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 the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University took the #639 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut, ECSU came in at #9.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 69.8% of the total graduate students at ECSU are women and 30.2% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 17.8% of the graduate student population at ECSU. ECSU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.2% 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 | $7,674 | $19,768 |
| Fees | $6,142 | $7,272 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from ECSU enter careers with an average starting salary of $45,052. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 23% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Eastern Connecticut State University.
Contact details for ECSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226 |
| Phone: | 860-465-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.easternct.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ECSUadmissions |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WhyEasternCT |
Around 51.1% of ECSU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 19.5% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 21 |
| Human Resource Management | 12 |
| Instructional Media Design | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 66 |
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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