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Auburn University Graduate School Report

6,232 Graduate Students
$11,826 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
45.9% Took Classes Online
This overview covers the essential stats on Auburn University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

Auburn University Graduate School Rankings

#79 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#54 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

The goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Auburn University came in at #79 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Auburn received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.

For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama, Auburn came in at #1.

 
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Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

Auburn was ranked #54 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. This makes Auburn a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.

In addition, Auburn took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Alabama.

 

Auburn University Graduate Student Diversity

6,232 Graduate Students
54.5% Women
16.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the last year in which we have data, 6,232 graduate students decided that Auburn University was the best place for them. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

Auburn Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 54.5% of the total graduate students at Auburn are women and 45.5% are men.

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Auburn Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

About 16.5% of the graduate students who attend Auburn are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Auburn. Around 18.3% of graduate students are international. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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Auburn Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$11,826 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Part-time graduate students at Auburn University pay an average of $1,680 per credit hour if they come from out of state. In-state part-timers receive a discounted rate of $560.

The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,080$30,240
Fees$1,746$1,746

Average Salary of Auburn Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$58,279 Avg Salary (Master's)
$86,690 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

Master's degree recipients from Auburn earn an average salary of $58,279 during the early years of their career. That's on par with the nationwide average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Auburn is $86,690. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 15% higher than the national average of $75,260.

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Location of Auburn University Graduate School

Alabama State
Small City Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
Auburn University is a public institution situated in Auburn, Alabama. The city atmosphere of Auburn makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Get more details about the location of Auburn University.

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Contact details for Auburn are given below.

Contact Details
Phone:334-844-4000
Website:www.auburn.edu/
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/auburnu
Twitter:http://twitter.com/auburnu

Online Learning for Auburn Grad Students

45.9% Took At Least One Online Class
30.8% Took All Classes Online

About 45.9% of the graduate students at Auburn University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 30.8% of grad students took all of their classes online.

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Auburn University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Accounting98
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering13
Agricultural Economics & Business3
Agricultural Production10
Animal Science15
Applied Mathematics4
Architectural Engineering33
Biological Engineering6
Business Administration & Management246
Chemical Engineering8
Chemistry2
Civil Engineering31
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology12
Communication & Media Studies7
Communication Sciences23
Computer Engineering42
Design & Applied Arts14
Economics1
Educational Administration26
Electrical Engineering22
Engineering-Related Fields11
Forestry15
General Architecture7
General Biology32
General Engineering3
General English Literature9
General Psychology13
Geography & Cartography5
Geological & Earth Sciences4
History4
Hospitality Management1
Human Development & Family Studies12
Industrial Engineering27
Information Technology11
Instructional Media Design2
Landscape Architecture5
Management Information Systems23
Materials Engineering9
Mathematics2
Mechanical Engineering25
Natural Resources Conservation24
Nursing47
Nutrition Science8
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences2
Physics5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences36
Plant Sciences41
Polymer & Plastics Engineering1
Public Administration40
Real Estate Development16
Romance Languages11
Social Work21
Sociology4
Special Education11
Statistics8
Student Counseling35
Teacher Education Grade Specific73
Teacher Education Subject Specific48
Urban & Regional Planning17
Writing Studies4

Auburn University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering5
Agricultural Production9
Animal Science2
Biological Engineering3
Business Administration & Management5
Business/Managerial Economics3
Chemical Engineering10
Chemistry14
Civil Engineering5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology16
Communication Sciences9
Computer Engineering6
Design & Applied Arts1
Educational Administration10
Electrical Engineering7
Forestry3
General Biology19
General English Literature1
General Psychology4
History7
Human Development & Family Studies3
Industrial Engineering9
Materials Engineering5
Mathematics15
Mechanical Engineering8
Nursing5
Nutrition Science6
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences157
Physics6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences11
Plant Sciences9
Polymer & Plastics Engineering2
Public Administration5
Special Education1
Student Counseling3
Teacher Education Grade Specific10
Teacher Education Subject Specific23

Notes and References

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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