by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. 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 a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #152 spot. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. SLU received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
SLU also ranked #6 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, SLU came in at #110.
In addition, SLU took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Missouri.
The total graduate student population at SLU is made up of 60.6% women and 39.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 26.1% of the graduate student population at SLU. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 8.4% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $21,960 | $21,960 |
| Fees | $654 | $654 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at SLU is $62,518. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 7% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at SLU is $64,621. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 14% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Saint Louis University.
Contact details for SLU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One North Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2097 |
| Phone: | 314-977-2222 |
| Website: | www.slu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SaintLouisU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SLU_Official |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26.5% of the graduate students at SLU took at least one online course. For that same period, 13.9% 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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