What are Master’s Universities and Bachelor’s Colleges?
Like national universities, master’s universities offer a full range of undergraduate programs and provide graduate education at the master’s level. However, they differ by offering few, if any, doctoral programs. Of the 572 master’s universities, 254 are public. The 319 bachelor’s colleges, including 76 public institutions, focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than 50% of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. The bachelor’s colleges category includes institutions where at least 10% of the undergraduate degrees awarded are bachelor’s.
