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. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Florida Atlantic University landed the #477 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, FAU took the #12 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Florida.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, FAU came in at #550.
FAU also ranked #18 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Florida.
The total graduate student population at FAU is made up of 61.8% women and 38.2% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 48.7% of the graduate students who attend FAU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. FAU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 7.1% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,467 | $16,695 |
| Fees | $1,226 | $1,787 |
Master's degree recipients from FAU earn an average salary of $53,272 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.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at FAU is $73,125. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 3% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Florida Atlantic University.
Contact details for FAU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 |
| Phone: | 561-297-3000 |
| Website: | www.fau.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/FloridaAtlantic |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/FlaAtlanticU |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59.1% of the graduate students at FAU took at least one online course. For that same period, 36.4% 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.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
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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