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. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Upper Iowa University took the #465 spot.
UIU also ranked #11 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 64.2% of the total graduate students at UIU are women and 35.8% are men.
About 24.8% of the graduate students who attend UIU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. UIU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 2.4% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,685 | $19,685 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UIU is $59,148. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 1% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Upper Iowa University.
Contact details for UIU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 605 Washington St, Fayette, IA 52142-1857 |
| Phone: | 563-425-5200 |
| Website: | https://www.uiu.edu/ |
Around 92.9% of UIU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 88.7% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
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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