Highest graduation rates — master's universities

These 50 master's universities rank highest by 6-year graduation rate, drawn from 591 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Amridge University (Montgomery, AL) leads at 100%.

#	Institution	Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)
1	Amridge UniversityAL · Private	100%
2	Strayer University-FloridaFL · Private for-profit	100%
3	Rhode Island School of DesignRI · Private	88.8%
4	Bentley UniversityMA · Private	86.8%
5	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA · Public	86.4%
6	The College of New JerseyNJ · Public	85.9%
7	Providence CollegeRI · Private	85.8%
8	Butler UniversityIN · Private	80.4%
9	University of PortlandOR · Private	79.8%
10	University of ScrantonPA · Private	79.8%
11	Bryant UniversityRI · Private	79.8%
12	Marist UniversityNY · Private	79.6%
13	Loyola University MarylandMD · Private	79.2%
14	Art Center College of DesignCA · Private	79.2%
15	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA · Private	78.8%
16	Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCT · Private	78.6%
17	John Carroll UniversityOH · Private	78.5%
18	Dominican University of CaliforniaCA · Private	78%
19	Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA · Private	77.2%
20	Emerson CollegeMA · Private	77.1%
21	Salve Regina UniversityRI · Private	76.9%
22	Ithaca CollegeNY · Private	76.2%
23	Elizabethtown CollegePA · Private	76.2%
24	School of Visual ArtsNY · Private for-profit	75.7%
25	Endicott CollegeMA · Private	75.6%
26	Franciscan University of SteubenvilleOH · Private	75.4%
27	Assumption UniversityMA · Private	75.2%
28	Rollins CollegeFL · Private	75%
29	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC · Public	75%
30	Messiah UniversityPA · Private	75%
31	Siena CollegeNY · Private	74.7%
32	Rockhurst UniversityMO · Private	74.6%
33	Appalachian State UniversityNC · Public	74.5%
34	Niagara UniversityNY · Private	74.5%
35	Saint Francis UniversityPA · Private	74.4%
36	Parker UniversityTX · Private	74.1%
37	Calvin UniversityMI · Private	74.1%
38	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA · Public	74.1%
39	Le Moyne CollegeNY · Private	73.1%
40	University of DallasTX · Private	73.1%
41	Augustana UniversitySD · Private	73%
42	Nazareth UniversityNY · Private	72.8%
43	Cedarville UniversityOH · Private	72.5%
44	Regis CollegeMA · Private	72.2%
45	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY · Public	72.1%
46	Monmouth UniversityNJ · Private	71.9%
47	John Brown UniversityAR · Private	71.8%
48	Moravian UniversityPA · Private	71.7%
49	Marywood UniversityPA · Private	71.7%
50	Christopher Newport UniversityVA · Public	71.6%

A data ranking — not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with 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.