Graduate Programs at Cumberland University

Graduate School Overview

Cumberland University (referred to as CU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Lebanon, TN. Cumberland University is a historically black school. Cumberland University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1962 - Current).

CU Directory Information
School Name	Cumberland University (CU)
Address	1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone	615-444-2562
Web	https://www.cumberland.edu
Online Application	https://www.cumberland.edu/applynow
Financial Info	https://www.cumberland.edu/admissions/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Cumberland University is $7,800 in average. The school has 277 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,588 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 70 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,800
Student Population	277
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Cumberland University is $7,800 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $650.

Cumberland University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Cumberland 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)	5 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 Cumberland University is $7,800. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.00% 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	$6,180	-
2019-2020	$6,600	-
2020-2021	$7,020	-
2021-2022	$7,500	-
2022-2023	$7,800	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of CU is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $20,629 (public) / $19,720 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Cumberland University	$7,800
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,517	$19,583
Public	$11,181	$20,629
Private	$19,720

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,480 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Cumberland University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.57% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,720. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.42% 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	$7,650	$5,950	$8,130	$6,710
2019-2020	$7,720	$6,010	$8,200	$6,770
2020-2021	$8,190	$6,120	$8,270	$6,880
2021-2022	$8,990	$6,180	$9,170	$6,940
2022-2023	$8,990	$5,790	$9,230	$6,490

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $650 at Cumberland University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$515
2019-2020	$550
2020-2021	$585
2021-2022	$625
2022-2023	$650

Graduate Programs at CU

Cumberland University offers 16 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 141 students have completed their study at Cumberland University.

Offered Degrees at Cumberland University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	5	141
Total	16	5	141

The most popular program at Cumberland University is the Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) program and last year 58 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Cumberland University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	58	-
Public Administration	✔	19	$44,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	18	-
Nursing Administration	✔	13	-
Education	✕	10	$39,100

Cumberland University offers 16 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 141 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	32 completers	$39,100
Education	✕	10	$39,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	18	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	6	-
Sports Studies	✔	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	19	$44,400
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	20 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	2	-
Health Professions Education	✔	0	-
Nursing Education	✔	5	-
Nursing Administration	✔	13	-
Business [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	58	-
	Total	141

Graduate Student Population at CU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 283 students enrolled into Cumberland University graduate schools where it has total 2,588 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 70 full-time and 213 part-time graduate students. By gender, 121 male and 162 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	283	121	162
Full-time	70	32	38
Part-tme	213	89	124

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

There are 170 White (60.07%), 53 Black/African American (18.73%), 4 Hispanic (1.41%), 2 Asian (0.71%), and 54 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	283	121	162
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	0	2
Black/African American	53	23	30
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	170	73	97
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	37	16	21
Non-resident Alien	17	8	9

Cumberland University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 38 graduate students (13.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	283
Enrolled Online Exclusively	38
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	245

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Cumberland University. 91 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.16% of total students), 21 students are aged above 50 (7.42%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Cumberland University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	283	121	162
Age 20-21	1	1	0
Age 22-24	90	51	39
Age 25-29	45	18	27
Age 30-34	49	22	27
Age 35-39	24	7	17
Age 40-49	53	13	40
Age 50-64	20	8	12
Over 64	1	1	0

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