by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. 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.
Union University came in at #460 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
Union also ranked #7 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Union took the #427 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Tennessee, Union came in at #9.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 71.0% of the total graduate students at Union are women and 29.0% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 37.9% of the graduate student population at Union. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Union. Around 0.6% of graduate students are international. 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,618 | $11,618 |
| Fees | $48 | $48 |
Master's degree recipients from Union earn an average salary of $53,040 during the early years of their career. That's about 9% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Union is $97,235. That's about 29% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Union University.
Contact details for Union are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1050 Union University Dr, Jackson, TN 38305-3697 |
| Phone: | 731-668-1818 |
| Website: | www.uu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UnionUniversity/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/UnionUniversity |
Around 75.7% of Union graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 39.5% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 8 |
| Business Administration & Management | 68 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 1 |
| Educational Administration | 63 |
| General Biology | 6 |
| General Education | 38 |
| Nursing | 40 |
| Social Work | 78 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 13 |
| Nursing | 31 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 38 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 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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