Graduate Programs at Clark Atlanta University

Graduate School Overview

Clark Atlanta University (referred to as CAU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Atlanta, GA. Clark Atlanta University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1990 - Current).

CAU Directory Information
School Name	Clark Atlanta University (CAU)
Address	223 James P Brawley Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314-4391
Phone	404-880-8000
Web	https://www.cau.edu
Online Application	https://www.cau.edu/admitted-portal/adm-steps.html#section-40163e94a386e885aa7b14f181ded076
Financial Info	https://www.cau.edu/financialaid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Clark Atlanta University is $19,120 in average. The school has 665 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,055 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 65 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,120
Student Population	665
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	65 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clark Atlanta University is $19,120 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $950.

Clark Atlanta University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Clark Atlanta 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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 Clark Atlanta University is $19,120. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.97% 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	$16,128	$1,506
2019-2020	$16,290	$1,506
2020-2021	$14,814	$650
2021-2022	$16,614	$1,954
2022-2023	$17,118	$2,002

The graduate school tuition & fees of CAU is average compared to private graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,795 (public) / $16,347 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Clark Atlanta University	$19,120
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,353	$17,232
Public	$6,888	$18,795
Private	$16,347

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,294 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Clark Atlanta University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,294. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.62% 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	$11,156	$3,312	-	-
2019-2020	$11,238	$3,312	-	-
2020-2021	$11,506	$3,312	$11,506	$3,312
2021-2022	$10,222	$3,312	$10,222	$3,312
2022-2023	$10,982	$3,312	$10,982	$3,312

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $950 at Clark Atlanta University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$896
2019-2020	$905
2020-2021	$823
2021-2022	$923
2022-2023	$950

Graduate Programs at CAU

Clark Atlanta University offers 34 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, 187 students have completed their study at Clark Atlanta University.

Offered Degrees at Clark Atlanta University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	145
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	42
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	34	187

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Early Childhood Education and Teaching program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 49 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Clark Atlanta University
Program	Available Online	Average Earning after graduation
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-

Popular Master's Programs at Clark Atlanta University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	49	$40,200
Social Work	✕	49	$40,200
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	19	-
Public Administration	✕	13	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Clark Atlanta University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	11	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	9	-
Chemistry	✕	7	-

Clark Atlanta University offers 34 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 187 students have completed their graduate studies.

145 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
African-American/Black Studies	✕	2	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	10	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	7	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	13	-
Social Work	✕	49	$40,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	-
Accounting	✕	1	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	145

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Social Work	✕	5	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	1	-
	Total	42

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at CAU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 665 students enrolled into Clark Atlanta University graduate schools where it has total 4,055 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 461 full-time and 204 part-time graduate students. By gender, 183 male and 482 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	665	183	482
Full-time	461	118	343
Part-tme	204	65	139

Clark Atlanta University is a historically black school and 514 (77.29% of total students) students are Black/African American at Clark Atlanta University. There are 2 White (0.30%), 6 Hispanic (0.90%), 2 Asian (0.30%), and 141 students with other races. 28 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	665	183	482
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	514	136	378
Hispanic	6	2	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2	0	2
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	112	28	84
Non-resident Alien	28	16	12

Clark Atlanta University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 42 graduate students (6.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 82 graduate students (12.33% 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	665
Enrolled Online Exclusively	42
Enrolled Some Online Courses	82
Not in Online Courses	541

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clark Atlanta University. 171 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.71% of total students), 68 students are aged above 50 (10.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clark Atlanta University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	665	183	482
Age 20-21	10	1	9
Age 22-24	161	38	123
Age 25-29	179	52	127
Age 30-34	94	28	66
Age 35-39	63	20	43
Age 40-49	90	27	63
Age 50-64	63	15	48
Over 64	5	2	3

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