by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of Dayton landed the #176 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, UDayton took the #5 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UDayton took the #312 spot on the list.
In addition, UDayton took the #8 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Ohio.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 50.2% of the total graduate students at UDayton are women and 49.8% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UDayton, around 14.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UDayton is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 22.6% 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 | $18,090 | $18,090 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from UDayton enter careers with an average starting salary of $64,665. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 11% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from UDayton, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $54,448. That's about 28% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
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Contact details for UDayton are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469 |
| Phone: | 937-229-1000 |
| Website: | https://udayton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Dayton/30635010777 |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/univofdayton |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52.0% of the graduate students at UDayton took at least one online course. Approximately 32.0% 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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | 7 |
| General Biology | 2 |
| Law | 62 |
| Materials Engineering | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 5 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 35 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 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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