by our College Data Analytics TeamEach 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.
Gallaudet University landed the #58 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 10% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Gallaudet received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
Gallaudet also ranked #3 for Best Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.
Gallaudet was ranked #84 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 15% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. Because of its high ranking, Gallaudet won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 76.2% of the total graduate students at Gallaudet are women and 23.8% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Gallaudet, around 32.6% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 5.3% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,180 | $18,180 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Gallaudet is $46,672. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Gallaudet is $69,868. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 7% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Gallaudet University.
Contact details for Gallaudet are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 Florida Ave, Ne, Washington, DC 20002-3695 |
| Phone: | 202-651-5000 |
| Website: | www.gallaudet.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gallaudet-University/62082505853 |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/gallaudetu |
About 38.7% of the graduate students at Gallaudet University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 10.5% 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 |
|---|---|
| American Sign Language | 46 |
| Business Administration & Management | 10 |
| Communication Sciences | 22 |
| Economics | 5 |
| Ethnic Studies | 5 |
| General Education | 4 |
| General Psychology | 7 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 1 |
| Social Work | 16 |
| Special Education | 9 |
| Student Counseling | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| American Sign Language | 3 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 9 |
| Communication Sciences | 14 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 1 |
| Special Education | 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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