Graduate Programs at Carlow University

Graduate School Overview

Carlow University (referred to as Carlow) is a Private, 4 years school located in Pittsburgh, PA. 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- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1935 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Carlow Directory Information
School Name	Carlow University (Carlow)
Address	3333 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3165
Phone	412-578-6000
Web	https://www.carlow.edu
Online Application	https://www.carlow.edu/admissions-aid/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.carlow.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-financial-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Carlow University is $21,450 in average. The school has 857 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,104 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 96 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 51 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,450
Student Population	857
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	96 graduate programs (51 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Carlow University is $21,450 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $957.

Carlow University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Carlow 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)	51 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, 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 Carlow University is $21,450. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.07% 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	$18,234	$260
2019-2020	$18,766	$270
2020-2021	$19,844	$320
2021-2022	$20,438	$374
2022-2023	$21,054	$396

The graduate school tuition & fees of Carlow is average compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,553 (public) / $20,439 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Carlow University	$21,450
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,074	$22,186
Public	$20,174	$27,553
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,096 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Carlow University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,096. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.62% 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	$11,442	$2,082	$11,440	$2,082
2019-2020	$11,902	$2,082	$11,902	$2,082
2020-2021	$12,260	$2,082	$12,260	$2,082
2021-2022	$12,628	$2,082	$12,628	$2,082
2022-2023	$13,014	$2,082	$13,014	$2,082

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $957 at Carlow University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.01% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$850
2019-2020	$876
2020-2021	$902
2021-2022	$929
2022-2023	$957

Graduate Programs at Carlow

Carlow University offers 52 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, 278 students have completed their study at Carlow University.

Offered Degrees at Carlow University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	23	251
Doctor's degree - other	3	1	15
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	14	9
Post Master's Degree	2	2	3
Total	52	40	278

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 54 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Counseling Psychology program with 8 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Carlow University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	2	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	✔	2	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	1	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Carlow University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	54	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	28	-
Nursing Education	✔	23	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	23	$58,500
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Carlow University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	8	-
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-

Carlow University offers 52 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 278 students have completed their graduate studies.

251 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
9 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
3 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 [+]	✔ (11 completers)	59 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✔	1	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	19	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	4	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (3 completers)	15 completers	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Psychology	✔	0	-
Forensic Psychology	✔	0	-
Psychology (other)	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	10 completers	$54,000
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	1	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	✔	8	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	✔	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Social Work	✔	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	131 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	0	-
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	✕	19	-
Physician Assistant	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	$38,100
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	28	-
Nursing Education	✔	23	-
Nursing Administration	✔	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	54	-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	4	-
Business [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	23	$58,500
	Total	251

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-
	Total	15

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	2 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	✔	1	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	1	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Project Management	✔	1	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	2	-
	Total	9

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Carlow

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 738 students enrolled into Carlow University graduate schools where it has total 2,104 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 242 full-time and 496 part-time graduate students. By gender, 82 male and 656 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	738	82	656
Full-time	242	31	211
Part-tme	496	51	445

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

There are 559 White (75.75%), 124 Black/African American (16.80%), 13 Hispanic (1.76%), 17 Asian (2.30%), and 25 students with other races. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	738	82	656
American Indian/Native American	9	3	6
Asian	17	5	12
Black/African American	124	11	113
Hispanic	13	1	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	559	60	499
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	9	2	7
Non-resident Alien	4	0	4

Carlow University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 310 graduate students (42.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 334 graduate students (45.26% 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	738
Enrolled Online Exclusively	310
Enrolled Some Online Courses	334
Not in Online Courses	94

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Carlow University. 170 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.04% of total students), 57 students are aged above 50 (7.72%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Carlow University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	738	82	656
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	167	15	152
Age 25-29	245	30	215
Age 30-34	108	17	91
Age 35-39	65	6	59
Age 40-49	93	9	84
Age 50-64	53	4	49
Over 64	4	1	3

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