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. 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.
United States University landed the #186 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.
In addition, USU took the #30 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Women make up 80.8% of the total graduate student body at USU while men make you 19.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 64.2% of the graduate students who attend USU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. USU 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.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from USU is $85,412. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 46% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of United States University.
Contact details for USU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7675 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108 |
| Phone: | 619-876-4250 |
| Website: | https://www.usuniversity.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/USUniversity |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100.0% of the graduate students at USU took at least one online course. Approximately 94.4% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 37 |
| Educational Administration | 10 |
| Nursing | 397 |
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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