by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Lander University landed the #1046 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, Lander University took the #19 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina.
Women make up 67.2% of the total graduate student body at Lander University while men make you 32.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 23.8% of the graduate students who attend Lander University are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. 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 | $9,810 | $9,910 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Lander University is $40,977. That's about 30% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for Lander University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099 |
| Phone: | 864-388-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.lander.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/followlander |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/follow_lander |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85.8% of the graduate students at Lander University took at least one online course. Approximately 81.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
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 | 18 |
| Homeland Security | 8 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 |
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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