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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Calvin University landed the #199 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, Calvin took the #5 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
The total graduate student population at Calvin is made up of 71.4% women and 28.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Calvin, around 8.7% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 16.7% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $11,880 | $11,880 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Calvin is $54,275. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 7% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Calvin University.
Contact details for Calvin are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3201 Burton Street Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
| Phone: | 616-526-6000 |
| Website: | www.calvin.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/calvincollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/calvincollege |
In 2020-2021, 50.8% of the graduate students at Calvin University took at least one class online. Approximately 45.0% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 20 |
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| General Education | 19 |
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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