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. 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 Wyoming landed the #382 spot.
UW also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Wyoming.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UW took the #461 spot on the list.
In addition, UW took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Wyoming.
The total graduate student population at UW is made up of 55.5% women and 44.5% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 10.2% of the graduate student population at UW. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UW. Around 12.6% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,382 | $16,092 |
| Fees | $1,477 | $1,477 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from UW is $52,215. That's about 11% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from UW enter careers with an average starting salary of $90,933. That's good news for those graduates since it is 21% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for UW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson, Laramie, WY 82071 |
| Phone: | 307-766-1121 |
| Website: | www.uwyo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uwpride |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uwyonews |
Around 65.8% of UW graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 32.0% of grad students took all of their classes 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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