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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Villanova University landed the #57 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, Villanova received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Villanova took the #3 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Villanova was ranked #260 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Villanova also ranked #21 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Women make up 52.8% of the total graduate student body at Villanova while men make you 47.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Villanova, around 19.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Villanova. Around 5.1% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $21,099 | $21,099 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Villanova is $74,591. That's about 28% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Doctorate degree recipients from Villanova earn an average salary of $63,104 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 16% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Villanova are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699 |
| Phone: | 610-519-4500 |
| Website: | www.villanova.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/VillanovaU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/VillanovaU |
Around 46.1% of Villanova graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 38.6% 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 17 |
| Law | 174 |
| Nursing | 16 |
| Philosophy | 7 |
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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