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. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
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 Notre Dame landed the #21 spot. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Notre Dame received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Notre Dame took the #1 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Indiana.
Notre Dame was ranked #26 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. Notre Dame was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Indiana, Notre Dame came in at #2.
The total graduate student population at Notre Dame is made up of 43.1% women and 56.9% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Notre Dame, around 18.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Notre Dame. Around 21.5% of graduate students are international. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,190 | $58,190 |
| Fees | $472 | $472 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Notre Dame enter careers with an average starting salary of $60,478. That's about 4% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Notre Dame is $78,016. That's about 4% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of Notre Dame.
Contact details for Notre Dame are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 400 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556 |
| Phone: | 574-631-5000 |
| Website: | www.nd.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/notredame |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NotreDame |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9.7% of the graduate students at Notre Dame took at least one online course. Roughly 4.8% 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.
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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