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, Carson - Newman University took the #652 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee, Carson - Newman came in at #13.
Carson - Newman was ranked #282 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 Tennessee, Carson - Newman came in at #6.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 74.9% of the total graduate students at Carson - Newman are women and 25.1% are men.
About 12.4% of the graduate students who attend Carson - Newman are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.6% 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 | $9,432 | $9,432 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Carson - Newman is $53,790. That's about 8% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Carson - Newman enter careers with an average starting salary of $63,294. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 16% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Carson - Newman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1646 S Russell Ave, Jefferson City, TN 37760 |
| Phone: | 865-471-2000 |
| Website: | www.cn.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/cncollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cneagles |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83.7% of the graduate students at Carson - Newman took at least one online course. Roughly 76.4% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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 | 41 |
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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