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. 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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #566 spot.
Southwest Minnesota State University also ranked #17 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota.
Women make up 68.3% of the total graduate student body at Southwest Minnesota State University while men make you 31.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 5.8% of the graduate students who attend Southwest Minnesota State University are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Southwest Minnesota State University is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 5.1% of the graduate student population. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,956 | $7,956 |
| Fees | $862 | $862 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University enter careers with an average starting salary of $49,635. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 15% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Southwest Minnesota State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1501 State St, Marshall, MN 56258-5468 |
| Phone: | 507-537-7678 |
| Website: | www.smsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SMSUToday |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/smsutoday |
About 46.3% of the graduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 34.2% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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 | 50 |
| General Education | 105 |
| Special Education | 5 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 |
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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