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. 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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Florida State University took the #145 spot. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Florida State received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Florida State took the #3 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, Florida State came in at #216.
In addition, Florida State took the #5 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Florida.
The total graduate student population at Florida State is made up of 60.5% women and 39.5% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 31.6% of the graduate students who attend Florida State are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 11.2% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $9,684 | $24,116 |
| Fees | $1,869 | $2,591 |
Master's degree recipients from Florida State earn an average salary of $50,951 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Florida State is $59,934. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Florida State University.
Contact details for Florida State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1037 |
| Phone: | 850-644-2525 |
| Website: | https://www.fsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/floridastate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/floridastate |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45.4% of the graduate students at Florida State took at least one online course. Roughly 35.9% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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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