Graduate Programs at Brown University

Graduate School Overview

Brown University (referred to as Brown) is a Private, 4 years school located in Providence, RI. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (7/1/1929 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Brown Directory Information
School Name	Brown University (Brown)
Address	One Prospect Street, Providence, RI 2912
Phone	401-863-1000
Web	https://www.brown.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Brown University is $63,866 in average. The school has 3,550 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,189 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 274 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$63,866
Student Population	3,550
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	274 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Brown University is $63,866 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,960.

Brown University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Brown University offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad 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 Brown University is $63,866. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.87% 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	$54,320	$1,012
2019-2020	$57,112	$1,068
2020-2021	$59,254	$1,109
2021-2022	$60,944	$1,139
2022-2023	$62,680	$1,186

The graduate school tuition & fees of Brown is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Rhode Island. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Rhode Island graduate tuition is $24,441 (public) / $27,814 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Brown University	$63,866
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Rhode Island Graduate Schools	$20,585	$27,252
Public	$13,323	$24,441
Private	$27,814

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,839 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Brown University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.40% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,670	$2,071
2019-2020	$15,332	$2,122
2020-2021	$15,908	$2,202
2021-2022	$16,346	$2,268
2022-2023	$15,840	$2,700

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,960 at Brown University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.89% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,697
2019-2020	$1,784
2020-2021	$1,851
2021-2022	$1,905
2022-2023	$1,960

Graduate Programs at Brown

Brown University offers 179 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, 1,045 students have completed their study at Brown University.

Offered Degrees at Brown University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	87	752
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	90	173
Doctor's degree - other	1	120
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Total	179	1,045

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Clinical and Translational Science program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 107 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 137 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Brown University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical and Translational Science	✕	0	-
Clinical and Translational Science	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Brown University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	107	-
Computer Science	✕	95	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	59	$58,000
Engineering	✕	56	-
Engineering	✕	56	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Brown University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	137	-
Medicine	✕	120	-
Engineering	✕	16	-
Engineering	✕	15	-
Chemistry	✕	15	-

Brown University offers 179 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,045 students have completed their graduate studies.

752 students have earned/completed Master's program.
120 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
African Studies	✕	3	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	9	-
Slavic Studies	✕	1	-
French Studies	✕	2	-
German Studies	✕	5	-
Italian Studies	✕	0	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	95	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	11	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	24	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Engineering	✕	56	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	16	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
Comparative Literature	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Creative Writing	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Biochemistry	✕	0	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	1	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	1	-
Molecular Pharmacology	✕	0	-
Biostatistics	✕	16	-
Biotechnology	✕	15	-
Epidemiology	✕	7	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	2	-
Molecular Medicine	✕	0	-
Neuroscience	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	8	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	12	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	83 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✕	37	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✕	13	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	0	-
Science, Technology and Society	✕	27	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	4	-
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	✕	0	-
Cognitive Science	✕	2	-
Data Science, General	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	0	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	13	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	11	-
Physics	✕	30	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	✕	0	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	✕	24	-
Human Services [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	59	$58,000
Social Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	5	-
Archeology	✕	0	-
Economics	✕	0	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	17	-
Development Economics and International Development	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	11	-
Sociology	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	2	$21,400
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	0	-
Acting	✕	0	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	✕	0	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	0	-
Music	✕	0	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	1	-
Music Technology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Medical Scientist	✕	35	-
Clinical and Translational Science	✕	0	-
Public Health	✕	37	$52,600
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	17	-
International Public Health/International Health	✕	4	-
Health Services Administration	✕	24	-
Behavioral Aspects of Health	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	36	-
History [+]	✕	18 completers	-
History	✕	18	-
	Total	752

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
African Studies	✕	1	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	2	-
East Asian Studies	✕	0	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	0	-
South Asian Studies	✕	0	-
Slavic Studies	✕	2	-
French Studies	✕	0	-
German Studies	✕	0	-
Italian Studies	✕	2	-
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	✕	0	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	0	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Engineering	✕	16	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	7	-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
Comparative Literature	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Creative Writing	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Biochemistry	✕	0	-
Biophysics	✕	0	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	7	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	6	-
Molecular Pharmacology	✕	4	-
Biostatistics	✕	1	-
Computational Biology	✕	1	-
Biotechnology	✕	0	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	0	-
Epidemiology	✕	4	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	✕	7	-
Molecular Medicine	✕	0	-
Neuroscience	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	3	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Science, Technology and Society	✕	0	-
Ancient Studies/Civilization	✕	1	-
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	✕	0	-
Cognitive Science	✕	7	-
Human Biology	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	2	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Astronomy	✕	0	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	2	-
Geochemistry	✕	0	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	✕	0	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Archeology	✕	1	-
Economics	✕	0	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	13	-
Development Economics and International Development	✕	0	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	0	-
Social Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	2	-
Music	✕	0	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	2	-
Music Technology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Medical Scientist	✕	0	-
Public Health	✕	0	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	0	-
Behavioral Aspects of Health	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	173

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Medicine	✕	120	-
	Total	120

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical and Translational Science	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Brown

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,347 students enrolled into Brown University graduate schools where it has total 11,189 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,174 full-time and 173 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,674 male and 1,673 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	3,347	1,674	1,673
Full-time	3,174	1,594	1,580
Part-tme	173	80	93

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

There are 1,092 White (32.63%), 246 Black/African American (7.35%), 278 Hispanic (8.31%), 355 Asian (10.61%), and 1,376 students with other races. 1,087 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,347	1,674	1,673
American Indian/Native American	9	3	6
Asian	355	174	181
Black/African American	246	94	152
Hispanic	278	136	142
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	1,092	526	566
Two More	130	46	84
Un-Known	147	74	73
Non-resident Alien	1,087	621	466

Brown University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 37 graduate students (1.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 110 graduate students (3.29% 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	3,347
Enrolled Online Exclusively	37
Enrolled Some Online Courses	110
Not in Online Courses	3,200

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Brown University. 1,222 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.51% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.06%), 21 students are aged above 50 (0.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Brown University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,347	1,674	1,673
Age 18-19	2	2	0
Age 20-21	59	20	39
Age 22-24	1,163	537	626
Age 25-29	1,412	724	688
Age 30-34	466	251	215
Age 35-39	134	78	56
Age 40-49	90	52	38
Age 50-64	21	10	11

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