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. 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, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #132 spot. This means that the school is among the Top 15% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. Golden Gate University - San Francisco received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in California, Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #20.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #497.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California, Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #50.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 52.4% of the total graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are women and 47.6% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, around 46.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 7.5% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,620 | $19,620 |
| Fees | $255 | $255 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Golden Gate University - San Francisco is $85,001. That's about 45% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Golden Gate University - San Francisco is $45,635. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 39% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Golden Gate University - San Francisco are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968 |
| Phone: | 415-442-7800 |
| Website: | www.ggu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/goldengateuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ggu |
Around 41.4% of Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 14.2% 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 5 |
| Law | 169 |
| Legal Research | 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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