by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Abilene Christian University took the #405 spot.
In addition, Abilene Christian took the #17 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas.
Abilene Christian was ranked #179 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Abilene Christian also ranked #9 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 69.8% of the total graduate students at Abilene Christian are women and 30.2% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Abilene Christian, around 46.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Abilene Christian. Around 2.4% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $24,174 | $24,174 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Abilene Christian is $54,810. That's about 6% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for Abilene Christian are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 325-674-2000 |
| Website: | www.acu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/abilenechristian |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/acuedu |
About 77.5% of the graduate students at Abilene Christian University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 72.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 95 |
| Nursing | 19 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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