Graduate Programs at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

Graduate School Overview

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies (referred to as CMU CGES) is a Private, 4 years school located in Fayette, MO. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

CMU CGES Directory Information
School Name	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies (CMU CGES)
Address	411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248-1198
Phone	660-248-3391
Web	https://www.centralmethodist.edu
Online Application	https://www.centralmethodist.edu/admissions/applications.html
Financial Info	https://www.centralmethodist.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is $6,615 in average. The school has 337 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,145 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 41 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 34 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,615
Student Population	337
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	41 graduate programs (34 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is $6,615 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $391.

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies offers the alternative tuition plans.

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	34 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is $6,615. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.80% 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	$5,940	$270
2019-2020	$5,940	$360
2020-2021	$6,075	$360
2021-2022	$6,075	$360
2022-2023	$6,255	$360

The graduate school tuition & fees of CMU CGES is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,382 (public) / $14,067 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	$6,615
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,522	$15,239
Public	$9,435	$17,382
Private	$14,067

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $13,670. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -6.71% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,800	$5,520
2019-2020	$6,880	$5,520
2020-2021	$7,108	$6,642
2021-2022	$7,792	$6,862
2022-2023	$8,140	$5,530

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $391 at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies. 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	$380
2019-2020	$380
2020-2021	$380
2021-2022	$380
2022-2023	$391

Graduate Programs at CMU CGES

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies offers 6 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 97 students have completed their study at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies.

Offered Degrees at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	3	97
Total	6	3	97

The most popular program at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is the Education program and last year 36 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	36	$34,700
Education	✕	29	$34,700
Mathematics	✔	18	-
Nursing Education	✔	17	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	15	-

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies offers 6 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 97 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	41 completers	$34,700
Education	✕	36	$34,700
Music Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Mathematics	✔	14	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	17	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✔	13	-
	Total	97

Graduate Student Population at CMU CGES

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 356 students enrolled into Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies graduate schools where it has total 3,145 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 79 full-time and 277 part-time graduate students. By gender, 83 male and 273 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	356	83	273
Full-time	79	23	56
Part-tme	277	60	217

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

There are 256 White (71.91%), 25 Black/African American (7.02%), 13 Hispanic (3.65%), 5 Asian (1.40%), and 57 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	356	83	273
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	5	1	4
Black/African American	25	11	14
Hispanic	13	8	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	256	56	200
Two More	6	1	5
Un-Known	48	5	43
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 182 graduate students (51.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 90 graduate students (25.28% 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	356
Enrolled Online Exclusively	182
Enrolled Some Online Courses	90
Not in Online Courses	84

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies. 63 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.70% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (11.24%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	356	83	273
Age 20-21	4	1	3
Age 22-24	59	23	36
Age 25-29	67	22	45
Age 30-34	61	14	47
Age 35-39	50	5	45
Age 40-49	75	10	65
Age 50-64	40	8	32

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