by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #797 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
FDU also ranked #20 for Best Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey.
FDU was ranked #464 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, FDU took the #17 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Jersey.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 67.3% of the total graduate students at FDU are women and 32.7% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 33.7% of the graduate student population at FDU. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 6.2% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,780 | $9,780 |
| Fees | $942 | $942 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at FDU is $59,666. That's about 2% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from FDU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $83,987. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 12% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.
Contact details for FDU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 |
| Phone: | 201-692-2000 |
| Website: | www.fdu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/fairleighdickinsonuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/FDUWhatsNew |
About 17.1% of the graduate students at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 16.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 21 |
| Nursing | 6 |
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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