by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of Central Florida landed the #243 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
UCF also ranked #8 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Florida.
UCF was ranked #276 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
UCF also ranked #7 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Florida.
Women make up 60.2% of the total graduate student body at UCF while men make you 39.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 38.2% of the graduate student population at UCF. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UCF. Around 10.4% of graduate students are international. 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 tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,916 | $25,759 |
| Fees | $1,956 | $2,898 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UCF is $52,218. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 11% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from UCF is $69,496. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 8% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of Central Florida.
Contact details for UCF are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816 |
| Phone: | 407-823-2000 |
| Website: | www.ucf.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UCF |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/UCF |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51.0% of the graduate students at UCF took at least one online course. For that same period, 37.5% 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.
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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