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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Ferris State University landed the #632 spot.
In addition, Ferris took the #20 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Ferris took the #355 spot on the list.
In addition, Ferris took the #10 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Michigan.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 64.3% of the total graduate students at Ferris are women and 35.7% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Ferris, around 15.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Ferris. Around 2.3% 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 | $8,232 | $8,232 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Ferris is $61,243. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 5% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from Ferris earn an average salary of $102,230 during the early years of their career. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 36% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Ferris State University.
Contact details for Ferris are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2251 |
| Phone: | 231-591-2000 |
| Website: | www.ferris.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FerrisState |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/FerrisState |
Around 30.6% of Ferris graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 24.8% 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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 28 |
| Nursing | 2 |
| Optometry | 37 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 137 |
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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