by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #479 spot.
In addition, Franciscan U took the #18 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.
Women make up 56.8% of the total graduate student body at Franciscan U while men make you 43.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 21.7% of the graduate student population at Franciscan U. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 6.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,600 | $12,600 |
| Fees | $288 | $288 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Franciscan U, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $51,891. That's about 11% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Contact details for Franciscan U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1235 University Blvd, Steubenville, OH 43952-1763 |
| Phone: | 740-283-3771 |
| Website: | www.franciscan.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FranciscanUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/FranciscanU |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82.4% of the graduate students at Franciscan U took at least one online course. For that same period, 75.8% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 28 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29 |
| Educational Administration | 4 |
| General Education | 7 |
| Nursing | 22 |
| Philosophy | 12 |
| Religious Education | 32 |
| Social Work | 14 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 83 |
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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