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. 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.
Fayetteville State University came in at #997 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.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina, Fayetteville State University came in at #24.
Fayetteville State University was ranked #659 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, Fayetteville State University took the #18 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in North Carolina.
The total graduate student population at Fayetteville State University is made up of 65.4% women and 34.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 65.2% of the graduate student population at Fayetteville State University. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 1.8% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,438 | $14,503 |
| Fees | $2,397 | $2,397 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Fayetteville State University is $49,021. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 16% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Fayetteville State University is $63,108. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 16% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Fayetteville State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 Murchison Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298 |
| Phone: | 910-672-1111 |
| Website: | https://www.uncfsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Admissions.FSU?fref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/uncfsu |
Around 87.4% of Fayetteville State University graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 74.8% 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 |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 154 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 |
| Educational Administration | 14 |
| General Psychology | 8 |
| Social Work | 37 |
| Sociology | 11 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 7 |
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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