Top MA Colleges & Universities in USA in 2026 - Courses, Fees, & Eligibility
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#1/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
M.A Leaders for Global Operations
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
Programs
Tuition:  
$84.3K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate
MA Journalism
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
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Tuition:  
$61.4K/Yr
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$34.3K/Yr
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#5/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate
M.A Liberal Arts - Finance
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL100PTE70
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Tuition:  
$54.4K/Yr
Living
$13.6K/Yr
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#13/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

University of Chicago, Chicago

8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A Political Science
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5.0
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Tuition:  
$50.5K/Yr
Living
$29K/Yr
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#15/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.A History
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$38.5K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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#16/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
MA Design
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$48K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#17/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate
MA Statistics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$14.1K/Yr
Living
$7.8K/Yr
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#21/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Yale University, New Haven

9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7PTE70
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Tuition:  
$61.4K/Yr
Living
$19.9K/Yr
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#24/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

8.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate
M.A Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
$62.1K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#38/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
MA English and Comparative Literature
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$67.9K/Yr
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#42/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A Clinical Psychology
Course duration:
15 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$62.4K/Yr
Living
$2.1K/Yr
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#45/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate
M.A Accounting
Course duration:
8 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$103.5K/Yr
Living
$21K/Yr
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#46/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate
M.A Education
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$30.9K/Yr
Living
$27.4K/Yr
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#52/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
M.A Design
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$49.6K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#55/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate
MA Psychology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL105
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Tuition:  
$54.7K/Yr
Living
$6.6K/Yr
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#62/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Duke University, Durham

9.7(Based on 13 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$69.9K/Yr
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#66/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA
M.A Architecture based Enterprise Systems Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE65
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Tuition:  
$34.1K/Yr
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#68/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
M.A Physics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$25.1K/Yr
Living
$17.1K/Yr
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#69/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

Brown University, Providence

7.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)Rhode Island, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.A Public Humanities
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
$43.8K/Yr
Living
$9.8K/Yr
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#70/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall)

UI-Urbana, Urbana

9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate
M.A Accounting Science
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
$30.8K/Yr
Living
$14.5K/Yr
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