by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
Pacific University came in at #136 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 15% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, Pacific is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
In addition, Pacific took the #1 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.
Pacific was ranked #58 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. Pacific was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
In addition, Pacific took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon.
Women make up 73.7% of the total graduate student body at Pacific while men make you 26.3%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 16.1% of the graduate students who attend Pacific are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Pacific. Around 5.2% of graduate students are international. 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 | $35,909 | $35,909 |
| Fees | $260 | $260 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Pacific is $55,869. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Pacific is $82,986. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 10% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Pacific University.
Contact details for Pacific are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116 |
| Phone: | 877-722-8648 |
| Website: | https://www.pacificu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pacificu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/pacificu |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54.9% of the graduate students at Pacific took at least one online course. Roughly 5.7% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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 | 59 |
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Educational Administration | 5 |
| Optometry | 88 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 92 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 89 |
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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