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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Rockhurst University took the #198 spot.
In addition, Rockhurst took the #7 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Rockhurst took the #163 spot on the list.
In addition, Rockhurst took the #7 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Missouri.
The total graduate student population at Rockhurst is made up of 65.3% women and 34.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 17.2% of the graduate students who attend Rockhurst are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Rockhurst is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.4% of the graduate student population. 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 | $16,524 | $16,524 |
| Fees | $580 | $580 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Rockhurst, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $55,897. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Rockhurst enter careers with an average starting salary of $65,843. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Rockhurst are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2561 |
| Phone: | 816-501-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.rockhurst.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/RockhurstU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/RockhurstU |
About 74.3% of the graduate students at Rockhurst University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 28.1% 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 |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 163 |
| Communication Sciences | 35 |
| General Education | 10 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 35 |
| Nursing | 45 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 77 |
| Special Education | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 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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