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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Connecticut took the #60 spot. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. UCONN received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
UCONN also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UCONN came in at #206.
UCONN also ranked #3 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 54.3% of the total graduate students at UCONN are women and 45.7% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UCONN, around 23.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UCONN. Around 20.6% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,532 | $39,444 |
| Fees | $2,793 | $2,793 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UCONN, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $67,950. That's about 16% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from UCONN, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $72,623. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 4% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of Connecticut.
Contact details for UCONN are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 352 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 |
| Phone: | 860-486-2000 |
| Website: | uconn.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/UConn |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uconn |
In 2020-2021, 37.1% of the graduate students at University of Connecticut took at least one class online. For that same period, 15.9% 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.
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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