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.
Kennesaw State University landed the #515 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
In addition, KSU Georgia took the #9 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and KSU Georgia took the #196 spot on the list.
KSU Georgia also ranked #4 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
The total graduate student population at KSU Georgia is made up of 60.7% women and 39.3% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 39.4% of the graduate students who attend KSU Georgia are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. KSU Georgia is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 5.9% 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 | $5,238 | $19,188 |
| Fees | $1,986 | $1,986 |
After obtaining their master's degree from KSU Georgia, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $66,164. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 13% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from KSU Georgia enter careers with an average starting salary of $70,544. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 6% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Kennesaw State University.
Contact details for KSU Georgia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144 |
| Phone: | 470-578-6000 |
| Website: | www.kennesaw.edu/ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75.6% of the graduate students at KSU Georgia took at least one online course. For that same period, 62.6% 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 | 2 |
| Data Analytics | 1 |
| Educational Administration | 4 |
| Instructional Media Design | 2 |
| Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | 7 |
| Special Education | 3 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 19 |
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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