by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #340 spot.
USA also ranked #6 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and USA took the #439 spot on the list.
In addition, USA took the #6 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Alabama.
Women make up 80.4% of the total graduate student body at USA while men make you 19.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at USA, around 29.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at USA. Around 1.6% 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,226 | $16,452 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from USA is $58,255. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at USA is $76,202. That's good news for those graduates since it is 1% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of South Alabama.
Contact details for USA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688-0002 |
| Phone: | 251-460-6101 |
| Website: | www.southalabama.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/theuniversityofsouthalabama |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UofSouthAlabama |
Around 72.5% of USA graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 68.1% of all grad students took courses exclusively 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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