Graduate Programs at Defiance College

Graduate School Overview

Defiance College (referred to as Defiance) is a Private, 4 years school located in Defiance, OH.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1961 - Current).

Defiance Directory Information
School Name	Defiance College (Defiance)
Address	701 N Clinton St., Defiance, OH 43512
Phone	419-784-4010
Web	https://www.defiance.edu
Online Application	https://join.defiance.edu/apply72/inquiryform
Financial Info	https://www.defiance.edu/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Defiance is $9,036 in average. The school has 54 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 540 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 39 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,036
Student Population	54
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	39 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Defiance is $9,036 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $457.

Defiance offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$8,226
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$457

Defiance 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 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 Defiance College is $9,036. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 9.85% 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	$9,810	$220
2019-2020	$9,810	$760
2020-2021	$8,100	-
2021-2022	$8,100	-
2022-2023	$8,226	-
2023-2024	$9,036	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Defiance is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Ohio. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $23,346 (public) / $17,979 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Defiance College	$9,036
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,443	$19,251
Public	$13,028	$23,346
Private	$17,979

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,414 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Defiance.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.55% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,414. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.45% 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	$10,220	$2,400	$10,220	$3,600
2019-2020	$10,540	$2,400	$10,540	$3,600
2020-2021	$10,614	$2,400	$10,614	$3,600
2021-2022	$10,826	$2,400	$10,826	$3,600
2022-2023	$10,940	$3,076	$10,940	$4,276
2023-2024	$12,138	$3,076	$13,138	$4,276

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $502 at Defiance College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 9.85% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$545
2019-2020	$545
2020-2021	$450
2021-2022	$450
2022-2023	$457
2023-2024	$502

Graduate Programs at Defiance

Defiance College offers 3 graduate programs for Master's 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, 25 students have completed their study at Defiance College.

Offered Degrees at Defiance College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	2	25
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	3	3	25

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Defiance College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 19 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Defiance College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Defiance College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
Education	✔	6	-

Defiance College offers 3 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 25 students have completed their graduate studies.

25 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Education	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
	Total	25

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Defiance

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 54 students enrolled into Defiance College graduate schools where it has total 540 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 14 full-time and 40 part-time graduate students. By gender, 28 male and 26 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	54	28	26
Full-time	14	9	5
Part-tme	40	19	21

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

There are 40 White (74.07%), 8 Black/African American (14.81%), 6 Hispanic (11.11%), and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	54	28	26
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	8	6	2
Hispanic	6	4	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	40	18	22
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Defiance College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 54 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.