by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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 1151 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, California University of Pennsylvania took the #403 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, Cal U came in at #28.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2023 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Cal U took the #364 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, Cal U came in at #26.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 68.3% of the total graduate students at Cal U are women and 31.7% are men.
About 17.3% of the graduate students who attend Cal U are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Cal U. Around 1.0% of graduate students are international. 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 | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $3,631 | $4,576 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Cal U, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $46,105. That's about 21% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for Cal U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419-1394 |
| Phone: | 724-938-4400 |
| Website: | www.calu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CalUofPA |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/CalUofPA |
Around 90.2% of Cal U graduate students took at least one course online during the 2019-2020 academic year. Approximately 83.1% 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 |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 13 |
| Educational Administration | 37 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 7 |
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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