Graduate Programs at Canisius University

Graduate School Overview

Canisius University (referred to as Canisius) is a Private, 4 years school located in Buffalo, NY.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1921 - Current).

Canisius Directory Information
School Name	Canisius University (Canisius)
Address	2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
Phone	716-888-2200
Web	https://www.canisius.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.canisius.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.canisius.edu/scholarships-tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Canisius is $16,680 in average. The school has 704 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,492 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 116 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,680
Student Population	704
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	116 graduate programs (18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Canisius is $16,680 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $860.

Canisius offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$15,480
Required Fees	$750
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$860

Canisius 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) 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 Canisius University is $16,680. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.77% 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	$14,760	$720
2019-2020	$14,760	$720
2020-2021	$15,120	$750
2021-2022	$15,120	$750
2022-2023	$15,480	$750
2023-2024	$15,930	$750

The graduate school tuition & fees of Canisius is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Canisius University	$16,680
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,748
Public	$12,252	$23,176
Private	$25,848

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,660 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Canisius.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.34% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $9,500. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$11,300	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500
2019-2020	$11,526	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500
2020-2021	$11,758	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500
2021-2022	$11,994	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500
2022-2023	$12,158	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500
2023-2024	$13,160	$1,500	$8,000	$1,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $884 at Canisius University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.79% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$820
2019-2020	$820
2020-2021	$840
2021-2022	$840
2022-2023	$860
2023-2024	$884

Graduate Programs at Canisius

Canisius University offers 55 graduate programs for Master's 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, 410 students have completed their study at Canisius University.

Offered Degrees at Canisius University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	37	11	356
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	2
Post Master's Degree	15	6	52
Total	55	18	410

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision program with 18 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Sport and Fitness Administration/Management program with 44 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Canisius University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	18	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	17	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	6	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Canisius University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	44	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	44	$62,600
Accounting	✕	42	$52,600
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	21	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	20	-

Canisius University offers 55 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 410 students have completed their graduate studies.

356 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
52 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 [+]	✔ (5 completers)	131 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	18	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	7	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	2	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	11	$37,700
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	20	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	11	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	13	$48,700
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	✔	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Animal Behavior and Ethology	✔	19	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	62 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	18	$47,200
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	44	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✔	5	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	10	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✕	95 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	44	$62,600
Accounting	✕	42	$52,600
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	9	-
	Total	356

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
Management Science	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	29 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	18	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✔	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-
	Total	52

Graduate Student Population at Canisius

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 704 students enrolled into Canisius University graduate schools where it has total 2,492 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 380 full-time and 324 part-time graduate students. By gender, 283 male and 421 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	704	283	421
Full-time	380	159	221
Part-tme	324	124	200

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

There are 503 White (71.45%), 56 Black/African American (7.95%), 35 Hispanic (4.97%), 24 Asian (3.41%), and 86 students with other races. 36 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	704	283	421
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	24	10	14
Black/African American	56	15	41
Hispanic	35	12	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	503	207	296
Two More	23	7	16
Un-Known	24	11	13
Non-resident Alien	36	19	17

Canisius University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 254 graduate students (36.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 255 graduate students (36.22% 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	704
Enrolled Online Exclusively	254
Enrolled Some Online Courses	255
Not in Online Courses	195

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Canisius University. 295 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.90% of total students), 30 students are aged above 50 (4.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Canisius University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	704	283	421
Age 20-21	27	7	20
Age 22-24	268	119	149
Age 25-29	193	72	121
Age 30-34	81	35	46
Age 35-39	45	21	24
Age 40-49	60	24	36
Age 50-64	28	5	23
Over 64	2	0	2

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