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. 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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Ashland University landed the #265 spot.
In addition, Ashland took the #8 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Ashland came in at #470.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Ohio, Ashland came in at #14.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 59.7% of the total graduate students at Ashland are women and 40.3% are men.
About 21.2% of the graduate students who attend Ashland are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 7.4% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,972 | $6,972 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Ashland is $49,464. That's about 15% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Ashland University.
Contact details for Ashland are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805 |
| Phone: | 800-882-1548 |
| Website: | https://www.ashland.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/AshlandUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ashland_univ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83.6% of the graduate students at Ashland took at least one online course. Approximately 69.9% 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.
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 | 9 |
| Nursing | 10 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 7 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 3 |
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.
