by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Chicago State University landed the #1090 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, CSU took the #37 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.
CSU was ranked #608 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, CSU took the #29 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Illinois.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 69.3% of the total graduate students at CSU are women and 30.7% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 77.7% of the graduate student population at CSU. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 4.4% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,850 | $11,340 |
| Fees | $3,878 | $3,878 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from CSU enter careers with an average starting salary of $56,337. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at CSU is $105,786. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 41% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for CSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628-1598 |
| Phone: | 773-995-2000 |
| Website: | www.csu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/chicagostateuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ChicagoState |
Around 35.5% of CSU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 13.3% 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 | 6 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 52 |
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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