by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Briar Cliff University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.
Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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.
In College Factual’s 2027 ranking of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S., Briar Cliff University landed the #1,077 spot out of the 1,618 schools analyzed for this list. In addition, Briar Cliff took the #18 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa.
Briar Cliff was ranked #524 in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 892 schools that were included in the ranking. Briar Cliff also ranked #10 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Iowa.
Around 181 graduate students chose to attend Briar Cliff University during the most recent year for which we have data. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 66.3% of the total graduate students at Briar Cliff are women and 33.7% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Briar Cliff, around 14.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.2% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at Briar Cliff who borrowed carries a median debt of $29,918.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at Briar Cliff enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $86,165.
The graduate programs at Briar Cliff lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | $86,165 |
Briar Cliff University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sioux City, Iowa. Sioux City is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Briar Cliff University.
Contact details for Briar Cliff are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104 |
| Phone: | 712-279-5200 |
| Website: | www.briarcliff.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/briarcliffuniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/briar_cliff |
About 50.8% of the graduate students at Briar Cliff University took at least one online class. For that same period, 50.8% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 10 | $86,165 |
| Nursing | 15 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 3 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 31 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Briar Cliff University awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 5 | — |
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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