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. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of San Francisco landed the #134 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. As a result, USFCA is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in California, USFCA came in at #21.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and USFCA took the #94 spot on the list. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. This makes USFCA a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California, USFCA came in at #15.
The total graduate student population at USFCA is made up of 66.0% women and 34.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 50.6% of the graduate students who attend USFCA are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at USFCA. Around 14.1% 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 | $27,180 | $27,180 |
| Fees | $70 | $70 |
After obtaining their master's degree from USFCA, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $69,638. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 19% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from USFCA enter careers with an average starting salary of $105,949. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 41% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for USFCA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 |
| Phone: | 415-422-5555 |
| Website: | https://www.usfca.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/University.of.San.Francisco |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/USFCA |
Around 61.1% of USFCA graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 28.7% 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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 9 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 6 |
| Educational Administration | 8 |
| Law | 114 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 6 |
| Multilingual Education | 10 |
| Nursing | 46 |
| Special Education | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 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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