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.
Howard University landed the #512 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.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia, Howard came in at #6.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Howard came in at #426.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in District of Columbia, Howard came in at #4.
The total graduate student population at Howard is made up of 65.9% women and 34.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 86.6% of the graduate student population at Howard. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Howard. Around 6.9% of graduate students are international. 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 | $33,860 | $33,860 |
| Fees | $466 | $466 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Howard is $69,017. That's about 18% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Howard enter careers with an average starting salary of $73,142. That's about 3% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
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Contact details for Howard are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059 |
| Phone: | 202-806-6100 |
| Website: | www.howard.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/howarduniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HowardU |
In 2020-2021, 45.3% of the graduate students at Howard University took at least one class online. For that same period, 6.0% 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.
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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