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. 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.
University of Charleston came in at #570 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.
In addition, UC took the #3 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia.
UC was ranked #488 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
UC also ranked #2 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in West Virginia.
Women make up 40.5% of the total graduate student body at UC while men make you 59.5%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UC, around 34.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UC. Around 3.1% 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 | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from UC enter careers with an average starting salary of $64,617. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 11% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at UC is $112,123. That's about 49% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of Charleston.
Contact details for UC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2300 Maccorkle Avenue, Se, Charleston, WV 25304 |
| Phone: | 800-995-4682 |
| Website: | www.ucwv.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charleston-WV/University-of-Charleston/44525211851?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UCWV |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68.5% of the graduate students at UC took at least one online course. For that same period, 62.4% 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 |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 30 |
| General Business/Commerce | 33 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 123 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 36 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 28 |
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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