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.
Towson University landed the #263 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
In addition, Towson took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.
Towson was ranked #247 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, Towson took the #6 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Maryland.
Women make up 74.9% of the total graduate student body at Towson while men make you 25.1%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Towson, around 22.8% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Towson. Around 4.0% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,280 | $17,136 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Towson, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $60,838. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 4% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Towson is $73,795. That's about 2% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Towson University.
Contact details for Towson are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252-0001 |
| Phone: | 410-704-2000 |
| Website: | www.towson.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/towsonuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/TowsonU |
Around 51.4% of Towson graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 39.3% 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 |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 12 |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 |
| Instructional Media Design | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 5 |
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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