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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #31 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Teachers College received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
Teachers College also ranked #3 for Best Master's Degree Schools in New York.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Teachers College came in at #34. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. This makes Teachers College a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New York, Teachers College came in at #3.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 78.9% of the total graduate students at Teachers College are women and 21.1% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Teachers College, around 35.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 25.9% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,078 | $34,078 |
| Fees | $976 | $976 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Teachers College is $59,304. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Teachers College enter careers with an average starting salary of $78,856. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 5% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Teachers College at Columbia University.
Contact details for Teachers College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 525 W 120Th St, New York, NY 10027 |
| Phone: | 212-678-3000 |
| Website: | www.tc.columbia.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/columbia |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/columbia |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50.9% of the graduate students at Teachers College took at least one online course. For that same period, 11.1% 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.
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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