by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their 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, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts took the #1018 spot.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 68.3% of the total graduate students at MCLA are women and 31.7% are men.
About 6.3% of the graduate students who attend MCLA are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. 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 | $3,636 | $3,636 |
| Fees | $3,711 | $3,711 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from MCLA enter careers with an average starting salary of $52,860. That's about 10% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for MCLA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247-4100 |
| Phone: | 413-662-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.mcla.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/MCLA/82654875561 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MCLA_EDU |
Around 71.0% of MCLA graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 26.6% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 8 |
| General Education | 24 |
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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