Graduate Programs at East Central University

Graduate School Overview

East Central University (referred to as ECU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Ada, OK.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1947 - Current).

ECU Directory Information
School Name	East Central University (ECU)
Address	1100 E. 14th Street, Ada, OK 74820-6999
Phone	580-332-8000
Web	https://www.ecok.edu
Online Application	https://www.ecok.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.ecok.edu/current-students/paying-college/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ECU is $5,898 for Oklahoma residents and $11,973 for out-of-state students. The school has 646 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,376 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,973 $5,898 for Oklahoma Residents
Student Population	646
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at ECU is $5,898 for Oklahoma residents and $11,973 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $300 for Oklahoma residents and $655 for out-of-state students.

ECU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oklahoma Residents	$5,898
Out-of-State	$11,973
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oklahoma Residents	$300
Out-of-State	$655

ECU 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)	8 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 East Central University is $5,898 for Oklahoma residents and $11,973 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.58% 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
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,122	$842	$10,551	$842
2019-2020	$4,298	$842	$10,726	$842
2020-2021	$4,298	$842	$10,726	$842
2021-2022	$4,402	$842	$10,792	$842
2022-2023	$4,555	$842	$10,945	$842
2023-2024	$4,788	$1,110	$10,863	$1,110

The graduate school tuition & fees of ECU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Oklahoma. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oklahoma graduate tuition is $15,394 (public) / $12,284 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
East Central University	$5,898	$11,973
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oklahoma Graduate Schools	$10,018	$14,145
Public	$7,042	$15,394
Private	$12,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,748 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at ECU.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,140. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$6,848	$3,034	$8,289	$7,352
2019-2020	$6,848	$3,034	$8,290	$7,352
2020-2021	$7,538	$3,400	$8,858	$8,178
2021-2022	$7,640	$3,772	$9,712	$8,274
2022-2023	$7,752	$4,066	$10,144	$8,996
2023-2024	$7,752	$4,066	$10,144	$8,996

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $328 for Oklahoma residents and $665 for other students at East Central University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.53% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Oklahoma Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$276	$633
2019-2020	$286	$643
2020-2021	$286	$643
2021-2022	$291	$646
2022-2023	$300	$655
2023-2024	$328	$665

Graduate Programs at ECU

East Central University offers 15 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, 254 students have completed their study at East Central University.

Offered Degrees at East Central University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	4	253
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	1
Total	15	4	254

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychology (other) program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 79 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at East Central University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology (other)	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at East Central University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	79	$43,000
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	36	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	31	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	-
Psychology (other)	✕	15	-

East Central University offers 15 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 254 students have completed their graduate studies.

253 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✔	13	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	142 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	79	$43,000
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	31	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	36	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	15	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	7	-
Business [+]	✔	21 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	10	-
Accounting	✕	11	-
	Total	253

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	1	-
Human Services	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at ECU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 646 students enrolled into East Central University graduate schools where it has total 3,376 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 269 full-time and 377 part-time graduate students. By gender, 190 male and 456 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	646	190	456
Full-time	269	89	180
Part-tme	377	101	276

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

There are 414 White (64.09%), 53 Black/African American (8.20%), 27 Hispanic (4.18%), 6 Asian (0.93%), and 146 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	646	190	456
American Indian/Native American	94	20	74
Asian	6	3	3
Black/African American	53	35	18
Hispanic	27	9	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	414	105	309
Two More	27	6	21
Un-Known	9	3	6
Non-resident Alien	15	8	7

East Central University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 368 graduate students (56.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 179 graduate students (27.71% 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	646
Enrolled Online Exclusively	368
Enrolled Some Online Courses	179
Not in Online Courses	99

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at East Central University. 112 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.34% of total students), 67 students are aged above 50 (10.37%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at East Central University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	646	190	456
Age 20-21	8	3	5
Age 22-24	104	40	64
Age 25-29	123	42	81
Age 30-34	95	31	64
Age 35-39	91	19	72
Age 40-49	158	37	121
Age 50-64	67	18	49

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