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.
Marshall University landed the #754 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.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia, Marshall University came in at #6.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Marshall University came in at #492.
In addition, Marshall University took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in West Virginia.
The total graduate student population at Marshall University is made up of 64.3% women and 35.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Marshall University, around 10.2% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 4.5% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,520 | $20,072 |
| Fees | $1,362 | $1,362 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Marshall University is $47,002. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Marshall University enter careers with an average starting salary of $103,848. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 38% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Marshall University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755 |
| Phone: | 304-696-3170 |
| Website: | https://www.marshall.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/marshallu |
Around 40.4% of Marshall University graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 22.7% 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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 11 |
| General Biology | 5 |
| General Education | 17 |
| Medicine | 75 |
| Nursing | 24 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 60 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 37 |
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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