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.

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 of EMU is $15,500 in average. The school has 442 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,334 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 80 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	$15,500
Student Population	442
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	80 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at EMU is $15,500 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $630.

EMU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$15,000
Required Fees	$270
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$630

EMU 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 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	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 $15,500. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.51% 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
2023-2024	$15,200	$300

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 $19,793 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $29,183 (public) / $17,620 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Eastern Mennonite University	$15,500
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,604	$19,507
Public	$15,534	$29,183
Private	$17,620

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,160 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at EMU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.23% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,540. Off-campus living costs are increased by 13.69% 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
2023-2024	$12,620	$2,920	$10,000	$3,540

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $639 at Eastern Mennonite University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.43% 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
2023-2024	$639

Graduate Programs at EMU

Eastern Mennonite University offers 31 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, 174 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	105
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	1
Post Bachelor's Degree	16	6	68
Total	31	11	174

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 24 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Administration program with 21 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 1 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	✕	24	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	23	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	5	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	4	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Eastern Mennonite University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Administration	✔	21	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	17	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	11	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	10	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Eastern Mennonite University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-

Eastern Mennonite University offers 31 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 174 students have completed their graduate studies.

105 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
68 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 [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	17	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	10	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	1	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	11	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Nursing Administration	✔	21	-
Business [+]	✔	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	4	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
	Total	105

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	4	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	-	-
	Total	68

Graduate Student Population at EMU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 442 students enrolled into Eastern Mennonite University graduate schools where it has total 1,334 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 93 full-time and 349 part-time graduate students. By gender, 80 male and 362 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	442	80	362
Full-time	93	29	64
Part-tme	349	51	298

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

There are 357 White (80.77%), 24 Black/African American (5.43%), 12 Hispanic (2.71%), 7 Asian (1.58%), and 42 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	442	80	362
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	7	1	6
Black/African American	24	6	18
Hispanic	12	2	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	357	55	302
Two More	12	3	9
Un-Known	5	3	2
Non-resident Alien	23	10	13

Eastern Mennonite University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 284 graduate students (64.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 43 graduate students (9.73% 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	442
Enrolled Online Exclusively	284
Enrolled Some Online Courses	43
Not in Online Courses	115

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Eastern Mennonite University. 41 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.28% of total students), 85 students are aged above 50 (19.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Eastern Mennonite University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	442	80	362
Age 20-21	5	1	4
Age 22-24	36	8	28
Age 25-29	84	14	70
Age 30-34	65	12	53
Age 35-39	57	10	47
Age 40-49	110	22	88
Age 50-64	83	12	71
Over 64	2	1	1

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