Graduate Programs at Clarkson University

Graduate School Overview

Clarkson University (referred to as Clarkson) is a Private, 4 years school located in Potsdam, NY. 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 and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1927 - Current).

Clarkson Directory Information
School Name	Clarkson University (Clarkson)
Address	8 Clarkson Ave, Potsdam, NY 13699
Phone	315-268-6400
Web	https://www.clarkson.edu
Online Application	https://www.clarkson.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.clarkson.edu/student-administrative-services-sas/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Clarkson University is $37,570 in average. The school has 1,051 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,719 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 81 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$37,570
Student Population	1,051
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	81 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clarkson University is $37,570 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,533.

Clarkson University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Clarkson 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, Air Force) Study abroad
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 Clarkson University is $37,570. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.01% 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	$33,312	$900
2019-2020	$33,312	$900
2020-2021	$33,312	$920
2021-2022	$35,712	$760
2022-2023	$36,792	$778

The graduate school tuition & fees of Clarkson is expensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,151 (public) / $25,457 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Clarkson University	$37,570
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,414
Public	$12,252	$23,151
Private	$25,457

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,240 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Clarkson University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,502. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.37% 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	$14,908	$2,314	$10,716	$2,632
2019-2020	$15,340	$2,314	$15,580	$2,314
2020-2021	$15,786	$2,314	$16,032	$2,314
2021-2022	$16,244	$2,368	$16,498	$2,368
2022-2023	$16,744	$2,496	$17,006	$2,496

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,533 at Clarkson University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.02% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,388
2019-2020	$1,388
2020-2021	$1,388
2021-2022	$1,488
2022-2023	$1,533

Graduate Programs at Clarkson

Clarkson University offers 48 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, 517 students have completed their study at Clarkson University.

Offered Degrees at Clarkson University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	26	389
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	12	28
Doctor's degree - other	1	25
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	75
Total	48	517

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business/Commerce program with 28 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Engineering/Industrial Management program with 89 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 25 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Clarkson University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business/Commerce	✕	28	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	19	-
Business/Commerce	✕	17	-
Education (other)	✕	13	-
Civil Engineering	✕	13	-

Popular Master's Programs at Clarkson University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	89	$93,700
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	87	$93,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	69	$66,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	54	$66,000
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	35	$58,300

Popular Doctorate Programs at Clarkson University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	25	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	20	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	5	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	5	-

Clarkson University offers 48 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 517 students have completed their graduate studies.

389 students have earned/completed Master's program.
25 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
75 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	20	-
Computer Science	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	24	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	9	-
Engineering [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	1	-
Civil Engineering	✕	5	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	27	-
Engineering Science	✕	0	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	4	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	24	$76,800
Engineering (other)	✕	14	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	89	$93,700
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	35	$58,300
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	4	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	17	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	12	-
Business [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	54	$66,000
	Total	389

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	5	-
Civil Engineering	✕	4	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	2	-
Engineering Science	✕	0	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	1	-
Materials Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	1	-
	Total	28

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	25	-
	Total	25

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Education (other)	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	13	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	19	-
Engineering (other)	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	17	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	75

Graduate Student Population at Clarkson

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,101 students enrolled into Clarkson University graduate schools where it has total 3,719 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 640 full-time and 461 part-time graduate students. By gender, 610 male and 491 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	1,101	610	491
Full-time	640	340	300
Part-tme	461	270	191

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

There are 625 White (56.77%), 42 Black/African American (3.81%), 54 Hispanic (4.90%), 76 Asian (6.90%), and 304 students with other races. 246 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,101	610	491
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	76	30	46
Black/African American	42	17	25
Hispanic	54	23	31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	625	358	267
Two More	22	12	10
Un-Known	35	22	13
Non-resident Alien	246	147	99

Clarkson University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 242 graduate students (21.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 172 graduate students (15.62% 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	1,101
Enrolled Online Exclusively	242
Enrolled Some Online Courses	172
Not in Online Courses	687

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clarkson University. 370 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.61% of total students), 21 students are aged below 20 (1.91%), 48 students are aged above 50 (4.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clarkson University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,101	610	491
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 18-19	20	11	9
Age 20-21	49	21	28
Age 22-24	321	185	136
Age 25-29	356	188	168
Age 30-34	140	91	49
Age 35-39	75	40	35
Age 40-49	91	46	45
Age 50-64	47	27	20
Over 64	1	1	0

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