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Buffalo State Graduate School Report

1,030 Graduate Students
$12,252 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
41.1% Took Classes Online
This overview covers the essential stats on Buffalo State 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.

Buffalo State Graduate School Rankings

#982 Master's Degree School in U.S.

College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. 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.

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Buffalo State came in at #982 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.

For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New York, Buffalo State came in at #74.

 
 

Buffalo State Graduate Student Diversity

1,030 Graduate Students
72.5% Women
23.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Buffalo State was the school of choice for 1,030 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.

Buffalo State Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 72.5% of the total graduate students at Buffalo State are women and 27.5% are men.

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Buffalo State Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at Buffalo State, around 23.9% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 1.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.

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Buffalo State Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$12,252 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
If you're a part-time graduate student at Buffalo State coming from out of state, expect to pay an average of $963 per credit hour. In-state grad students pay a discounted rate of $471.

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

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,310$23,100
Fees$942$942

Average Salary of Buffalo State Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$42,757 Avg Salary (Master's)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Buffalo State is $42,757. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 27% lower than the national average of $58,425.

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Location of Buffalo State Graduate School

New York State
Large City Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The city atmosphere of Buffalo makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Get more details about the location of Buffalo State.

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Contact details for Buffalo State are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone:716-878-4000
Website:https://suny.buffalostate.edu/

Online Learning for Buffalo State Grad Students

41.1% Took At Least One Online Class
25.0% Took All Classes Online

In 2020-2021, 41.1% of the graduate students at Buffalo State took at least one class online. Roughly 25.0% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.

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Buffalo State 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
Applied Mathematics3
Business Administration & Management14
Communication Sciences33
Criminal Justice & Corrections5
Curriculum & Instruction50
Data Analytics13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology4
Economics8
Educational Administration22
Fine & Studio Arts10
General Biology6
General English Literature6
History3
Industrial Engineering5
Museum Studies9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies183
Public Relations & Advertising5
Special Education39
Teacher Education Grade Specific56
Teacher Education Subject Specific81

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.

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