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. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Mount Holyoke College landed the #559 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts, Mt. Holyoke came in at #29.
The total graduate student population at Mt. Holyoke is made up of 86.4% women and 13.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 24.0% of the graduate student population at Mt. Holyoke. Mt. Holyoke is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.0% of the graduate student population. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,833 | $25,833 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Mt. Holyoke, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $46,986. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Mt. Holyoke are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-1489 |
| Phone: | 413-538-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.mtholyoke.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/mountholyokecollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mtholyoke |
About 99.2% of the graduate students at Mount Holyoke College took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 88.5% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Education | 39 |
| Teacher Education Subject 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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