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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Saint Mary's College of California landed the #111 spot. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 10% ranking. For this achievement, SMC received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, SMC took the #18 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, SMC came in at #170.
The total graduate student population at SMC is made up of 63.2% women and 36.8% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 35.7% of the graduate students who attend SMC are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at SMC. Around 2.9% 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 | $33,357 | $33,357 |
Master's degree recipients from SMC earn an average salary of $61,398 during the early years of their career. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 5% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Saint Mary’s College of California.
Contact details for SMC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1928 Saint Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575 |
| Phone: | 925-631-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/stmarysca |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/stmarysca |
About 0.6% of the graduate students at Saint Mary's College of California took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 0.6% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 7 |
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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