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. 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, Willamette University took the #897 spot.
Willamette also ranked #11 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Willamette took the #580 spot on the list.
Willamette also ranked #7 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon.
The total graduate student population at Willamette is made up of 50.9% women and 49.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 23.0% of the graduate students who attend Willamette are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Willamette. Around 4.1% 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 | $43,735 | $43,735 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Willamette is $66,562. That's about 14% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Willamette is $53,741. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 29% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Willamette are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 900 State St, Salem, OR 97301 |
| Phone: | 503-370-6300 |
| Website: | www.willamette.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Willamette |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/willamette_u |
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 86 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 2 |
| Legal Research | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Law | 101 |
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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