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Stanford University Graduate School Report

9,587 Graduate Students
$55,011 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
8.6% Took Classes Online
Get the facts about Stanford University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

Stanford University Graduate School Rankings

#2 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#2 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

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.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Stanford University landed the #2 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 1% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Stanford received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.

Stanford also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.

 
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Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

Stanford was ranked #2 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 1% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. This makes Stanford a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.

Stanford also ranked #1 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.

 

Stanford University Graduate Student Diversity

9,587 Graduate Students
42.4% Women
31.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Around 9,587 graduate students chose to attend Stanford University during the most recent year for which we have data. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

Stanford Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at Stanford is made up of 42.4% women and 57.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

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Stanford Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

About 31.8% of the graduate students who attend Stanford are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Stanford is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 32.6% of the graduate student population. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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Stanford Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$55,011 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
At Stanford University, part-time graduate students pay $1,207 per credit hour, whether they are from in-state or out-of-state.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

Average Salary of Stanford Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$101,186 Avg Salary (Master's)
$98,295 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a master's degree from Stanford enter careers with an average starting salary of $101,186. That's good news for those graduates since it is 73% higher than the national average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Stanford is $98,295. That's about 31% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.

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Location of Stanford University Graduate School

California State
Suburb Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
Located in Stanford, California, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution. Stanford is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Stanford are given below.

Contact Details
Phone:650-723-2300
Website:www.stanford.edu/
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/stanford
Twitter:http://twitter.com/stanford

Online Learning for Stanford Grad Students

8.6% Took At Least One Online Class

About 8.6% of the graduate students at Stanford University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Stanford University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering67
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services27
Anthropology4
Applied Mathematics43
Area Studies28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)1
Biomedical Engineering30
Chemical Engineering13
Chemistry4
Child Development & Psychology5
Civil Engineering140
Classical Languages & Literature3
Cognitive Science10
Communication & Media Studies35
Computer Science332
East Asian Languages6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology28
Economics9
Electrical Engineering155
Engineering-Related Fields103
English Literature (Other)3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts10
General Biology21
General Education51
General English Literature9
Genetics11
Geological & Earth Sciences38
Germanic Languages1
History8
International Relations & National Security33
Legal Research15
Liberal Arts General Studies9
Linguistics & Comparative Literature1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods400
Materials Engineering44
Mathematics3
Mechanical Engineering154
Medical Illustration & Informatics22
Music12
Natural Resources Conservation26
Other Engineering12
Petroleum Engineering2
Philosophy8
Physics16
Physiology & Pathology Sciences2
Political Science & Government7
Public Health31
Public Policy21
Religious Studies4
Romance Languages1
Sociology22
Statistics52
Sustainability Science29
Teacher Education Grade Specific16
Teacher Education Subject Specific47

Stanford University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering21
Anthropology11
Applied Mathematics15
Area Studies3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology22
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)8
Biomedical Engineering23
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences9
Chemical Engineering28
Chemistry42
Child Development & Psychology9
Civil Engineering28
Classical Languages & Literature2
Communication & Media Studies2
Computer Science36
Drama & Theater Arts4
East Asian Languages4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology3
Economics25
Electrical Engineering73
Engineering-Related Fields26
English Literature (Other)3
Fine & Studio Arts1
General Biology32
General Education17
General English Literature4
Genetics14
Geological & Earth Sciences29
Germanic Languages2
History15
Law184
Legal Research5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods21
Materials Engineering23
Mathematics18
Mechanical Engineering49
Medical Illustration & Informatics11
Medicine104
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology17
Music5
Natural Resources Conservation9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences15
Other Engineering15
Petroleum Engineering2
Philosophy10
Physics41
Physiology & Pathology Sciences18
Political Science & Government20
Public Health1
Romance Languages1
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages1
Sociology10
Statistics8

Notes and References

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.

References

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