by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on King University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
College Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of a field of 4,630 colleges and universities considered in the 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, King University landed the #1,210 spot.King also ranked #20 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, King took the #1,210 spot out of 4,630 schools. King also ranked #20 for Best Graduate Schools in Tennessee.
For the last year in which we have data, 193 graduate students decided that King University was the best place for them.In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students.Here is what we found.
Women make up 72.5% of the total graduate student body at King while men make up 27.5%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at King, around 13.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 6.7% of graduate students hail from another country.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at King who borrowed carries a median debt of $25,579.
After earning their master’s degree from King, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $79,718.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at King with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $102,592 |
| Business Administration & Management | $69,615 |
King University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Tennessee.The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of King University.
Contact details for King are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1350 King College Road, Bristol, TN 37620-2699 |
| Phone: | 423-968-1187 |
| Website: | www.king.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/kutornado |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/KingUnivBristol |
About 82.4% of the graduate students at King University took at least one online class.Approximately 55.4% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 36 | $69,615 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 6 | — |
| Nursing | 48 | $102,592 |
| Social Work | 20 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 3 | — |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 9 | — |
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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