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.
Western Oregon University landed the #427 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, Western Oregon State College took the #7 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.
Women make up 64.8% of the total graduate student body at Western Oregon State College while men make you 35.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 15.8% of the graduate students who attend Western Oregon State College are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Western Oregon State College. Around 2.6% 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 | $16,560 | $16,560 |
| Fees | $1,809 | $1,809 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Western Oregon State College is $48,796. That's about 16% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Western Oregon University.
Contact details for Western Oregon State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR 97361-1394 |
| Phone: | 503-838-8000 |
| Website: | https://wou.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WOUnews |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/wounews |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83.8% of the graduate students at Western Oregon State College took at least one online course. Approximately 58.0% 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.
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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