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. 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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Lake Erie College took the #981 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio, LEC came in at #38.
The total graduate student population at LEC is made up of 56.3% women and 43.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 16.3% of the graduate student population at LEC. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at LEC. Around 1.6% of graduate students are international. 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 | $12,384 | $12,384 |
| Fees | $918 | $918 |
After obtaining their master's degree from LEC, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $81,676. That's good news for those graduates since it is 40% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Lake Erie College.
Contact details for LEC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 391 W Washington St, Painesville, OH 44077-3389 |
| Phone: | 440-375-7000 |
| Website: | www.lec.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/lakeeriecollege?fref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lakeeriecollege |
Around 67.5% of LEC graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 56.2% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 26 |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 |
| General Education | 13 |
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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