Best Graduate Education Schools in US 2015
Ranked by US News
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | School name | Tuition | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Johns Hopkins University
(Baltimore, MD, US) |
$1,000 per credit (full-time) | 1,542 |
| #2 | Vanderbilt University (Peabody)
(Nashville, TN, US) |
$1,747 per credit (full-time) | 873 |
| #3 | Harvard University
(Cambridge, MA, US) |
$40,106 per year (full-time) | 855 |
| #4 | Stanford University
(Stanford, CA, US) |
$42,690 per year (full-time) | 387 |
| #5 | University of Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia, PA, US) |
$43,856 per year (full-time) | 1,051 |
| #5 | University of Wisconsin—Madison
(Madison, WI, US) |
$11,858 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,184 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,017 |
| #7 | University of Washington
(Seattle, WA, US) |
$14,301 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,030 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,004 |
| #8 | Teachers College, Columbia University
(New York, NY, US) |
$1,344 per credit (full-time) | 4,969 |
| #8 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
(Ann Arbor, MI, US) |
$19,982 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,402 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 |
| #10 | University of Texas—Austin
(Austin, TX, US) |
$8,402 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,338 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,141 |
| #11 | Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL, US) |
$45,120 per year (full-time) | 360 |
| #11 | University of California—Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, CA, US) |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,102 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 744 |
| #13 | University of Oregon
(Eugene, OR, US) |
$13,824 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,356 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 774 |
| #14 | University of California—Berkeley
(Berkeley, CA, US) |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 341 |
| #15 | Michigan State University
(East Lansing, MI, US) |
$654 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,253 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,980 |
| #16 | Ohio State University
(Columbus, OH, US) |
$11,560 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,224 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,054 |
| #17 | University of Kansas
(Lawrence, KS, US) |
$346 per credit (in-state, full-time); $810 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 921 |
| #18 | Arizona State University
(Phoenix, AZ, US) |
$10,300 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,804 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,463 |
| #18 | University of Southern California (Rossier)
(Los Angeles, CA, US) |
$1,536 per credit (full-time) | 1,886 |
| #20 | New York University (Steinhardt)
(New York, NY, US) |
$34,128 per year (full-time) | 3,289 |
| #20 | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities
(Minneapolis, MN, US) |
$15,008 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,990 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,756 |
| #22 | University of Pittsburgh
(Pittsburgh, PA, US) |
$19,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,686 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 970 |
| #22 | University of Virginia (Curry)
(Charlottesville, VA, US) |
$13,818 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,082 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 890 |
| #24 | Boston College (Lynch)
(Chestnut Hill, MA, US) |
$1,212 per credit (full-time) | 790 |
| #25 | Indiana University—Bloomington
(Bloomington, IN, US) |
$404 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,178 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 952 |
| #26 | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
(Champaign, IL, US) |
$11,626 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,118 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 826 |
| #26 | University of Maryland—College Park
(College Park, MD, US) |
$573 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,236 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 937 |
| #28 | Utah State University
(Logan, UT, US) |
$4,511 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,787 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 963 |
| #29 | University of Colorado—Boulder
(Boulder, CO, US) |
$9,918 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,712 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 334 |
| #30 | University of Delaware
(Newark, DE, US) |
$28,404 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,404 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 321 |
| #30 | University of Florida
(Gainesville, FL, US) |
$449 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,251 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,101 |
| #30 | Virginia Commonwealth University
(Richmond, VA, US) |
$9,911 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,378 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,028 |
| #33 | Pennsylvania State University—University Park
(University Park, PA, US) |
$18,270 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,246 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,061 |
| #33 | University of Connecticut (Neag)
(Storrs, CT, US) |
$11,456 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,740 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 787 |
| #33 | University of Georgia
(Athens, GA, US) |
$7,700 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,648 |
| #36 | University of California—Irvine
(Irvine, CA, US) |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 255 |
| #36 | University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, NC, US) |
$8,343 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,554 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 432 |
| #38 | Purdue University—West Lafayette
(West Lafayette, IN, US) |
$9,208 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 535 |
| #39 | College of William and Mary
(Williamsburg, VA, US) |
$7,120 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,638 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 419 |
| #39 | Florida State University
(Tallahassee, FL, US) |
$428 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,060 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,161 |
| #39 | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick
(New Brunswick, NJ, US) |
$15,552 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,704 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,004 |
| #42 | Lehigh University
(Bethlehem, PA, US) |
$565 per credit (full-time) | 494 |
| #42 | University of Illinois—Chicago
(Chicago, IL, US) |
$11,066 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 709 |
| #42 | University of Massachusetts—Amherst
(Amherst, MA, US) |
$110 per credit (in-state, full-time); $414 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 658 |
| #45 | Syracuse University
(Syracuse, NY, US) |
$1,294 per credit (full-time) | 649 |
| #45 | University of California—Davis
(Davis, CA, US) |
$13,108 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 462 |
| #45 | Washington University in St. Louis
(St. Louis, MO, US) |
$44,100 per year (full-time) | 24 |
| #48 | University of Arizona
(Tucson, AZ, US) |
$11,526 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 759 |
| #48 | University of Iowa
(Iowa City, IA, US) |
$9,614 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,226 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 698 |
| #48 | University of Nebraska—Lincoln
(Lincoln, NE, US) |
$285 per credit (in-state, full-time); $792 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 998 |
| #51 | Boston University
(Boston, MA, US) |
$43,970 per year (full-time) | 546 |
| #51 | North Carolina State University—Raleigh
(Raleigh, NC, US) |
$9,352 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,690 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,384 |
| #51 | University at Albany—SUNY
(Albany, NY, US) |
$9,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,350 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 949 |
| #51 | University of Miami
(Coral Gables, FL, US) |
$1,730 per credit (full-time) | 331 |
| #55 | George Mason University
(Fairfax, VA, US) |
$390 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,073 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,194 |
| #55 | George Washington University
(Washington, DC, US) |
$1,420 per credit (full-time) | 1,535 |
| #55 | Georgia State University
(Atlanta, GA, US) |
$6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,816 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,487 |
| #55 | Texas A&M University—College Station
(College Station, TX, US) |
$227 per credit (in-state, full-time); $581 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,311 |
| #55 | University at Buffalo—SUNY
(Buffalo, NY, US) |
$9,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,350 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,070 |
| #55 | University of Missouri
(Columbia, MO, US) |
$342 per credit (in-state, full-time); $884 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,506 |
| #55 | University of Vermont
(Burlington, VT, US) |
$13,728 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,656 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 306 |
| #62 | University of Cincinnati
(Cincinnati, OH, US) |
$14,182 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,696 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,134 |
| #63 | Temple University
(Philadelphia, PA, US) |
$745 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,043 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,135 |
| #64 | CUNY—Graduate Center
(New York, NY, US) |
$8,200 per year (in-state, full-time); $795 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 83 |
| #64 | Fordham University
(New York, NY, US) |
$1,170 per credit (full-time) | 1,136 |
| #64 | University of California—Santa Barbara (Gevirtz)
(Santa Barbara, CA, US) |
$12,992 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,094 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 328 |
| #64 | University of Kentucky
(Lexington, KY, US) |
$10,772 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,838 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 840 |
| #64 | University of Louisville
(Louisville, KY, US) |
$10,788 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,446 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,112 |
| #64 | University of Tennessee—Knoxville
(Knoxville, TN, US) |
$9,540 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,728 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 661 |
| #70 | Loyola Marymount University
(Los Angeles, CA, US) |
$1,039 per credit (full-time) | 1,502 |
| #70 | Old Dominion University (Darden)
(Norfolk, VA, US) |
$412 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,048 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,764 |
| #70 | University of North Carolina—Greensboro
(Greensboro, NC, US) |
$4,541 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,990 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 921 |
| #70 | University of Utah
(Salt Lake City, UT, US) |
$6,100 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,408 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 578 |
| #74 | San Diego State University
(San Diego, CA, US) |
$6,738 per year (in-state, full-time); $372 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,165 |
| #74 | University of Hawaii—Manoa
(Honolulu, HI, US) |
$514 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,245 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 867 |
| #74 | University of Maine
(Orono, ME, US) |
$418 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,284 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 416 |
| #77 | Auburn University
(Auburn, AL, US) |
$8,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 900 |
| #77 | Southern Illinois University—Carbondale
(Carbondale, IL, US) |
$1,115 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,706 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,119 |
| #77 | University of California—Riverside
(Riverside, CA, US) |
$15,397 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,499 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 218 |
| #77 | University of Oklahoma (Rainbolt)
(Norman, OK, US) |
$4,205 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,205 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 806 |
| #81 | Clemson University (Moore)
(Clemson, SC, US) |
$6,912 per year (in-state, full-time); $13,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 450 |
| #81 | University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
(Milwaukee, WI, US) |
$11,596 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,062 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 665 |
| #83 | Brigham Young University—Provo (McKay)
(Provo, UT, US) |
$6,130 per year (LDS member, full-time); $12,260 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time) | 338 |
| #83 | University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa, AL, US) |
$9,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,026 |
| #83 | Virginia Tech
(Blacksburg, VA, US) |
$11,185 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,145 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 829 |
| #86 | Ball State University
(Muncie, IN, US) |
$368 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,017 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,157 |
| #86 | Iowa State University
(Ames, IA, US) |
$7,848 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,158 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 495 |
| #86 | Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge
(Baton Rouge, LA, US) |
$6,631 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,706 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 455 |
| #86 | University of Arkansas—Fayetteville
(Fayetteville, AR, US) |
$362 per credit (in-state, full-time); $855 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,203 |
| #86 | University of North Carolina—Charlotte
(Charlotte, NC, US) |
$4,008 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,295 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,686 |
| #86 | University of San Diego
(San Diego, CA, US) |
$1,300 per credit (full-time) | 624 |
| #92 | Baylor University
(Waco, TX, US) |
$1,357 per credit (full-time) | 232 |
| #92 | Colorado State University
(Fort Collins, CO, US) |
$8,811 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 551 |
| #92 | Kansas State University
(Manhattan, KS, US) |
$350 per credit (in-state, full-time); $878 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,000 |
| #92 | Ohio University
(Athens, OH, US) |
$9,444 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,436 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 856 |
| #92 | University of South Carolina
(Columbia, SC, US) |
$11,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,102 |
| #92 | University of South Florida
(Tampa, FL, US) |
$431 per credit (in-state, full-time); $877 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,400 |
| #98 | Hofstra University
(Hempstead, NY, US) |
$1,100 per credit (full-time) | 732 |
| #98 | Kent State University
(Kent, OH, US) |
$8,550 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,706 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,855 |
| #98 | Marquette University
(Milwaukee, WI, US) |
$765 per credit (full-time) | 223 |
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