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. 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 a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, DeSales University landed the #282 spot.
DeSales also ranked #18 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, DeSales came in at #433.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, DeSales came in at #33.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 67.3% of the total graduate students at DeSales are women and 32.7% are men.
About 18.4% of the graduate students who attend DeSales are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. 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 | $21,120 | $21,120 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at DeSales is $94,860. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 62% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from DeSales is $73,824. That's about 2% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of DeSales University.
Contact details for DeSales are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568 |
| Phone: | 610-282-1100 |
| Website: | www.desales.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/desalesuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/desales |
In 2020-2021, 58.8% of the graduate students at DeSales University took at least one class online. For that same period, 51.3% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 77 |
| Business Administration & Management | 120 |
| Information Science | 4 |
| Nursing | 64 |
| Other Education | 22 |
| Special Education | 5 |
| Teaching English or French | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 28 |
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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