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Cornell University Graduate School Report

8,877 Graduate Students
$30,006 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
21.4% Took Classes Online
Get the facts about Cornell University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.

Cornell University Graduate School Rankings

#26 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#18 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

College Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. 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.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Cornell University came in at #26 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, Cornell is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.

Cornell also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in New York.

 
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Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

Cornell was ranked #18 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. This makes Cornell a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.

In addition, Cornell took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New York.

 

Cornell University Graduate Student Diversity

8,877 Graduate Students
47.2% Women
21.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Around 8,877 graduate students chose to attend Cornell University during the most recent year for which we have data. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.

Cornell Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 47.2% of the total graduate students at Cornell are women and 52.8% are men.

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Cornell Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at Cornell, around 21.8% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Cornell is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 41.8% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.

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Cornell Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$30,006 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
The average tuition per credit hour for part-time graduate students at Cornell University is $1,620. There is no discount for in-state students.

The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$29,500$29,500
Fees$506$506

Average Salary of Cornell Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$91,796 Avg Salary (Master's)
$107,405 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Cornell is $91,796. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 57% higher than the national average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

After obtaining their doctorate degree from Cornell, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $107,405. That's good news for those graduates since it is 43% higher than the national average of $75,260.

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Location of Cornell University Graduate School

New York State
Small City Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
Located in Ithaca, New York, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Ithaca makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Get more details about the location of Cornell University.

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Contact details for Cornell are given below.

Contact Details
Address:300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone:607-255-2000
Website:www.cornell.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Cornell
Twitter:https://twitter.com/Cornell

Online Learning for Cornell Grad Students

21.4% Took At Least One Online Class
1.6% Took All Classes Online

About 21.4% of the graduate students at Cornell University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 1.6% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.

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Cornell University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering23
Agricultural Economics & Business44
Agricultural Engineering18
Animal Science3
Anthropology5
Applied Mathematics7
Archeology2
Architectural Sciences & Technology40
Area Studies10
Astronomy & Astrophysics3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology1
Biomedical Engineering75
Botany/Plant Biology8
Business Administration & Management548
Chemical Engineering46
Chemistry36
Child Development & Psychology16
Civil Engineering27
Classical Languages & Literature1
Communication & Media Studies8
Community Organization & Advocacy2
Computer Information Systems122
Computer Science231
Design & Applied Arts1
East Asian Languages1
Economics32
Electrical Engineering148
Engineering Mechanics3
Engineering Physics19
Engineering-Related Fields30
Ethnic Studies1
Fine & Studio Arts9
Food Science Technology25
General Agriculture10
General Biology1
General English Literature9
Genetics2
Geological & Earth Sciences6
Health & Medical Administrative Services69
Historic Preservation5
History8
Horticulture5
Hospitality Management47
Human Resource Management124
Information Technology44
International Agriculture7
Landscape Architecture27
Legal Research35
Linguistics & Comparative Literature9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods230
Materials Engineering46
Mathematics10
Mechanical Engineering76
Medieval Studies1
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology5
Music8
Natural Resources Conservation16
Nutrition Science1
Operations Research138
Other Social Sciences8
Philosophy4
Physics23
Plant Sciences12
Political Science & Government11
Public Administration74
Public Health32
Real Estate27
Romance Languages8
Science, Technology & Society3
Sociology9
Statistics50
Systems Engineering93
Urban & Regional Planning36
Writing Studies9
Zoology5

Cornell University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering2
Agricultural Engineering3
Animal Science7
Anthropology5
Applied Mathematics4
Architectural History1
Area Studies2
Astronomy & Astrophysics6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology12
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics5
Biomedical Engineering21
Botany/Plant Biology14
Business Administration & Management9
Chemical Engineering16
Chemistry28
Child Development & Psychology5
Civil Engineering7
Classical Languages & Literature2
Communication & Media Studies4
Community Organization & Advocacy3
Computer Information Systems7
Computer Science25
Drama & Theater Arts2
East Asian Languages2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology6
Economics19
Electrical Engineering22
Engineering Mechanics3
Engineering Physics11
Ethnic Studies1
Fine & Studio Arts3
Food Science Technology13
General Biology8
General English Literature9
Genetics6
Geological & Earth Sciences3
History3
Hospitality Management1
Human Resource Management4
Industrial Production Technology1
Law194
Linguistics & Comparative Literature6
Materials Engineering7
Mathematics11
Mechanical Engineering17
Medieval Studies2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology5
Music9
Natural Resources Conservation6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences9
Nutrition Science7
Operations Research9
Other Social Sciences2
Philosophy3
Physics20
Plant Sciences11
Political Science & Government8
Romance Languages5
Science, Technology & Society2
Sociology13
Statistics7
Urban & Regional Planning3
Zoology6

Notes and References

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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