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. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Point Park University took the #760 spot.
Point Park also ranked #53 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Point Park took the #362 spot on the list.
In addition, Point Park took the #27 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
The total graduate student population at Point Park is made up of 64.3% women and 35.8% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 20.1% of the graduate student population at Point Park. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Point Park. Around 2.9% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,858 | $15,858 |
| Fees | $1,980 | $1,980 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Point Park is $52,362. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 10% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Point Park is $69,230. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 8% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Point Park University.
Contact details for Point Park are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984 |
| Phone: | 412-391-4100 |
| Website: | www.pointpark.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://facebook.com/PointParkU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/pointparku |
In 2020-2021, 81.4% of the graduate students at Point Park University took at least one class online. For that same period, 75.9% 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 1 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 6 |
| Educational Administration | 38 |
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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