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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Westfield State University landed the #555 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts, Westfield came in at #28.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 69.9% of the total graduate students at Westfield are women and 30.1% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 20.5% of the graduate student population at Westfield. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Westfield. Around 0.9% 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 | $1,890 | $1,890 |
| Fees | $4,806 | $4,806 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Westfield is $54,341. That's about 7% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Westfield State University.
Contact details for Westfield are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 577 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01086-1630 |
| Phone: | 413-572-5300 |
| Website: | www.westfield.ma.edu/ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49.4% of the graduate students at Westfield took at least one online course. Approximately 8.8% 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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