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. 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 a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Holy Names University landed the #611 spot.
In addition, HNU took the #64 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 80.7% of the total graduate students at HNU are women and 19.3% are men.
Of all the graduate students at HNU, around 65.9% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. HNU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.3% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,054 | $18,054 |
| Fees | $536 | $536 |
After obtaining their master's degree from HNU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $81,947. That's about 40% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Holy Names University.
Contact details for HNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619-1699 |
| Phone: | 510-436-1000 |
| Website: | www.hnu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HolyNamesUniv |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HolyNamesUniv |
About 18.9% of the graduate students at Holy Names University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 22 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 32 |
| Educational Administration | 9 |
| Nursing | 29 |
| Special Education | 6 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 |
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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