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, Western Connecticut State University landed the #820 spot.
WestConn also ranked #12 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, WestConn came in at #609.
Women make up 76.1% of the total graduate student body at WestConn while men make you 23.9%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 26.1% of the graduate student population at WestConn. 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 | $7,674 | $19,768 |
| Fees | $5,579 | $6,709 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from WestConn enter careers with an average starting salary of $57,573. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 1% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for WestConn are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810-6826 |
| Phone: | 203-837-8200 |
| Website: | https://www.wcsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.wcsu.edu/facebook/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/westconn |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69.8% of the graduate students at WestConn took at least one online course. For that same period, 52.7% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 4 |
| Nursing | 6 |
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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