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., Grand Valley State University landed the #353 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
GVSU also ranked #9 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, GVSU came in at #217.
In addition, GVSU took the #5 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Michigan.
The total graduate student population at GVSU is made up of 72.9% women and 27.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 15.6% of the graduate student population at GVSU. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 4.1% 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 | $17,904 | $17,904 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from GVSU is $56,535. That's about 3% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at GVSU is $80,504. That's good news for those graduates since it is 7% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Grand Valley State University.
Contact details for GVSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9403 |
| Phone: | 616-331-2020 |
| Website: | www.gvsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/grandvalley |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/gvsu |
In 2020-2021, 41.6% of the graduate students at Grand Valley State University took at least one class online. Roughly 16.3% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 23 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 54 |
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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