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 the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Texas Southern University took the #1035 spot.
In addition, TSU took the #53 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas.
TSU was ranked #657 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, TSU took the #38 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
Women make up 64.1% of the total graduate student body at TSU while men make you 35.9%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 89.7% of the graduate students who attend TSU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. TSU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.5% of the graduate student population. 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 | $6,858 | $14,018 |
| Fees | $1,470 | $1,470 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from TSU is $43,625. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 25% lower than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from TSU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $73,801. That's about 2% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Texas Southern University.
Contact details for TSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3100 Cleburne St, Houston, TX 77004 |
| Phone: | 713-313-7011 |
| Website: | www.tsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/texassouthernuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TexasSouthern |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24.6% of the graduate students at TSU took at least one online course. For that same period, 9.1% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 3 |
| Educational Administration | 6 |
| Law | 167 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 6 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 67 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 1 |
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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