Graduate Programs at Adler University

Graduate School Overview

Adler University (referred to as Adler) is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL. Adler University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1978 - Current).

Adler Directory Information
School Name	Adler University (Adler)
Address	17 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone	312-662-4000
Web	https://www.adler.edu
Online Application	https://adler-university.force.com/Adler_Site_Main_Login
Financial Info	https://www.adler.edu/campuses/#chicago-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Adler University is $43,455 in average. The school has 1,864 students (all graduate).

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$43,455
Student Population	1,864
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Adler University is $43,455 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,413.

Adler University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Adler 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, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Adler University is $43,455. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.45% 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	$31,800	$1,452
2019-2020	$35,888	$1,384
2020-2021	$36,267	$1,465
2021-2022	$40,530	$1,474
2022-2023	$41,930	$1,525

The graduate school tuition & fees of Adler is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,843 (public) / $20,539 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Adler University	$43,455
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,786	$19,718
Public	$12,102	$18,843
Private	$20,539

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,413 at Adler University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.44% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,265
2019-2020	$1,196
2020-2021	$1,244
2021-2022	$1,366
2022-2023	$1,413

Graduate Programs at Adler

Adler University offers 28 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, 500 students have completed their study at Adler University.

Offered Degrees at Adler University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	6	397
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	86
Post Master's Degree	6	0	17
Total	28	7	500

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling program with 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counseling Psychology program with 184 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 89 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Adler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	22	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	17	-
Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Adler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	184	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	182	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	71	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	66	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	57	$39,400

Popular Doctorate Programs at Adler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	89	$65,000
Clinical Psychology	✕	82	$65,000
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	3	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	3	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-

Adler University offers 28 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 500 students have completed their graduate studies.

397 students have earned/completed Master's program.
86 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
17 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✔	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Sports Studies	✕	15	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	288 completers	-
Psychology	✔	22	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	184	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	71	-
Applied Psychology	✕	11	-
Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	10	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	15	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Criminology	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	13	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	56	$39,400
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-
	Total	397

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	83 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	82	$65,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	3	-
	Total	86

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	17	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy	✕	0	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist	✕	0	-
	Total	17

Graduate Student Population at Adler

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,864 students enrolled into Adler University graduate schools . By attending status, there are 1,175 full-time and 689 part-time graduate students. By gender, 333 male and 1,531 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	1,864	333	1,531
Full-time	1,175	208	967
Part-tme	689	125	564

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

There are 937 White (50.27%), 220 Black/African American (11.80%), 189 Hispanic (10.14%), 263 Asian (14.11%), and 255 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,864	333	1,531
American Indian/Native American	8	2	6
Asian	263	50	213
Black/African American	220	32	188
Hispanic	189	32	157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	937	175	762
Two More	58	12	46
Un-Known	177	29	148
Non-resident Alien	11	1	10

Adler University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 608 graduate students (32.62% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 760 graduate students (40.77% 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	1,864
Enrolled Online Exclusively	608
Enrolled Some Online Courses	760
Not in Online Courses	496

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Adler University. 369 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.80% of total students), 109 students are aged above 50 (5.85%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Adler University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,864	333	1,531
Age 20-21	7	1	6
Age 22-24	362	40	322
Age 25-29	685	122	563
Age 30-34	313	77	236
Age 35-39	177	37	140
Age 40-49	185	30	155
Age 50-64	107	21	86
Over 64	2	0	2
Age Un-Known	26	5	21

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