Graduate Programs at Adams State University

Graduate School Overview

Adams State University (referred to as Adams State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Alamosa, CO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1950 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Adams State Directory Information
School Name	Adams State University (Adams State)
Address	208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone	719-587-7011
Web	https://www.adams.edu
Online Application	https://www.adams.edu/admissions/apply-online
Financial Info	https://www.adams.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Adams State is $10,425 for Colorado residents and $13,161 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,266 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,854 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 33 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,161 $10,425 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	1,266
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	33 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Adams State is $10,425 for Colorado residents and $13,161 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $445 for Colorado residents and $520 for out-of-state students.

Adams State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Colorado Residents	$10,425
Out-of-State	$13,161
Tuition per Credit Hour
Colorado Residents	$445
Out-of-State	$520

Adams State 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, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Adams State University is $10,425 for Colorado residents and $13,161 for other students. 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
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,590	$2,721	$7,146	$2,721
2019-2020	$4,590	$2,721	$7,830	$2,721
2020-2021	$7,830	$2,721	$7,830	$2,721
2021-2022	$7,132	$2,721	$8,175	$2,721
2022-2023	$7,704	$2,721	$10,440	$2,721
2023-2024	$7,704	$2,721	$10,440	$2,721

The graduate school tuition & fees of Adams State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,995 (public) / $21,987 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Adams State University	$10,425	$13,161
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,425	$20,312
Public	$12,581	$20,995
Private	$21,987

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,963 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Adams State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 12.55% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,089. Off-campus living costs are increased by 22.39% 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	$8,444	$3,024	$11,547	$3,024
2019-2020	$8,760	$2,916	$10,242	$3,069
2020-2021	$8,916	$3,105	$11,439	$3,105
2021-2022	$9,167	$3,150	$11,844	$3,150
2022-2023	$9,220	$3,186	$12,411	$3,186
2023-2024	$9,553	$4,410	$14,679	$4,410

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $445 for Colorado residents and $520 for other students at Adams State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$255	$397
2019-2020	$255	$435
2020-2021	$435	$435
2021-2022	$396	$454
2022-2023	$445	$520
2023-2024	$445	$520

Graduate Programs at Adams State

Adams State University offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 457 students have completed their study at Adams State University.

Offered Degrees at Adams State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	4	450
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	7
Total	11	4	457

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Adams State University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Counseling Psychology program with 285 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Counseling Psychology program with 7 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Adams State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	285	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	56	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	-
Sports Studies	✕	24	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	18	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Adams State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	7	-

Adams State University offers 11 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 457 students have completed their graduate studies.

450 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	85 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	56	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	18	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✔	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Sports Studies	✕	24	-
Psychology [+]	✕	285 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	285	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	40 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	-
History [+]	✔	3 completers	-
American History (United States)	✔	3	-
	Total	450

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Adams State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,266 students enrolled into Adams State University graduate schools where it has total 2,854 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 680 full-time and 586 part-time graduate students. By gender, 371 male and 895 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	1,266	371	895
Full-time	680	148	532
Part-tme	586	223	363

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

There are 822 White (64.93%), 54 Black/African American (4.27%), 208 Hispanic (16.43%), 24 Asian (1.90%), and 158 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,266	371	895
American Indian/Native American	5	2	3
Asian	24	6	18
Black/African American	54	31	23
Hispanic	208	61	147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	822	218	604
Two More	37	16	21
Un-Known	100	30	70
Non-resident Alien	11	6	5

Adams State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 634 graduate students (50.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 588 graduate students (46.45% 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	1,266
Enrolled Online Exclusively	634
Enrolled Some Online Courses	588
Not in Online Courses	44

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Adams State University. 139 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.98% of total students), 126 students are aged above 50 (9.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Adams State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,266	371	895
Age 20-21	10	2	8
Age 22-24	129	52	77
Age 25-29	273	70	203
Age 30-34	254	73	181
Age 35-39	207	65	142
Age 40-49	267	77	190
Age 50-64	122	30	92
Over 64	4	2	2

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