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.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #23 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. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, U-M received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
U-M also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
U-M was ranked #22 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 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. Because of its high ranking, U-M won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
U-M also ranked #1 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Michigan.
Women make up 50.1% of the total graduate student body at U-M while men make you 49.9%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 24.7% of the graduate students who attend U-M are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. U-M is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 26.4% 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 | $24,902 | $50,136 |
| Fees | $328 | $328 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from U-M is $73,861. That's good news for those graduates since it is 26% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from U-M is $91,977. That's good news for those graduates since it is 22% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
Contact details for U-M are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| Phone: | 734-764-1817 |
| Website: | https://umich.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofmichigan |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/umich |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14.2% of the graduate students at U-M took at least one online course. Approximately 8.4% 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.
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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