by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Bellarmine University took the #488 spot.
Bellarmine U also ranked #7 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky.
Bellarmine U was ranked #240 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Kentucky, Bellarmine U came in at #1.
Women make up 68.5% of the total graduate student body at Bellarmine U while men make you 31.5%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 18.5% of the graduate students who attend Bellarmine U are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Bellarmine U is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 2.5% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,652 | $13,652 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Bellarmine U is $64,168. That's about 10% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Bellarmine U is $65,854. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 12% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Bellarmine University.
Contact details for Bellarmine U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671 |
| Phone: | 502-272-8263 |
| Website: | https://www.bellarmine.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/BellarmineU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/bellarmineU |
In 2020-2021, 27.0% of the graduate students at Bellarmine University took at least one class online. For that same period, 22.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
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 | 13 |
| Nursing | 2 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 76 |
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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