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. 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.
Hardin - Simmons University came in at #844 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, Hardin - Simmons took the #39 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas.
Hardin - Simmons was ranked #555 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Hardin - Simmons also ranked #27 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 60.4% of the total graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are women and 39.6% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 31.2% of the graduate student population at Hardin - Simmons. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Hardin - Simmons. Around 2.5% 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 | $13,230 | $13,230 |
| Fees | $1,640 | $1,640 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Hardin - Simmons is $38,538. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 34% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Hardin - Simmons is $72,810. That's about 3% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Hardin - Simmons University.
Contact details for Hardin - Simmons are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX 79698-0001 |
| Phone: | 325-670-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.hsutx.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/hardin.simmons.university |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HardinSimmons |
About 48.6% of the graduate students at Hardin - Simmons University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 31.9% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 4 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 27 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 5 |
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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