Graduate Programs at Aspen University

Graduate School Overview

Aspen University (referred to as Aspen) is a Private, 4 years school located in Phoenix, AZ.

The school is accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission (6/5/1993 - Current).

Aspen Directory Information
School Name	Aspen University (Aspen)
Address	4615 E. Elwood St., Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Phone	303-333-4224
Web	https://www.aspen.edu
Online Application	https://application.aspen.edu
Financial Info	https://www.aspen.edu/payment-methods

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Aspen is $5,085 in average. The school has 3,300 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,386 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 24 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 23 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$5,085
Student Population	3,300
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	24 graduate programs (23 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Aspen is $5,085 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $325.

Aspen offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$3,900
Required Fees	$600
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$325

Aspen 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	23 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Aspen University is $5,085. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 13.00% 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	$3,900	$240
2019-2020	$3,900	$240
2020-2021	$3,900	$240
2021-2022	$3,900	$457
2022-2023	$3,900	$600
2023-2024	$4,485	$600

The graduate school tuition & fees of Aspen is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Arizona. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arizona graduate tuition is $24,443 (public) / $21,301 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Aspen University	$5,085
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arizona Graduate Schools	$15,537	$19,252
Public	$14,301	$24,443
Private	$21,301

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $20,610. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.20% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,264	$1,208
2019-2020	$10,488	$1,248
2020-2021	$10,488	$1,248
2021-2022	$10,488	$1,248
2022-2023	$10,696	$9,872
2023-2024	$11,842	$8,768

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $367 at Aspen University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 12.92% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$325
2019-2020	$325
2020-2021	$325
2021-2022	$325
2022-2023	$325
2023-2024	$367

Graduate Programs at Aspen

Aspen University offers 16 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, 569 students have completed their study at Aspen University.

Offered Degrees at Aspen University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	12	12	482
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	3	87
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	16	16	569

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Project Management program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Adult Health Nurse/Nursing program with 379 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 41 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Aspen University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Project Management	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Aspen University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	379	-
Project Management	✔	29	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	18	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✔	16	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✔	13	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Aspen University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	41	-
Nursing Administration	✔	40	-
Computer Science	✔	6	-

Aspen University offers 16 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 569 students have completed their graduate studies.

482 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	22 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	5	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✔	16	-
Information Technology Project Management	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	11	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	18	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✔	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	379 completers	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	379	-
Business [+]	✔	39 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	5	-
Project Management	✔	29	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	-	-
Finance	✔	3	-
Information Resources Management	✔	2	-
	Total	482

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	41 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	41	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	40 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✔	40	-
	Total	87

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Project Management	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Aspen

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,300 students enrolled into Aspen University graduate schools where it has total 7,386 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 689 full-time and 2,611 part-time graduate students. By gender, 532 male and 2,768 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	3,300	532	2,768
Full-time	689	137	552
Part-tme	2,611	395	2,216

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

There are 1,580 White (47.88%), 783 Black/African American (23.73%), 217 Hispanic (6.58%), 277 Asian (8.39%), and 443 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,300	532	2,768
American Indian/Native American	24	4	20
Asian	277	57	220
Black/African American	783	116	667
Hispanic	217	35	182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	3	18
White	1,580	236	1,344
Two More	102	19	83
Un-Known	296	62	234
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Aspen University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 3,300 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,300
Enrolled Online Exclusively	3,300
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

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