by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Mount Saint Mary's University landed the #413 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, MSMU took the #51 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
MSMU was ranked #232 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
MSMU also ranked #31 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 77.2% of the total graduate students at MSMU are women and 22.8% are men.
Of all the graduate students at MSMU, around 56.7% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. MSMU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.7% of the graduate student population. 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,912 | $12,912 |
| Fees | $187 | $187 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from MSMU is $50,558. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from MSMU earn an average salary of $80,705 during the early years of their career. That's about 7% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Mount Saint Mary’s University.
Contact details for MSMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599 |
| Phone: | 310-954-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.msmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/msmcla |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/msmcla |
Around 77.7% of MSMU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 64.2% 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 27 |
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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