Graduate Programs at Arkansas Tech University

Graduate School Overview

Arkansas Tech University (referred to as ATU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Russellville, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1930 - Current).

ATU Directory Information
School Name	Arkansas Tech University (ATU)
Address	Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone	844-804-2628
Web	https://www.atu.edu
Online Application	https://www.atu.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.atu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ATU is $7,170 for Arkansas residents and $7,546 for out-of-state students. The school has 723 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,445 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 167 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,546 $7,170 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	723
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	167 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at ATU is $7,170 for Arkansas residents and $7,546 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $305 for Arkansas residents and $609 for out-of-state students.

ATU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Arkansas Residents	$7,170
Out-of-State	$7,546
Tuition per Credit Hour
Arkansas Residents	$305
Out-of-State	$609

ATU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 Arkansas Tech University is $7,170 for Arkansas residents and $7,546 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -40.35% 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
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,112	$1,373	$10,224	$1,373
2019-2020	$5,256	$1,481	$10,512	$1,481
2020-2021	$5,256	$1,575	$10,512	$1,575
2021-2022	$5,414	$1,623	$10,827	$1,623
2022-2023	$5,481	$1,689	$10,962	$1,689
2023-2024	-	-	$5,661	$1,885

The graduate school tuition & fees of ATU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Arkansas Tech University	$7,170	$7,546
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,100 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at ATU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.19% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,991. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.67% 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	$7,870	$2,331	$11,902	$3,991
2019-2020	$7,967	$2,731	$12,281	$4,125
2020-2021	$8,754	$2,876	$12,711	$4,324
2021-2022	$8,996	$3,285	$13,711	$4,274
2022-2023	$9,157	$3,733	$14,355	$4,785
2023-2024	$9,852	$4,094	$15,743	$5,248

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $363 at Arkansas Tech University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -40.39% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$568
2019-2020	$584
2020-2021	$584
2021-2022	$602
2022-2023	$609
2023-2024	$363

Graduate Programs at ATU

Arkansas Tech 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, 276 students have completed their study at Arkansas Tech University.

Offered Degrees at Arkansas Tech University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	24	7	213
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	17
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	1	40
Post Master's Degree	1	0	6
Total	28	8	276

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the College Student Counseling and Personnel Services program with 24 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the College Student Counseling and Personnel Services program with 33 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Arkansas Tech University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	24	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	16	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Arkansas Tech University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	33	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	18	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	17	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	-
Education (other)	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Arkansas Tech University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-

Arkansas Tech 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 276 students have completed their graduate studies.

213 students have earned/completed Master's program.
40 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
6 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	123 completers	-
Education	✕	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	$50,500
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	18	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	$40,000
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	33	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	7	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	17	-
Education (other)	✕	14	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Mechanical Engineering	✔	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	14	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	20 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	10	-
Nursing Administration	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	213

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
	Total	17

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	40 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	16	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	24	-
	Total	40

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at ATU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 723 students enrolled into Arkansas Tech University graduate schools where it has total 9,445 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 149 full-time and 574 part-time graduate students. By gender, 253 male and 470 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	723	253	470
Full-time	149	71	78
Part-tme	574	182	392

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

There are 529 White (73.17%), 86 Black/African American (11.89%), 31 Hispanic (4.29%), 8 Asian (1.11%), and 69 students with other races. 48 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	723	253	470
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	8	3	5
Black/African American	86	39	47
Hispanic	31	8	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	529	166	363
Two More	20	9	11
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	48	28	20

Arkansas Tech University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 540 graduate students (74.69% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 93 graduate students (12.86% 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	723
Enrolled Online Exclusively	540
Enrolled Some Online Courses	93
Not in Online Courses	90

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Arkansas Tech University. 172 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.79% of total students), 73 students are aged above 50 (10.10%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Arkansas Tech University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	723	253	470
Age 20-21	9	2	7
Age 22-24	163	80	83
Age 25-29	140	56	84
Age 30-34	94	29	65
Age 35-39	85	30	55
Age 40-49	159	34	125
Age 50-64	67	18	49
Over 64	6	4	2

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