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.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #650 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.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic came in at #16.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Palm Beach Atlantic took the #454 spot on the list.
Palm Beach Atlantic also ranked #14 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Florida.
Women make up 68.5% of the total graduate student body at Palm Beach Atlantic while men make you 31.5%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 49.5% of the graduate students who attend Palm Beach Atlantic are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Palm Beach Atlantic. Around 6.3% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,960 | $12,960 |
| Fees | $596 | $596 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic enter careers with an average starting salary of $44,979. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 23% lower than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from Palm Beach Atlantic, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $95,539. That's about 27% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Contact details for Palm Beach Atlantic are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
| Phone: | 561-803-2000 |
| Website: | www.pba.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/PBAUniversity?v=app_181093131931802#!/PBAUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/pbatlantic |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42.9% of the graduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic took at least one online course. For that same period, 10.2% 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 |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 29 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 47 |
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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