by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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.
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #500 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, Northwest took the #14 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.
The total graduate student population at Northwest is made up of 66.6% women and 33.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 9.2% of the graduate students who attend Northwest are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Northwest. Around 9.2% 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,301 | $6,301 |
| Fees | $763 | $763 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Northwest is $42,518. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 27% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Northwest Missouri State University.
Contact details for Northwest are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001 |
| Phone: | 660-562-1212 |
| Website: | https://www.nwmissouri.edu/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NWMOState |
Around 74.3% of Northwest graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 73.0% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
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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