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 the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Wilkes University took the #409 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, Wilkes came in at #26.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Wilkes came in at #339.
In addition, Wilkes took the #25 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 75.1% of the total graduate students at Wilkes are women and 24.9% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Wilkes, around 19.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.1% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| Fees | $2,016 | $2,016 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Wilkes enter careers with an average starting salary of $62,991. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 8% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Wilkes is $116,989. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 55% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Wilkes University.
Contact details for Wilkes are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 |
| Phone: | 570-408-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.wilkes.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WilkesUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WilkesU |
About 94.3% of the graduate students at Wilkes University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 88.9% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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 | 33 |
| Nursing | 31 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 70 |
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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