Graduate Programs at Eastern Mennonite University

Graduate School Overview

Eastern Mennonite University (referred to as EMU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Harrisonburg, VA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1959 - Current).

EMU Directory Information
School Name	Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Address	1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
Phone	540-432-4000
Web	https://www.emu.edu
Online Application	https://emu.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://emu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Eastern Mennonite University is $15,270 in average. The school has 442 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,334 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 82 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,270
Student Population	442
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	82 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Eastern Mennonite University is $15,270 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $630.

Eastern Mennonite University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Eastern Mennonite 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern Mennonite University is $15,270. 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$14,370	$160
2019-2020	$14,400	$190
2020-2021	$15,000	$225
2021-2022	$15,000	$270
2022-2023	$15,000	$270

The graduate school tuition & fees of EMU is average compared to private graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Eastern Mennonite University	$15,270
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,150 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Eastern Mennonite University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.76% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,910. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.85% 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	$11,160	$2,230	$8,000	$2,390
2019-2020	$11,380	$2,290	$9,000	$2,470
2020-2021	$11,730	$2,550	$9,000	$2,780
2021-2022	$11,900	$2,610	$9,000	$2,810
2022-2023	$12,240	$2,670	$9,000	$2,910

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $630 at Eastern Mennonite University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$620
2019-2020	$620
2020-2021	$630
2021-2022	$630
2022-2023	$630

Graduate Programs at EMU

Eastern Mennonite University offers 32 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, 123 students have completed their study at Eastern Mennonite University.

Offered Degrees at Eastern Mennonite University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	4	79
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	4
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	6	40
Total	32	11	123

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 26 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Eastern Mennonite University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✔	16	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✔	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	5	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Eastern Mennonite University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	26	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	20	-
Nursing Administration	✔	18	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	15	-
Nursing Administration	✔	15	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Eastern Mennonite University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-

Eastern Mennonite University offers 32 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 123 students have completed their graduate studies.

79 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
40 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
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	11	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	11	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	2	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	0	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	1	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Nursing Administration	✔	15	-
Business [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	4	-
	Total	79

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
	Total	4

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	29 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✔	16	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	4	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	2	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	0	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	1	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-
	Total	40

Graduate Student Population at EMU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 384 students enrolled into Eastern Mennonite University graduate schools where it has total 1,334 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 83 full-time and 301 part-time graduate students. By gender, 80 male and 304 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	384	80	304
Full-time	83	25	58
Part-tme	301	55	246

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

There are 307 White (79.95%), 24 Black/African American (6.25%), 11 Hispanic (2.86%), 8 Asian (2.08%), and 34 students with other races. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	384	80	304
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	8	1	7
Black/African American	24	10	14
Hispanic	11	4	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	307	51	256
Two More	9	5	4
Un-Known	11	5	6
Non-resident Alien	14	4	10

Eastern Mennonite University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 243 graduate students (63.28% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 39 graduate students (10.16% 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	384
Enrolled Online Exclusively	243
Enrolled Some Online Courses	39
Not in Online Courses	102

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Eastern Mennonite University. 36 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.38% of total students), 85 students are aged above 50 (22.14%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Eastern Mennonite University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	384	80	304
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	34	14	20
Age 25-29	60	12	48
Age 30-34	51	9	42
Age 35-39	54	11	43
Age 40-49	96	21	75
Age 50-64	79	10	69
Over 64	6	3	3
Age Un-Known	2	0	2

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