Graduate Programs at Bellarmine University

Graduate School Overview

Bellarmine University (referred to as Bellarmine) is a Private, 4 years school located in Louisville, KY. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1956 - Current).

Bellarmine Directory Information
School Name	Bellarmine University (Bellarmine)
Address	2001 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Phone	502-272-8263
Web	https://www.bellarmine.edu
Online Application	https://www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/applyNow.asp
Financial Info	https://www.bellarmine.edu/financialaid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Bellarmine University is $13,652 in average. The school has 809 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,293 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 71 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,652
Student Population	809
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	71 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bellarmine University is $13,652 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $657.

Bellarmine University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Bellarmine 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)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bellarmine University is $13,652. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -17.98% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$11,224	-
2018-2019	$11,560	-
2019-2020	$11,734	-
2020-2021	$16,645	-
2021-2022	$13,652	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bellarmine is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $18,360 (public) / $10,904 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bellarmine University	$13,652
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,529	$13,306
Public	$11,162	$18,360
Private	$10,904

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $16,298 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bellarmine University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.23% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,298. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -3.23% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$12,182	$5,612	$12,182	$5,612
2018-2019	$12,250	$5,900	$12,250	$5,900
2019-2020	$9,420	$6,688	$9,420	$6,688
2020-2021	$9,420	$7,422	$9,420	$7,422
2021-2022	$9,420	$6,878	$9,420	$6,878

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $657 at Bellarmine University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -17.98% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$745
2018-2019	$767
2019-2020	$780
2020-2021	$801
2021-2022	$657

Graduate Programs at Bellarmine

Bellarmine University offers 24 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, 295 students have completed their study at Bellarmine University.

Offered Degrees at Bellarmine University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	6	213
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	0	4
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	74
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	4
Total	24	7	295

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Accounting program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 77 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 76 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Bellarmine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Accounting	✕	6	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
Business Analytics	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bellarmine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	77	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	68	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	42	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	36	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Bellarmine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	76	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	68	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	67	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-

Bellarmine University offers 24 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 295 students have completed their graduate studies.

213 students have earned/completed Master's program.
74 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	5	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	64 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	5	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	29	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	52 completers	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	8	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	3	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	34	$80,700
Business [+]	✔	78 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	77	-
Taxation	✔	1	-
	Total	213

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health Professions Education	✕	0	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	74 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	68	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-
	Total	74

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Analytics	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Bellarmine

For academic year 2021-2022, total 809 students enrolled into Bellarmine University graduate schools where it has total 3,293 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 363 full-time and 446 part-time graduate students. By gender, 255 male and 554 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	809	255	554
Full-time	363	154	209
Part-tme	446	101	345

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

There are 613 White (75.77%), 76 Black/African American (9.39%), 30 Hispanic (3.71%), 23 Asian (2.84%), and 67 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	809	255	554
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	23	7	16
Black/African American	76	23	53
Hispanic	30	11	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	613	181	432
Two More	19	6	13
Un-Known	26	12	14
Non-resident Alien	20	14	6

Bellarmine University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 166 graduate students (20.52% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 142 graduate students (17.55% 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	809
Enrolled Online Exclusively	166
Enrolled Some Online Courses	142
Not in Online Courses	501

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bellarmine University. 257 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.77% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (4.94%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bellarmine University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	809	255	554
Age 20-21	10	4	6
Age 22-24	247	69	178
Age 25-29	233	79	154
Age 30-34	101	32	69
Age 35-39	74	27	47
Age 40-49	104	30	74
Age 50-64	39	14	25
Over 64	1	0	1

Similar Schools to Bellarmine

Compare similar schools to Bellarmine University with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

EKU

Bellarmine vs. EKU

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Richmond, KY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $10,200 for Kentucky residents and $13,800 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,395 and it offers total 182 graduate programs(52 online programs).

view school

Kentucky

Bellarmine vs. Kentucky

University of Kentucky (Kentucky) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lexington, KY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,674 for Kentucky residents and $33,548 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 7,759 and it offers total 346 graduate programs(23 online programs).

view school

Louisville

Bellarmine vs. Louisville

University of Louisville (Louisville) is a Public, 4 years school located in Louisville, KY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,725 for Kentucky residents and $27,839 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 6,284 and it offers total 197 graduate programs(24 online programs).

view school

NKU

Bellarmine vs. NKU

Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Highland Heights, KY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $10,284 for Kentucky residents and $15,594 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 4,704 and it offers total 145 graduate programs(25 online programs).

view school

Spalding

Bellarmine vs. Spalding

Spalding University (Spalding) is a Private, 4 years school located in Louisville, KY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $12,106 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 741 and it offers total 58 graduate programs.

view school