Best Colleges for Masters Degree
in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.8%

Annual cost

$82,749/yr

Grad earnings

$97,800

SAT avg

1,539

ACT mid

34

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.2%

Annual cost

$83,802/yr

Grad earnings

$97,434

SAT avg

1,533

ACT mid

34

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.3%

Annual cost

$84,412/yr

Grad earnings

$91,565

SAT avg

1,550

ACT mid

35

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Rice University

Houston, Texas

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.9%

Annual cost

$74,110/yr

Grad earnings

$89,718

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

35

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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 45%

Annual cost

$73,371/yr

Grad earnings

$88,794

SAT avg

1,323

ACT mid

29

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.6%

Annual cost

$81,300/yr

Grad earnings

$87,555

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12%

Annual cost

$83,476/yr

Grad earnings

$86,182

SAT avg

1,530

ACT mid

34

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Fordham University

Bronx, New York

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 56.3%

Annual cost

$77,351/yr

Grad earnings

$85,569

SAT avg

1,412

ACT mid

32

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Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 95.6%

Annual cost

$68,620/yr

Grad earnings

$84,713

SAT avg

1,194

ACT mid

23

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Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 77.5%

Annual cost

$75,167/yr

Grad earnings

$84,648

SAT avg

1,337

ACT mid

29

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Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 76.3%

Annual cost

$71,606/yr

Grad earnings

$82,652

SAT avg

1,292

ACT mid

N/A

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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 55.4%

Annual cost

$67,720/yr

Grad earnings

$82,592

SAT avg

1,296

ACT mid

29

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New York University

New York, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 9.4%

Annual cost

$79,121/yr

Grad earnings

$82,509

SAT avg

1,527

ACT mid

34

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, Virginia

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57%

Annual cost

$32,040/yr

Grad earnings

$81,698

SAT avg

1,337

ACT mid

29

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.1%

Annual cost

$78,814/yr

Grad earnings

$80,137

SAT avg

1,507

ACT mid

33

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 35.9%

Annual cost

$82,600/yr

Grad earnings

$79,042

SAT avg

1,480

ACT mid

33

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Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 88.6%

Annual cost

$73,655/yr

Grad earnings

$78,812

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Excelsior University

Albany, New York

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$78,493

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 61.2%

Annual cost

$82,532/yr

Grad earnings

$78,354

SAT avg

1,424

ACT mid

33

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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 21.6%

Annual cost

$82,818/yr

Grad earnings

$78,158

SAT avg

1,469

ACT mid

N/A

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Molloy University

Rockville Centre, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 75.6%

Annual cost

$48,251/yr

Grad earnings

$77,789

SAT avg

1,193

ACT mid

29

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