There are close to 1200 colleges that grant at least 50 master's degrees

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Dec 22, 2021
12:04:07pm

MetaLearner Contributor

There are close to 1200 colleges that grant at least 50 master's degrees

Each year. This is my source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education

R1 is quite prestigious in the academic world and is not directly connected to conference affiliation. For example, the Ivy League schools are (I believe) all R1 universities. Rice is an R1 university and has a very strong academic reputation. So from an academic reputation point of view, R1 status is a big deal.

BYU is R2 which is also considered good, but not as good.

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Baylor gets tier 1 research status. Will BYU ever be interested in gaining

LiveCoug

12/21/21 4:47pm

I don’t think the BOT care all that much about it. They care about undergrad,

TerpCoug

12/21/21 4:49pm

Not in all fields. Teaching undergrad psychology is my passion

The Dark Knight

12/21/21 5:00pm

If it was something that they knew would benefit the University without compromising its mission, I'm sure they'd

Bob Vance

12/21/21 5:02pm

I think the BOT likes all the good things that the graduate research departments across BYU accomplish, so it's not like

dilbert

12/21/21 5:13pm

Kudos to USU and its Space Dynamics Lab.

Everyman

12/21/21 4:53pm

Not a surprise - SDL does good work

krindorr

12/22/21 6:42am

So is UAB

Mississippi

12/21/21 4:58pm

The BOT wants BYU to focus on undergraduate teaching, but have enough

Monomachos

12/21/21 5:34pm

As long as BYU and the BOT are more interested in training people to be good

Nat Gas Man

12/21/21 5:55pm

RE: As long as BYU and the BOT are more interested in training people to be good

ChadFromCougarTown

12/21/21 9:17pm

I felt that one of the main differences between my undergrad at BYU and my grad school program was that BYU

HarlemCoug

12/22/21 6:06am

BYUs resistance against research is beyond me. What I love is the nonsense

12/22/21 5:13am

There isn't a "resistance against research" at BYU - faculty have an obligation

Monomachos

12/22/21 9:27am

This. There is a ton of great research going on at BYU. BYU (or the Church) is not trying to suppress that. But they do

dilbert

12/22/21 10:20am

Exactly; to go along with that, BYU is in the top ten of all universities in

Monomachos

12/22/21 12:36pm

The focus is to allow as many people as possible to have the "BYU experience."

Sir Hammer

12/21/21 7:32pm

I’m not 100% on this, but a large portion of achieving R1 is dependent on the

Sparky77

12/21/21 7:47pm

Has any school achieved T1 status without dirtying their hands with...

Les IsMore

12/21/21 8:33pm

BYU currently receives federal research grants. At least in the Environmental

Sparky77

12/21/21 9:04pm

It's not just environmental - BYU does a LOT of federal research grants

krindorr

12/22/21 5:32am

Yep. It's fascinating how widely believed this false rumor is. I'm not sure where it came from, but BYU researchers

dilbert

12/22/21 8:53am

It probably comes from the fact that BYUI and BYUH don't receive anything.

12/22/21 11:05am

Yeah, maybe so.

dilbert

12/22/21 11:23am

No, BYU has no plans to become a T1 research school

ColoSpgs

12/21/21 10:10pm

Utes make a big deal but it’s not a big deal and not very exclusive.

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 12:51am

It does cut against the whole "BYU is the best school in the region" narrative

reddead

12/22/21 2:27am

I would put many if not most of the U and USU's grad research programs above BYU

MetaLearner

12/22/21 10:29am

Based upon applicant credentials BYU is by far the best in the area

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 11:28am

At the undergraduate level, yes. Not graduate level though (research programs).

MetaLearner

12/22/21 11:51am

Which graduate program at BYU is ranked worse than the counter parts?

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 12:09pm

Quite a few honestly

krindorr

12/22/21 12:12pm

Most of those listed are not offered at BYU especially all the medical.

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 1:09pm

So, let's go ahead and take all the medical out then - Utah then only has 13 better programs to BYU's 4

krindorr

12/22/21 1:20pm

There are approximately 1,452 4-year colleges and universities; only 137 are R1.

Everyman

12/22/21 6:00am

You can’t couldn’t all colleges without a graduate program

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 11:36am

There are close to 1200 colleges that grant at least 50 master's degrees

MetaLearner

12/22/21 12:04pm

My point is if commuter schools and schools with rolling admissions have it

Bobmarleyjr

12/22/21 12:13pm

Yes, I'm very familiar with these rankings.

MetaLearner

12/22/21 12:34pm

I agree with you to an extent. However, it's my experience that just because you

Sparky77

12/22/21 5:18pm

Yep agree with you on all points.

MetaLearner

12/22/21 5:45pm

That makes sense. I agree, even with the “blind” review process they still tend

Sparky77

12/22/21 6:09pm

Of that only 37 are Private schools and less than 10 even semi religious.

Sic'Em Beers

12/24/21 6:57pm

More importantly, BYU grads are rocking the world. Give it another decade or so

12/22/21 7:01am

Yup, as this increases so will the quality of research

runningryan

12/22/21 7:51am

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