by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their 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.
Fitchburg State University came in at #633 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.
In addition, Fitchburg State took the #32 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
Women make up 70.2% of the total graduate student body at Fitchburg State while men make you 29.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 18.1% of the graduate student population at Fitchburg State. Fitchburg State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 3.6% of the graduate student population. 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 | $3,420 | $3,420 |
| Fees | $2,592 | $2,592 |
Master's degree recipients from Fitchburg State earn an average salary of $53,085 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 9% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Fitchburg State University.
Contact details for Fitchburg State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697 |
| Phone: | 978-665-3000 |
| Website: | www.fitchburgstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FitchburgStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/Fitchburg_State |
About 77.1% of the graduate students at Fitchburg State University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 69.3% 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.
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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