by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. 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.
Florida International University came in at #216 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.
FIU also ranked #5 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, FIU came in at #306.
In addition, FIU took the #9 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Florida.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 60.5% of the total graduate students at FIU are women and 39.5% are men.
About 69.0% of the graduate students who attend FIU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at FIU. Around 12.8% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,912 | $21,393 |
| Fees | $2,194 | $2,818 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at FIU is $55,929. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from FIU is $61,139. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 19% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for FIU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11200 S. W. 8 Street, Miami, FL 33199 |
| Phone: | 305-348-2000 |
| Website: | www.fiu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/floridainternational |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/fiu |
In 2020-2021, 49.6% of the graduate students at Florida International University took at least one class online. For that same period, 29.4% 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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