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.
University of California - Davis came in at #83 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. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, UC Davis received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, UC Davis took the #13 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UC Davis came in at #76. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. UC Davis was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
In addition, UC Davis took the #13 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
The total graduate student population at UC Davis is made up of 56.1% women and 43.9% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UC Davis, around 35.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UC Davis is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 21.6% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,166 | $2,166 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UC Davis, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $86,577. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 48% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from UC Davis is $67,399. That's about 10% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of California - Davis.
Contact details for UC Davis are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8678 |
| Phone: | 530-752-1011 |
| Website: | ucdavis.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UCDavis |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ucdavis |
About 20.5% of the graduate students at University of California - Davis took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 7.2% 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.
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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