood UniversityPA · Private	71.7%
46	Christopher Newport UniversityVA · Public	71.6%
47	State University of New York at New PaltzNY · Public	71.6%
48	SUNY College at GeneseoNY · Public	71.5%
49	Sullivan UniversityKY · Private for-profit	71%
50	University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWI · Public	71%

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25 (Scorecard); federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these master's universities ranks highest by 6-year graduation rate?

Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI), at 88.8%. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 492 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by 6-year graduation rate, from College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25 (Scorecard). Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collection on disk, using the most recent figure each of them publishes for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25 (Scorecard). Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one; the release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.