by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #115 spot. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. As a result, The Graduate Center is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New York, The Graduate Center came in at #7.
The Graduate Center was ranked #85 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. This makes The Graduate Center a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New York, The Graduate Center came in at #7.
Women make up 63.2% of the total graduate student body at The Graduate Center while men make you 36.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 41.8% of the graduate students who attend The Graduate Center are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at The Graduate Center. Around 15.3% of graduate students are international. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,930 | $23,160 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
Master's degree recipients from The Graduate Center earn an average salary of $59,533 during the early years of their career. That's about 2% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from The Graduate Center, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $71,416. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 5% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Contact details for The Graduate Center are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016 |
| Phone: | 212-817-7000 |
| Website: | www.gc.cuny.edu/ |
In 2020-2021, 90.8% of the graduate students at The Graduate Center, CUNY took at least one class online. For that same period, 71.9% 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.
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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