Graduate Programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center

CUNY Graduate Center Directory Information
School Name	CUNY Graduate School and University Center (CUNY Graduate Center)
Address	365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone	212-817-7000
Web	https://www.gc.cuny.edu
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Financial Info	https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Prospective-Current-Students/New-Current-Students/Financial-Assistance

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,640 $10,410 for New York Residents
Student Population	5,940
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	363 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New York Residents	$10,410
Out-of-State	$23,640
Tuition per Credit Hour
New York Residents	$560
Out-of-State	$965

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
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 CUNY Graduate School and University Center is $10,410 for New York residents and $23,640 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	New York Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,640	$480	$22,440	$480
2019-2020	$9,930	$480	$23,160	$480
2020-2021	$9,930	$480	$23,160	$480
2021-2022	$9,930	$480	$23,160	$480
2022-2023	$9,930	$480	$23,160	$480
2023-2024	$9,930	$480	$23,160	$480

The graduate school tuition & fees of CUNY Graduate Center is average compared to public graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	$10,410	$23,640
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,748
Public	$12,252	$23,176
Private	$25,848

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $25,622. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	-	-
2019-2020	-	-
2020-2021	-	-
2021-2022	$17,188	$5,763
2022-2023	$17,919	$5,904
2023-2024	$21,788	$3,834

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $560 for New York residents and $965 for other students at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New York Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$545	$935
2019-2020	$560	$965
2020-2021	$560	$965
2021-2022	$560	$965
2022-2023	$560	$965
2023-2024	$560	$965

Graduate Programs at CUNY Graduate Center

CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers 164 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, 2,039 students have completed their study at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

Offered Degrees at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	76	5	1,457
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	50	0	348
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	33	2	226
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	164	7	2,039

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Project Management program with 31 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Public Health program with 199 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology program with 27 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Project Management	✕	31	-
Public Health	✕	28	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	27	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	21	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	21	-

Popular Master's Programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Health	✕	199	-
Psychology	✕	111	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	107	$77,600
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	84	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	59	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	27	-
Anthropology	✕	22	-
English Language and Literature	✕	19	$61,200
Physics	✕	16	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	16	-

CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers 164 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,039 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,457 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
226 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	60 completers	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	6	-
Women's Studies	✕	8	-
Disability Studies	✔	46	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	84 completers	-
Journalism	✕	-	$44,900
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	84	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	75 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	59	-
Computer Science	✕	16	-
Education [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	26	-
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	-	-
Civil Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	29	-
Comparative Literature	✕	13	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
French Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	12	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	50 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	45	-
Literature (other)	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	43 completers	$53,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	43	$53,400
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	27	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry	✕	14	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	21	-
Statistics	✕	22	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	69 completers	-
Biopsychology	✕	-	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✔	34	-
International/Global Studies	✕	5	-
Computational Science	✕	30	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	36	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Astrophysics	✕	-	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	7	-
Physics	✕	18	-
Materials Chemistry	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	152 completers	-
Psychology	✕	111	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	-	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	15	-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	✕	7	-
Social Psychology	✕	4	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	-	-
Educational Psychology	✕	4	-
Environmental Psychology	✕	-	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	8	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Social Work	✕	17	-
Youth Services/Administration	✕	25	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	123 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	20	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	20	-
Political Science and Government	✕	32	-
Sociology	✕	31	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	20	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	64 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	18	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	8	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	4	-
Music	✕	34	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	268 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	11	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	-	-
Public Health	✕	199	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	7	-
International Public Health/International Health	✕	2	-
Public Health (other)	✕	23	-
Medical Informatics	✔	9	-
Nursing Education	✕	13	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Nursing Administration	✕	4	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	148 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	12	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	107	$77,600
Research and Development Management	✕	-	-
Labor Studies	✕	29	-
History [+]	✕	32 completers	-
History	✕	32	-
	Total	1,457

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	10	-
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	-	-
Civil Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	5	-
Comparative Literature	✕	4	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
French Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	19 completers	$61,200
English Language and Literature	✕	19	$61,200
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	16	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry	✕	16	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Biopsychology	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	9	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	12	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Psychology	✕	27	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	-	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	3	-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	✕	7	-
Social Psychology	✕	1	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	$66,200
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	-	-
Educational Psychology	✕	7	-
Environmental Psychology	✕	-	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	4	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Social Work	✕	5	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	22	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	13	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	16	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	7	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	8	-
Music	✕	12	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	4	-
Public Health	✕	16	-
Nursing Science	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	6	-
History [+]	✕	8 completers	-
History	✕	8	-
	Total	348

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	8	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	6	-
Disability Studies	✕	16	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	-	-
Journalism	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Computational Science	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Philosophy	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Public Health	✕	28	-
Nursing Administration	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	21	-
Research and Development Management	✕	-	-
Labor Studies	✕	9	-
	Total	226

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at CUNY Graduate Center

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,940 students enrolled into CUNY Graduate School and University Center graduate schools where it has total 8,733 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,291 full-time and 2,649 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,130 male and 3,810 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	5,940	2,130	3,810
Full-time	3,291	1,345	1,946
Part-tme	2,649	785	1,864

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

There are 2,409 White (40.56%), 819 Black/African American (13.79%), 975 Hispanic (16.41%), 658 Asian (11.08%), and 1,079 students with other races. 930 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,940	2,130	3,810
American Indian/Native American	9	1	8
Asian	658	219	439
Black/African American	819	221	598
Hispanic	975	315	660
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	3	5
White	2,409	900	1,509
Two More	132	46	86
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	930	425	505

CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 3,609 graduate students (60.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 865 graduate students (14.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.