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. 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.
Albany State University came in at #1115 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, Albany State took the #28 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 81.1% of the total graduate students at Albany State are women and 18.9% are men.
About 78.1% of the graduate students who attend Albany State are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Albany State. Around 1.7% 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 | $3,438 | $13,716 |
| Fees | $1,870 | $1,870 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Albany State is $53,060. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 9% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Albany State enter careers with an average starting salary of $55,812. That's about 26% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Albany State University.
Contact details for Albany State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705 |
| Phone: | 229-500-3500 |
| Website: | https://www.asurams.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/AlbanyStateUniv |
In 2020-2021, 90.3% of the graduate students at Albany State University took at least one class online. Approximately 86.3% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 21 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 |
| Educational Administration | 2 |
| Nursing | 18 |
| Public Administration | 17 |
| Social Work | 10 |
| Student Counseling | 6 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 |
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
