by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
College 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.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of the 4,630 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania took the #482 spot.In addition, SRU took the #36 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
SRU was ranked #482 in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 4,630 schools that were included in the ranking.In addition, SRU took the #36 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingSRU ranked #482 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. SRU also ranked #36 for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania.
In College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, SRU took the #482 spot out of 4,630 schools. SRU also ranked #36 for Best Graduate Schools in Pennsylvania.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania was the school of choice for 1,541 graduate students in the last year for which we have data.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 75.1% of the total graduate students at SRU are women and 24.9% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 10.4% of the graduate student population at SRU.SRU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.5% 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.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at SRU who borrowed carries a median debt of $26,330.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from SRU is $57,420.
Graduate students who earn their doctoral degree at SRU enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $80,213.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at SRU with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | $95,988 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $80,213 |
| Business Administration & Management | $73,183 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $60,525 |
| Special Education | $57,181 |
| Mathematics | $55,210 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $53,859 |
| Recreation Administration | $53,029 |
| History | $52,644 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | $48,321 |
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Contact details for SRU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383 |
| Phone: | 724-738-9000 |
| Website: | www.sru.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/slipperyrockuniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/slipperyrocku |
79.7% of the graduate students at SRU took at least one online course.For that same period, 66.6% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 2 | — |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 12 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 31 | $73,183 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 10 | $53,859 |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | — |
| General English Literature | 16 | — |
| Health Sciences & Services | 6 | — |
| History | 23 | $52,644 |
| Instructional Media Design | 12 | — |
| Mathematics | 9 | $55,210 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 23 | — |
| Public Health | 14 | — |
| Recreation Administration | 15 | $53,029 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 11 | — |
| Social Work | 24 | — |
| Special Education | 88 | $57,181 |
| Student Counseling | 19 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 57 | $60,525 |
| Teaching English or French | 9 | — |
Just like the master’s programs above, the doctorate programs shown here are only those in which doctorate degrees were awarded.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 5 | — |
| Special Education | 23 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting & Computer Science | 2 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 28 | — |
| Data Science. | 10 | — |
| Educational Assessment | 1 | — |
| Instructional Media Design | 4 | — |
| Other English Literature | 1 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 12 | — |
| Teaching English or French | 9 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation Professions | 74 | — |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 26 | — |
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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