Fordham University Graduate Programs

Located in Bronx, New York, Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Bronx makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Fordham University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Fordham U.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#168	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Fordham U has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Special Education Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Legal Professions Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Fordham University?

Contact details for Fordham U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Phone:	718-817-1000
Website:	www.fordham.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/fordhamuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/fordhamnotes

Fordham University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,965 graduate students at Fordham U, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	419
Black or African American	906
Hispanic or Latino	1,139
White	3,074
International Students	1,045
Other Races/Ethnicities	382

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Fordham University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Fordham U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Fordham University

In 2019-2020, 15,678 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 58th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Fordham U

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Fordham University was $34,363 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Fordham U is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Religious Education	#51	#51
Religious Studies	#55	#55
Marketing	#56	#53
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#61	#61
Legal Research	#65	#65
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#67	#67

Online Growth Rankings of Fordham U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fordham University was 138.9%. This is the #231 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Fordham U regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Fordham U ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Fordham U.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Marketing	#5
Business, Management & Marketing	#127

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fordham University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	1,036	9	1,045
Law	0	0	406	406
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	228	0	228
Business Administration & Management	0	173	7	180
Information Science	0	97	0	97
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	96	0	96
Legal Research	0	81	0	81
Information Technology	0	72	0	72
Legal Professions (Other)	0	68	3	71
Applied Mathematics	0	71	0	71
Special Education	1	67	0	68
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27	6	34	67
Accounting	0	64	0	64
Mental & Social Health Services	0	51	0	51
Data Processing	0	49	0	49
Computer Information Systems	0	46	0	46
Statistics	0	40	0	40
Economics	11	24	5	40
Child Development & Psychology	0	35	3	38
Real Estate	1	36	0	37
Educational Administration	3	15	18	36
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	3	24	5	32
International Relations & National Security	5	24	0	29
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	28	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	27	0	27
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	26	0	26
Finance & Financial Management	18	0	0	18
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	18	0	18
Taxation	0	16	0	16
General Biology	0	11	4	15
Philosophy	0	10	5	15
General Psychology	0	12	0	12
Religious Education	0	10	2	12
General English Literature	0	8	3	11
History	0	6	4	10
Other Education	0	0	9	9
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	9	9
Curriculum & Instruction	0	8	0	8
Student Counseling	0	8	0	8
Urban Studies	0	6	0	6
Dispute Resolution	0	5	0	5
Political Science & Government	0	5	0	5
Multilingual Education	1	3	0	4
Teaching English or French	3	1	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	3
Real Estate Development	2	0	0	2
Medieval Studies	0	2	0	2
Religious Studies	0	1	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Operations Research	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	78	2,617	526	3,221

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.