by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their 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 a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #188 spot.
In addition, UNI took the #4 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UNI came in at #145.
In addition, UNI took the #4 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Iowa.
Women make up 69.9% of the total graduate student body at UNI while men make you 30.1%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UNI, around 9.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UNI. Around 13.1% 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 | $9,296 | $19,928 |
| Fees | $1,273 | $1,273 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UNI, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $48,706. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 17% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of University of Northern Iowa.
Contact details for UNI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1227 W 27Th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0005 |
| Phone: | 319-273-2311 |
| Website: | https://www.uni.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/universityofnortherniowa |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/northerniowa |
In 2020-2021, 51.8% of the graduate students at University of Northern Iowa took at least one class online. Roughly 35.8% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 4 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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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