Graduate Programs at Cornerstone University

Graduate School Overview

Cornerstone University (referred to as Cornerstone) is a Private, 4 years school located in Grand Rapids, MI.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1977 - Current).

Cornerstone Directory Information
School Name	Cornerstone University (Cornerstone)
Address	1001 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-5897
Phone	616-949-5300
Web	https://www.cornerstone.edu
Online Application	https://www.cornerstone.edu/undergraduate/apply
Financial Info	https://www.cornerstone.edu/undergraduate/costs-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Cornerstone is $9,322 in average. The school has 348 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,781 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 70 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,322
Student Population	348
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Cornerstone is $9,322 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $590.

Cornerstone offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$14,160
Required Fees	$800
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$590

Cornerstone 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Cornerstone University is $9,322. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -37.69% 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	$13,200	$790
2019-2020	$13,680	$790
2020-2021	$13,920	$790
2021-2022	$14,160	$800
2022-2023	$14,160	$800
2023-2024	$8,522	$800

The graduate school tuition & fees of Cornerstone is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,596 (public) / $19,803 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Cornerstone University	$9,322
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,425	$21,516
Public	$17,995	$26,596
Private	$19,803

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,530 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Cornerstone.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.93% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,230. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -19.67% 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	$9,300	$2,172	$9,300	$2,172
2019-2020	$9,630	$2,360	$9,630	$2,360
2020-2021	$9,960	$2,570	$9,960	$2,570
2021-2022	$10,310	$2,860	$10,310	$2,860
2022-2023	$10,520	$3,460	$10,520	$3,460
2023-2024	$12,200	$2,330	$8,900	$2,330

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $368 at Cornerstone University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -37.63% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$570
2020-2021	$580
2021-2022	$590
2022-2023	$590
2023-2024	$368

Graduate Programs at Cornerstone

Cornerstone University offers 18 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 156 students have completed their study at Cornerstone University.

Offered Degrees at Cornerstone University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	2	153
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	3
Total	18	3	156

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

The most popular Master's program is the Counseling Psychology program with 30 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 3 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Cornerstone University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	30	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	19	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	16	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	14	-
Project Management	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Cornerstone University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3	-

Cornerstone University offers 18 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 156 students have completed their graduate studies.

153 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	27 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	5	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	2	-
Christian Studies	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	16	-
Religious Education	✕	3	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	5	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	10	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	30	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Project Management	✕	14	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	19	-
Finance	✕	9	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-
	Total	153

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Cornerstone

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 348 students enrolled into Cornerstone University graduate schools where it has total 1,781 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 34 full-time and 314 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 186 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	348	162	186
Full-time	34	14	20
Part-tme	314	148	166

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

There are 222 White (63.79%), 79 Black/African American (22.70%), 18 Hispanic (5.17%), 4 Asian (1.15%), and 25 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	348	162	186
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	4	4	0
Black/African American	79	35	44
Hispanic	18	7	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	222	105	117
Two More	7	4	3
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	17	7	10

Cornerstone University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 271 graduate students (77.87% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 31 graduate students (8.91% 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	348
Enrolled Online Exclusively	271
Enrolled Some Online Courses	31
Not in Online Courses	46

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