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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Aurora University landed the #191 spot.
Aurora also ranked #8 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Aurora took the #275 spot on the list.
Aurora also ranked #15 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Illinois.
Women make up 79.7% of the total graduate student body at Aurora while men make you 20.3%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Aurora, around 32.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Aurora is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.2% of the graduate student population. 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 | $14,100 | $14,100 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Aurora is $58,745. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Aurora enter careers with an average starting salary of $111,772. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 49% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Aurora University.
Contact details for Aurora are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 347 S Gladstone Ave, Aurora, IL 60506-4892 |
| Phone: | 630-892-6431 |
| Website: | https://aurora.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/aurorauniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/aurorau |
Around 70.6% of Aurora graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 59.1% 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 |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 4 |
| Educational Administration | 26 |
| Social Work | 9 |
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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