Graduate Programs at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Graduate School Overview

College of Our Lady of the Elms (referred to as Elms College) is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicopee, MA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1942 - Current).

Elms College Directory Information
School Name	College of Our Lady of the Elms (Elms College)
Address	291 Springfield St, Chicopee, MA 1013
Phone	413-594-2761
Web	https://www.elms.edu
Online Application	https://www.elms.edu/undergraduate-admission/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.elms.edu/academics/undergraduate/tuition-and-financial-aid/index

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at College of Our Lady of the Elms is $17,021 in average. The school has 295 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,275 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,021
Student Population	295
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at College of Our Lady of the Elms is $17,021 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $932.

College of Our Lady of the Elms offers the alternative tuition plans.

College of Our Lady of the Elms 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)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (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 College of Our Lady of the Elms is $17,021. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.27% 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	$14,328	$200
2019-2020	$14,814	$200
2020-2021	$15,332	$200
2021-2022	$15,792	$225
2022-2023	$16,776	$245

The graduate school tuition & fees of Elms College is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,247 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
College of Our Lady of the Elms	$17,021
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,582	$28,108
Public	$14,054	$19,750
Private	$30,247

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,025 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at College of Our Lady of the Elms. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,009. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.19% 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	$13,108	$2,416	$9,315	$2,916
2019-2020	$13,600	$2,416	$9,814	$2,916
2020-2021	$14,010	$2,416	$9,814	$2,916
2021-2022	$14,395	$2,416	$9,814	$2,916
2022-2023	$14,830	$2,416	$9,814	$3,195

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $932 at College of Our Lady of the Elms. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.91% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$796
2019-2020	$823
2020-2021	$854
2021-2022	$880
2022-2023	$932

Graduate Programs at Elms College

College of Our Lady of the Elms offers 17 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, 152 students have completed their study at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Offered Degrees at College of Our Lady of the Elms
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	5	86
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	27
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	2	34
Post Master's Degree	3	0	5
Total	17	7	152

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at College of Our Lady of the Elms by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies program with 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 32 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 27 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at College of Our Lady of the Elms
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	21	-
Nursing Education	✕	11	-
Education (other)	✕	4	-
Nursing Science	✔	1	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at College of Our Lady of the Elms
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	32	$45,400
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	15	-
Nursing Science	✔	13	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	9	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at College of Our Lady of the Elms
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	27	-

College of Our Lady of the Elms offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 152 students have completed their graduate studies.

86 students have earned/completed Master's program.
27 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
34 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
5 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 [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	32	$45,400
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	9	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	22 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	6	-
Nursing Education	✔	3	-
Nursing Science	✔	13	-
Business [+]	✔	22 completers	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	0	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	7	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	15	-
	Total	86

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	27	-
	Total	27

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	33 completers	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	21	-
Nursing Education	✕	11	-
Nursing Science	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	1	-
	Total	34

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education (other)	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at Elms College

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 319 students enrolled into College of Our Lady of the Elms graduate schools where it has total 1,275 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 100 full-time and 219 part-time graduate students. By gender, 67 male and 252 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	319	67	252
Full-time	100	24	76
Part-tme	219	43	176

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

There are 142 White (44.51%), 44 Black/African American (13.79%), 29 Hispanic (9.09%), 9 Asian (2.82%), and 95 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	319	67	252
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	9	6	3
Black/African American	44	11	33
Hispanic	29	8	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	142	25	117
Two More	12	2	10
Un-Known	80	14	66
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

College of Our Lady of the Elms offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 66 graduate students (20.69% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 59 graduate students (18.50% 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	319
Enrolled Online Exclusively	66
Enrolled Some Online Courses	59
Not in Online Courses	194

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at College of Our Lady of the Elms. 50 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.67% of total students), 38 students are aged above 50 (11.91%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	319	67	252
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	48	15	33
Age 25-29	78	19	59
Age 30-34	59	19	40
Age 35-39	25	4	21
Age 40-49	52	8	44
Age 50-64	37	1	36
Over 64	1	0	1
Age Un-Known	17	1	16

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