by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. 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, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #759 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey, FDU came in at #19.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, FDU came in at #501.
FDU also ranked #19 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Jersey.
Women make up 65.9% of the total graduate student body at FDU while men make you 34.1%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at FDU, around 42.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 1.5% 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 | $9,780 | $9,780 |
| Fees | $942 | $942 |
After obtaining their master's degree from FDU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $59,666. That's good news for those graduates since it is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at FDU is $89,171. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 18% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.
Contact details for FDU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 285 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940 |
| Phone: | 973-443-8500 |
| Website: | www.fdu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/fairleighdickinsonuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/FDUWhatsNew |
Around 0.5% of FDU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 75 |
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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