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2. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, higher education is an optional stage of formal learning following secondary education. It is also referred to as post-secondary education, third-stage, third-level, or tertiary education. It covers stages 5 to 8 on the International ISCED 2011 scale.

3. List of colleges and universities in Maryland - Wikipedia

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   There are currently 55 colleges and universities, defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions, in the state of Maryland. The state's public universities are part of the University System of Maryland, with the exception of United States Naval Academy, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Morgan State University and Uniformed ...

4. Master's degree - Wikipedia

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   A Master of Science degree conferred from Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City. A master's degree [note 1] (from Latin magister) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. [1]

5. List of research universities in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of universities in the United States classified as research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree -granting institutions and conduct research. These institutions "conferred at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates in 2019-20 and ...

6. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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   The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, or simply the Carnegie Classification, is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is managed by the American Council on Education.

7. College and university rankings in the United States

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   The Global Language Monitor states that it "does not influence the Higher Education rankings in any way". [63] The Princeton Review annually publishes a book of Best Colleges. In 2011, this was titled The Best 373 Colleges. Phi Beta Kappa has also sought to establish chapters at the best schools, lately numbering 280. [64]