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. 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.
Portland State University came in at #432 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.
Portland State University also ranked #8 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Portland State University came in at #443.
Portland State University also ranked #6 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 63.4% of the total graduate students at Portland State University are women and 36.6% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 24.3% of the graduate student population at Portland State University. Portland State University is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 10.3% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,817 | $22,308 |
| Fees | $1,701 | $1,701 |
Master's degree recipients from Portland State University earn an average salary of $56,102 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Portland State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 724 Sw Harrison, Portland, OR 97201 |
| Phone: | 503-725-3000 |
| Website: | www.pdx.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/portlandstatefans |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/portland_state |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25.7% of the graduate students at Portland State University took at least one online course. For that same period, 12.5% 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.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
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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