2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Oklahoma to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best school in Oklahoma for students working on their master’s degree. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 1,040 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at OSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Oklahoma. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the large public school awarded 2,354 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Oklahoma. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 273 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at OCU. In 2022-2023 about 17% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 269 master’s degrees in .
University of Tulsa does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. SNU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 235 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SNU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,198 master’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 267 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at OC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized public school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 444 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at NSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NWOSU is a small public school situated in Alva, Oklahoma. It awarded 53 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that NWOSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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East Central University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 257 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Online graduate courses are available at ECU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 448 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCO. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 287 master’s degrees in .
SWOSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Mid-America Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. MACU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 172 master’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MACU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #14, Oral Roberts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 157 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ORU. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Cameron University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, the small public school handed out 81 master’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cameron University. In 2022-2023 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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