Graduate Programs at Abilene Christian University

Graduate School Overview

Abilene Christian University (referred to as Abilene Christian) is a Private, 4 years school located in Abilene, TX. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1971 - Current).

Abilene Christian Directory Information
School Name	Abilene Christian University (Abilene Christian)
Address	Abilene, TX 79699
Phone	325-674-2000
Web	https://www.acu.edu
Online Application	https://www.acuadmissions.org/start/apply.htm
Financial Info	https://www.acu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Abilene Christian University is $24,174 in average. The school has 1,774 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,912 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,174
Student Population	1,774
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	102 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Abilene Christian University is $24,174 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,343.

Abilene Christian University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Abilene Christian University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Abilene Christian University is $24,174. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$21,492	-
2019-2020	$22,356	-
2020-2021	$23,238	-
2021-2022	$24,174	-
2022-2023	$24,174	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Abilene Christian is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,588 (public) / $18,378 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Abilene Christian University	$24,174
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,299	$17,908
Public	$8,153	$17,588
Private	$18,378

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,772 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Abilene Christian University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,772. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.86% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,350	$3,272	$10,350	$3,272
2019-2020	$11,065	$3,272	$11,065	$3,272
2020-2021	$11,350	$3,272	$11,350	$3,272
2021-2022	$11,628	$3,272	$11,628	$3,272
2022-2023	$11,500	$3,272	$11,500	$3,272

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,343 at Abilene Christian University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,194
2019-2020	$1,242
2020-2021	$1,291
2021-2022	$1,343
2022-2023	$1,343

Graduate Programs at Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian University offers 39 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 522 students have completed their study at Abilene Christian University.

Offered Degrees at Abilene Christian University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	28	1	397
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	95
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	3
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	19
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	0	6
Post Master's Degree	1	1	2
Total	39	3	522

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Abilene Christian University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 83 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 95 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Abilene Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	15	$50,600
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✕	9	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	5	$50,600
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	4	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Abilene Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	83	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	78	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	67	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	56	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	48	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Abilene Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	95	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	-
Nursing Practice	✔	21	-
Nursing Practice	✔	19	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✔	3	-

Abilene Christian University offers 39 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 522 students have completed their graduate studies.

397 students have earned/completed Master's program.
19 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	$49,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	20	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	14	$37,900
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	17	$53,300
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	3	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	2	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	6	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	19	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	$39,200
Counseling Psychology	✕	3	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Social Work	✕	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	154 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	56	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	10	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	36	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✔	107 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	78	-
Accounting	✕	29	$61,000
	Total	397

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	95	-
	Total	95

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	19	-
	Total	19

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	5	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	0	-
	Total	6

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✔	2	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Abilene Christian

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,774 students enrolled into Abilene Christian University graduate schools where it has total 4,912 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 410 full-time and 1,364 part-time graduate students. By gender, 499 male and 1,275 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,774	499	1,275
Full-time	410	65	345
Part-tme	1,364	434	930

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 796 White (44.87%), 413 Black/African American (23.28%), 341 Hispanic (19.22%), 27 Asian (1.52%), and 197 students with other races. 47 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,774	499	1,275
American Indian/Native American	13	3	10
Asian	27	6	21
Black/African American	413	112	301
Hispanic	341	80	261
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	796	220	576
Two More	41	16	25
Un-Known	95	33	62
Non-resident Alien	47	29	18

Abilene Christian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,293 graduate students (72.89% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 81 graduate students (4.57% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,774
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,293
Enrolled Some Online Courses	81
Not in Online Courses	400

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Abilene Christian University. 376 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.20% of total students), 285 students are aged above 50 (16.07%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Abilene Christian University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,774	499	1,275
Age 20-21	19	3	16
Age 22-24	357	80	277
Age 25-29	275	78	197
Age 30-34	185	63	122
Age 35-39	206	58	148
Age 40-49	401	120	281
Age 50-64	255	73	182
Over 64	30	12	18
Age Un-Known	46	12	34

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