Graduate Programs at Briar Cliff University

Graduate School Overview

Briar Cliff University (referred to as Briar Cliff) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sioux City, IA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1945 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Briar Cliff Directory Information
School Name	Briar Cliff University (Briar Cliff)
Address	3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone	712-279-5321
Web	https://www.briarcliff.edu
Online Application	https://apply.briarcliff.edu/Ellucian.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.briarcliff.edu/future-chargers/tuition-and-aid/costs-and-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Briar Cliff University is $9,554 in average. The school has 234 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,000 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 67 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,554
Student Population	234
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	67 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Briar Cliff University is $9,554 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $476.

Briar Cliff University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Briar Cliff 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, remedial services, 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)	11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Briar Cliff University is $9,554. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -9.27% 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	$9,414	$990
2019-2020	$9,450	$1,080
2020-2021	$9,450	$1,080
2021-2022	$9,450	$1,080
2022-2023	$8,474	$1,080

The graduate school tuition & fees of Briar Cliff is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $17,355 (public) / $12,923 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Briar Cliff University	$9,554
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,156	$13,754
Public	$11,312	$17,355
Private	$12,923

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,092 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Briar Cliff University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.18% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,566. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.56% 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	$8,896	$3,297	$8,896	$3,173
2019-2020	$9,384	$3,744	$8,736	$3,744
2020-2021	$9,522	$3,740	$8,840	$3,740
2021-2022	$9,582	$3,944	$8,908	$3,944
2022-2023	$9,910	$4,182	$9,384	$4,182

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $476 at Briar Cliff University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -9.33% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$523
2019-2020	$525
2020-2021	$525
2021-2022	$525
2022-2023	$476

Graduate Programs at Briar Cliff

Briar Cliff 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, 85 students have completed their study at Briar Cliff University.

Offered Degrees at Briar Cliff University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	6	43
Doctor's degree - other	3	1	34
Post Master's Degree	3	3	8
Total	16	10	85

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 25 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 31 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Briar Cliff University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Briar Cliff University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	25	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	23	$64,700
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	21	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	16	$64,700
Exercise Physiology	✕	4	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Briar Cliff University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	9	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✔	0	-

Briar Cliff University offers 16 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 85 students have completed their graduate studies.

43 students have earned/completed Master's program.
34 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 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
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	27 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	25	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	16 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	16	$64,700
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	43

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	34 completers	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	0	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
	Total	34

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	5	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Briar Cliff

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 234 students enrolled into Briar Cliff University graduate schools where it has total 1,000 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 106 full-time and 128 part-time graduate students. By gender, 74 male and 160 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	234	74	160
Full-time	106	46	60
Part-tme	128	28	100

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

There are 178 White (76.07%), 15 Black/African American (6.41%), 17 Hispanic (7.26%), 9 Asian (3.85%), and 15 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	234	74	160
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	9	5	4
Black/African American	15	6	9
Hispanic	17	5	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	178	50	128
Two More	8	2	6
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	5	5	0

Briar Cliff University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 150 graduate students (64.10% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	234
Enrolled Online Exclusively	150
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	84

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Briar Cliff University. 80 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.19% of total students), 13 students are aged above 50 (5.56%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Briar Cliff University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	234	74	160
Age 20-21	1	0	1
Age 22-24	79	34	45
Age 25-29	62	23	39
Age 30-34	23	5	18
Age 35-39	28	6	22
Age 40-49	28	4	24
Age 50-64	13	2	11

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