Graduate Programs at Colorado Mesa University

Graduate School Overview

Colorado Mesa University (referred to as Colorado Mesa) is a Public, 4 years school located in Grand Junction, CO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1957 - Current).

Colorado Mesa Directory Information
School Name	Colorado Mesa University (Colorado Mesa)
Address	1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122
Phone	970-248-1020
Web	https://www.coloradomesa.edu
Online Application	https://www.coloradomesa.edu/admissions/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Colorado Mesa is $10,652 for Colorado residents and $15,830 for out-of-state students. The school has 224 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,905 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 114 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,830 $10,652 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	224
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	114 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Colorado Mesa is $10,652 for Colorado residents and $15,830 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $530 for Colorado residents and $796 for out-of-state students.

Colorado Mesa offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Colorado Residents	$10,652
Out-of-State	$15,830
Tuition per Credit Hour
Colorado Residents	$530
Out-of-State	$796

Colorado Mesa 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Colorado Mesa University is $10,652 for Colorado residents and $15,830 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.61% 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
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,000	$540	$13,500	$540
2019-2020	$9,000	$578	$13,500	$578
2020-2021	$9,000	$578	$13,500	$578
2021-2022	$9,270	$630	$13,905	$630
2022-2023	$9,548	$666	$14,323	$666
2023-2024	$9,932	$720	$15,110	$720

The graduate school tuition & fees of Colorado Mesa is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,995 (public) / $21,987 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Colorado Mesa University	$10,652	$15,830
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,425	$20,312
Public	$12,581	$20,995
Private	$21,987

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,035 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Colorado Mesa.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,616. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.38% 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	$10,925	$3,030	$8,550	$3,030
2019-2020	$11,168	$3,074	$8,308	$3,074
2020-2021	$11,168	$3,110	$8,488	$3,110
2021-2022	$11,265	$3,110	$8,478	$3,110
2022-2023	$11,522	$3,184	$10,116	$3,184
2023-2024	$11,760	$3,275	$10,341	$3,275

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $553 for Colorado residents and $841 for other students at Colorado Mesa University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.65% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$500	$750
2019-2020	$500	$750
2020-2021	$500	$750
2021-2022	$515	$773
2022-2023	$530	$796
2023-2024	$553	$841

Graduate Programs at Colorado Mesa

Colorado Mesa University offers 12 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, 75 students have completed their study at Colorado Mesa University.

Offered Degrees at Colorado Mesa University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	4	65
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	2
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	8
Total	12	5	75

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 21 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 2 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Colorado Mesa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	7	$38,000
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Colorado Mesa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	21	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	13	-
Education	✕	10	$39,700
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	8	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Colorado Mesa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	2	-

Colorado Mesa University offers 12 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 75 students have completed their graduate studies.

65 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 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
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	$39,700
Education	✕	10	$39,700
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	29 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	21	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Business [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	13	-
	Total	65

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	2	-
	Total	2

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Education	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Colorado Mesa

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 224 students enrolled into Colorado Mesa University graduate schools where it has total 8,905 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 129 full-time and 95 part-time graduate students. By gender, 74 male and 150 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	224	74	150
Full-time	129	40	89
Part-tme	95	34	61

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

There are 157 White (70.09%), 5 Black/African American (2.23%), 27 Hispanic (12.05%), 4 Asian (1.79%), and 31 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	224	74	150
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	5	1	4
Hispanic	27	9	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	157	50	107
Two More	7	4	3
Un-Known	21	7	14
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

Colorado Mesa University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 109 graduate students (48.66% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 25 graduate students (11.16% 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	224
Enrolled Online Exclusively	109
Enrolled Some Online Courses	25
Not in Online Courses	90

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Colorado Mesa University. 71 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.70% of total students), 8 students are aged above 50 (3.57%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Colorado Mesa University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	224	74	150
Age 22-24	71	31	40
Age 25-29	68	17	51
Age 30-34	31	8	23
Age 35-39	24	9	15
Age 40-49	22	5	17
Age 50-64	8	4	4

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