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Mary Baldwin University
Mary Baldwin University, formerly Mary Baldwin College, is a private university in Staunton, Virginia, founded in 1842 as the Augusta Female Seminary to educate women.
Marymount Manhattan College
Marymount Manhattan College (MMC), private liberal arts college at 221 East 71st Street, New York; founded 1936 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, chartered independently 1961, known for performing arts, merged with Northeastern University to become Northeastern University – New York City.
Maryville College
Maryville College is a private Presbyterian-founded liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, founded in 1819 as the Southern and Western Theological Seminary and chartered in 1842; distinct from Maryville University of St. Louis, it enrolls about 1,200 students, competes in NCAA Division III, and is accredited by SACSCOC.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded 1861 in Boston, moved to Cambridge 1916. Motto Mens et manus; five schools; 11,816 students (2025-26); 106 Nobel laureates; 4.6% admit rate, Class of 2029.
Master of Arts
Master of Arts (MA, Magister Artium): postgraduate degree in humanities, arts, and social sciences. Rooted in medieval European universities; the earned MA dates from the 1870s in the US. Level 7 in the UK, second-cycle in Bologna, 1-2 years typically.
Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity (MDiv), the standard professional graduate degree for ordained ministry, chaplaincy, and religious leadership; typically three years, at least 72 semester credits under ATS standards, and a common prerequisite for ThM, DMin, and PhD study.
Master of Laws
Master of Laws (LLM, LL.M.) is a one-year postgraduate law degree for holders of a first law degree (JD, LLB), offering specialization and US bar routes for foreign lawyers, distinct from the JD and from large language models.
Master of Philosophy
Master of Philosophy (MPhil): a postgraduate research degree assessed by thesis and viva voce, sitting between a taught master's and a PhD; UK Level 7, 1–2 years full-time, discontinued as a standalone degree in India.
Master of Science
Master of Science (MSc, MS) is a postgraduate degree in science and technical fields, offered in thesis and non-thesis tracks; the largest share of US graduate enrollment, recently declining after a fall 2024 peak.
Master's degree
Master's degree: postgraduate qualification at ISCED level 7, historically the Magister; awarded after a bachelor's, typically 1-3 years, 60-120 ECTS in Europe; taught, research, MBA, and conversion variants with field-dependent earnings returns.
Masters' Union
Masters' Union is a private business school in Gurugram, India, founded in 2020. It is known for high fees and reported placement figures, though it lacks UGC recognition.
Matriculation
Matriculation: formal enrollment of a student as a university member, from Latin matricula (register). Covers medieval registers, Cambridge 1544, US degree-candidacy status, and the matric secondary-school exam sense.
Matthew Vassar
Matthew Vassar (1792–1868), English-born Poughkeepsie brewer and philanthropist, founded Vassar Female College in 1861 with a $408,000 gift; the college opened in 1865 and he died reading his annual trustee address in 1868.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, formerly West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public technical university in West Bengal, India, founded in 2001.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران, MazUMS) is a public medical university in Sari, Iran, rooted in a 1975 midwifery school, with medical instruction from 1988, seven faculties, teaching hospitals including 328-bed Imam Khomeini Hospital, and an English-language MBBS begun in 2020.
McDaniel College
McDaniel College, formerly Western Maryland College, is a private liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland, founded in 1867, renamed in 2002, with a Budapest campus since 1994 and Green Terror Division III athletics.
McGill University
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; founded 1821 by Royal Charter after James McGill's bequest; first faculty medicine (1829); 11 faculties, three campuses; top Canadian medical-doctoral university; #27 QS 2025.
McMaster University
McMaster University, founded 1887 in Toronto and in Hamilton since 1930, is a Canadian research university known for pioneering problem-based learning, its nuclear reactor, 37,256 students, and the 2026-2031 Bolder Together strategic plan.
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, founded 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, renamed McNeese State College in 1950 and McNeese State University in 1970; about 6,556 students.
Medgar Evers College
Medgar Evers College is a public four-year senior college of CUNY in Crown Heights, Central Brooklyn, founded July 30, 1970, the youngest CUNY senior college, named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers and rooted in community advocacy.
Medical College Admission Test
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), AAMC-administered standardized computer-based exam for US and Canadian medical school admissions; four sections scored 118–132, total 472–528, first given 1928, redesigned 2015.
Medical college in India
Medical colleges in India, also called medical schools, are National Medical Commission-approved institutions training students for the MBBS degree, with admission through the NEET entrance test.
Medical Faculty
Medical faculty (Faculty, Medical, MeSH D005180): teaching and administrative staff with academic rank in a medical school; tracked in the US by the AAMC Faculty Roster since 1966, over 200,000 active full-time faculty.
Medical school
Medical school: tertiary institution teaching medicine to prospective doctors. Covers history from 1765 Penn and the 1910 Flexner Report to US enrollment topping 100,000 in 2025-26, LCME accreditation, debt near $205,000, rankings disputes, and residency bottlenecks.
Medical University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), founded 1824 in Charleston, is the oldest medical school in the South and the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with six colleges, 18 hospitals serving all 46 counties, and $411.7 million in annual research expenditures.
Medical University of Warsaw
Medical University of Warsaw (Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, WUM), a public Polish medical university rooted in the 1809 Academic-Medical Faculty, independent since 1950, known for its University Clinical Center, transplant programs, and top national medical rankings.
Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College (MMC), Nashville, Tennessee: private historically Black academic health sciences center founded 1876, first Southern medical school for African Americans; schools of medicine, dentistry, graduate studies, computational sciences, and global health; LCME probation with full accreditation.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, commonly MUN, is a public university in Newfoundland and Labrador, founded as Memorial University College in 1925 and elevated to university status in 1949.
Mercer University
Mercer University, founded 1833 in Penfield, Georgia, by Georgia Baptists and named for Jesse Mercer, is a private R2 research university in Macon with about 9,000 students, 12 schools and colleges, and campuses in Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, and Valdosta.
Mercy University
Mercy University, formerly Mercy College (until August 22, 2023), is a private university in Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, and Manhattan, New York, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1950, with six schools, 100+ programs, NCAA Division II Mavericks, and Hispanic-Serving Institution status.