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Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The city atmosphere of Boca Raton makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

1,696 Master's Degrees
199 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Florida Atlantic University?

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Contact details for FAU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone: 561-297-3000
Website: www.fau.edu

Florida Atlantic University Graduate Student Diversity

5,356 Graduate Students
62% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,356 graduate students at FAU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Atlantic University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 290
Black or African American 954
Hispanic or Latino 1,181
White 2,322
International Students 417
Other Races/Ethnicities 192

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Atlantic University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at FAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Florida Atlantic University

6,218 Took All Classes Online
20,188 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at FAU. In 2022-2023, 20,188 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FAU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 20th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of FAU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 3%
Public Administration & Social Service 8%

Florida Atlantic University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 312 6 318
Accounting 0 214 0 214
Nursing 12 124 44 180
Mental & Social Health Services 16 143 3 162
Educational Administration 9 111 13 133
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 102 0 103
Computer Information Systems 24 58 8 90
General Biology 8 69 7 84
Student Counseling 16 60 3 79
Medicine 0 0 64 64
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 44 0 0 44
Taxation 0 33 0 33
Curriculum & Instruction 2 23 6 31
Communication Sciences 0 27 0 27
Management Information Systems 0 25 0 25
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 25 0 25
Civil Engineering 0 22 0 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 18 4 22
Finance & Financial Management 0 21 0 21
Ocean Engineering 3 16 2 21
Health & Physical Education 0 20 0 20
Political Science & Government 0 19 0 19
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 17 0 17
Biomedical Engineering 1 14 0 15
Public Administration 0 13 2 15
Social Work 15 0 0 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 13 0 13
General English Literature 0 13 0 13
Natural Resources Conservation 1 11 0 12
Communication & Media Studies 0 11 0 11
Special Education 0 9 2 11
Electrical Engineering 1 7 3 11
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 11 0 11
Data Science 0 11 0 11
Ethnic Studies 1 9 0 10
History 0 10 0 10
Mathematics 0 7 3 10
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 10 10
Writing Studies 0 9 0 9
Marine Science 0 9 0 9
General Psychology 0 9 0 9
Economics 0 9 0 9
Geography & Cartography 9 0 0 9
Sociology 0 9 0 9
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 5 0 8
Computer Engineering 0 7 1 8
Physics 0 4 4 8
Instructional Media Design 5 2 0 7
Cultural Studies & Analysis 0 0 7 7
Music 0 7 0 7
Chemistry 0 3 3 6
Anthropology 0 6 0 6
Mechanical Engineering 0 3 2 5
Biotechnology 0 3 0 3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 3 0 3
Human Development & Family Studies 3 0 0 3
Public Health 0 3 0 3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 3 0 3
Teaching English or French 2 0 0 2
Other Engineering 0 0 2 2
Systems Theory 0 2 0 2
Insurance 1 0 0 1
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1 0 0 1
Applied Mathematics 0 1 0 1
Public Policy 1 0 0 1
Fine & Studio Arts 0 1 0 1
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 0
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0
General Architecture 0 0 0 0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0
Surveying Engineering 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 179 1,696 199 2,074

References

*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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