by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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., Rockford University landed the #921 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
Rockford also ranked #36 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.
Women make up 62.8% of the total graduate student body at Rockford while men make you 37.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 23.3% of the graduate student population at Rockford. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Rockford. Around 3.6% of graduate students are international. 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 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $115 | $115 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Rockford enter careers with an average starting salary of $71,597. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 23% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Rockford are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5050 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108-2311 |
| Phone: | 815-226-4186 |
| Website: | www.rockford.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/RockfordUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/RockfordUniv |
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 39 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 10 |
| General Education | 2 |
| Other Education | 23 |
| Special Education | 3 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 |
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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