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 San Diego landed the #140 spot. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 15% ranking. As a result, USD is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
In addition, USD took the #22 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, USD came in at #194.
In addition, USD took the #28 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
The total graduate student population at USD is made up of 59.5% women and 40.5% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 43.2% of the graduate student population at USD. USD is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 3.2% of the graduate student population. 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 | $27,936 | $27,936 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
Master's degree recipients from USD earn an average salary of $67,518 during the early years of their career. That's good news for those graduates since it is 16% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from USD, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $87,628. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 16% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of San Diego.
Contact details for USD are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492 |
| Phone: | 619-260-4600 |
| Website: | www.sandiego.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/usandiego |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uofsandiego |
In 2020-2021, 29.7% of the graduate students at University of San Diego took at least one class online. Roughly 29.7% 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 | 15 |
| Law | 227 |
| Nursing | 58 |
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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