by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. 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, West Texas A&M University took the #728 spot.
In addition, West Texas A&M University took the #33 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas.
The total graduate student population at West Texas A&M University is made up of 58.9% women and 41.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at West Texas A&M University, around 35.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at West Texas A&M University. Around 4.8% of graduate students are international. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,086 | $6,378 |
| Fees | $2,196 | $2,196 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at West Texas A&M University is $79,326. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 36% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for West Texas A&M University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2501 4Th Ave, Canyon, TX 79016-0001 |
| Phone: | 806-651-0000 |
| Website: | https://www.wtamu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/wtamu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/wtamu |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100.0% of the graduate students at West Texas A&M University took at least one online course. For that same period, 82.0% 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.
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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