by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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.
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 St. Thomas landed the #377 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas, UST came in at #16.
UST was ranked #244 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, UST took the #12 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
The total graduate student population at UST is made up of 64.5% women and 35.5% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 62.0% of the graduate students who attend UST are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 9.3% 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.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,934 | $20,934 |
| Fees | $700 | $700 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from UST is $62,828. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 8% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for UST are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006-4696 |
| Phone: | 713-522-7911 |
| Website: | https://www.stthom.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.stthom.edu/Facebook |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/stthomashouston |
About 66.3% of the graduate students at University of St. Thomas took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 41.9% 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 26 |
| Mathematics | 2 |
| Philosophy | 2 |
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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