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. 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, Southern Illinois University Carbondale took the #403 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Illinois, SIUC came in at #19.
SIUC was ranked #552 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Illinois, SIUC came in at #27.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 52.6% of the total graduate students at SIUC are women and 47.4% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 22.6% of the graduate student population at SIUC. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 18.8% 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 | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,894 | $4,894 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at SIUC is $55,054. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 6% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at SIUC is $53,226. That's about 29% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Contact details for SIUC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4512 |
| Phone: | 618-453-2121 |
| Website: | https://siu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/siuc |
About 27.2% of the graduate students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 18.4% 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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