Best Graduate Education Schools in US 2015

Ranked by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* 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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