Clark Atlanta University Graduate School

Clark Atlanta University (referred to as CAU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Atlanta, GA. CAU is a historically black school.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CAU is $21,156 in average. The school has 573 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,000 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Clark Atlanta University (referred to as CAU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Atlanta, GA. CAU is a historically black school.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1990 - Current).
CAU Directory Information
School NameClark Atlanta University (CAU)
Address223 James P Brawley Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314-4391
Phone404-880-8000
Webhttps://www.cau.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.cau.edu/admitted-portal/adm-steps.html#section-40163e94a386e885aa7b14f181ded076
Financial Infohttps://www.cau.edu/financialaid/index.html
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CAU is $21,156 in average. The school has 573 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,000 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 66 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$21,156
Student Population573
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs66 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at CAU is $21,156 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $951.
CAU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$17,118
Required Fees$2,002
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$951
CAU 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 $21,156. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.65% 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
TuitionFees
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
2023-2024$19,020$2,136
The graduate school tuition & fees of CAU is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,819 (public) / $15,694 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Clark Atlanta University$21,156
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Georgia Graduate Schools$12,347$16,773
Public$6,870$18,819
Private$15,694
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,330 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at CAU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 7.25% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,330. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.25% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
2023-2024$12,018$3,312$12,018$3,312
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,052 at Clark Atlanta University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.62% 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$951
2023-2024$1,052

Graduate Programs at CAU

Clark Atlanta University offers 35 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, 225 students have completed their study at Clark Atlanta University.
Offered Degrees at Clark Atlanta University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree260188
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship7036
Post Bachelor's Degree100
Post Master's Degree101
Total350225
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Clark Atlanta University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 1 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 67 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 29 completers.
Clark Atlanta University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 225 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 188 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 1 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 4 completers-
African-American/Black Studies2-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 4 completers-
Computer Science4-
Education [+] 27 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration11-
Special Education and Teaching5-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services8-
Secondary Education and Teaching3-
Education (other)--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] --
French Language and Literature--
Spanish Language and Literature--
English Language and Literature [+] 1 completers-
English Language and Literature1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] --
Biology/Biological Sciences--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 completers-
Mathematics1-
Physical Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Chemistry--
Chemistry (other)--
Physics1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies4-
Human Services [+] 80 completers-
Public Administration13-
Social Work67$40,200
Social Sciences [+] --
Political Science and Government--
Sociology--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 11 completers-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling11-
Business [+] 55 completers-
Business Administration and Management48-
Accounting7-
Business/Managerial Economics--
History [+] --
History--
Total188
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 29 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration29-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] --
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 3 completers-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences1-
Physical Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Chemistry2-
Human Services [+] 1 completers-
Social Work1-
Social Sciences [+] --
Political Science and Government--
Total36
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education --
Total-
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 1 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration1-
Total1

Graduate Student Population at CAU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 573 students enrolled into Clark Atlanta University graduate schools where it has total 4,000 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 392 full-time and 181 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 411 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total573162411
Full-time392113279
Part-tme18149132
Clark Atlanta University is a historically black school and 363 (63.35% of total students) students are Black/African American at Clark Atlanta University. There are 3 White (0.52%), 4 Hispanic (0.70%), 1 Asian (0.17%), and 202 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total573162411
American Indian/Native American000
Asian101
Black/African American36394269
Hispanic422
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White303
Two More000
Un-Known18254128
Non-resident Alien20128
Clark Atlanta University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 90 graduate students (15.71% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 147 graduate students (25.65% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total573
Enrolled Online Exclusively90
Enrolled Some Online Courses147
Not in Online Courses336
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clark Atlanta University. 160 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.92% of total students), 69 students are aged above 50 (12.04%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clark Atlanta University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total573162411
Age 20-211037
Age 22-2415045105
Age 25-2913939100
Age 30-34792257
Age 35-39441232
Age 40-49822260
Age 50-64651748
Over 64422

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