Baker University Graduate Schools

Baker University (referred to as BU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Baldwin City, KS. 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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Baker University is $12,246 in average. The school has 820 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,364 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Baker University (referred to as BU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Baldwin City, KS. 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 Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).
BU Directory Information
School NameBaker University (BU)
Address615 Dearborn Street, Baldwin City, KS 66006-0065
Phone785-594-6451
Webhttps://www.bakeru.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.bakeru.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.bakeru.edu/admissions/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Baker University is $12,246 in average. The school has 820 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,364 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 59 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$12,246
Student Population820
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs59 graduate programs
(18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Baker University is $12,246 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $637.
Baker 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)18 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • 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 Baker University is $12,246. 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$10,188$180
2019-2020$10,800$594
2020-2021$11,124$720
2021-2022$11,466$780
2022-2023$11,466$780
The graduate school tuition & fees of BU is average compared to private graduate schools in Kansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Kansas graduate tuition is $19,074 (public) / $11,029 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Baker University$12,246
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Kansas Graduate Schools$10,249$12,651
Public$8,793$19,074
Private$11,029
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,630 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Baker University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.76% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,630. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.81% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,310$5,070$8,180$5,070
2019-2020$8,350$5,100$8,250$5,100
2020-2021$9,150$5,100$8,150$5,100
2021-2022$9,330$5,190$8,330$5,190
2022-2023$9,440$5,190$8,440$5,190
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $637 at Baker 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$566
2019-2020$600
2020-2021$618
2021-2022$637
2022-2023$637

Graduate Programs at BU

Baker University offers 17 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, 327 students have completed their study at Baker University.
Offered Degrees at Baker University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree1111300
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship3126
Post Bachelor's Degree111
Post Master's Degree220
Total1715327
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Baker University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 1 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 132 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 20 completers.
Baker University offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 327 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 300 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (5 completers) 143 completers$43,500
Education64$43,500
Educational Leadership and Administration62$53,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration0-
Special Education and Teaching17$44,200
Secondary Education and Teaching0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] (1 completers) 0 completers$41,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 13 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management13-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 7 completers-
Nursing Education5-
Nursing Administration2-
Business [+] 137 completers-
Business Administration and Management132$65,500
Organizational Leadership5-
Total300
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 26 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration20-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration6-
Educational/Instructional Technology0-
Total26
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business [+] 1 completers-
Business Administration and Management1-
Total1
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Nursing Education0-
Nursing Administration0-
Total0

Graduate Student Population at BU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 820 students enrolled into Baker University graduate schools where it has total 2,364 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 66 full-time and 754 part-time graduate students. By gender, 274 male and 546 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total820274546
Full-time662046
Part-tme754254500
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 588 White (71.71%), 90 Black/African American (10.98%), 56 Hispanic (6.83%), 17 Asian (2.07%), and 69 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total820274546
American Indian/Native American1468
Asian17413
Black/African American902961
Hispanic561739
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander303
White588198390
Two More341321
Un-Known18711
Non-resident Alien000
Baker University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 797 graduate students (97.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total820
Enrolled Online Exclusively797
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses23
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Baker University. 55 students are aged 20 to 24 (6.71% of total students), 103 students are aged above 50 (12.56%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Baker University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total820274546
Age 22-24552827
Age 25-2916359104
Age 30-341515398
Age 35-391505298
Age 40-4919857141
Age 50-641022577
Over 64101

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