Eastern Michigan University Graduate Schools

Eastern Michigan University (referred to as Eastern Michigan) is a Public, 4 years school located in Ypsilanti, MI. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Eastern Michigan University is $16,967 for Michigan residents and $29,387 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,610 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,340 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Eastern Michigan University (referred to as Eastern Michigan) is a Public, 4 years school located in Ypsilanti, MI. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current).
Eastern Michigan Directory Information
School NameEastern Michigan University (Eastern Michigan)
Address900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone734-487-1849
Webhttps://www.emich.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.emich.edu/admissions/apply/index.php
Financial Infohttps://www.emich.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Eastern Michigan University is $16,967 for Michigan residents and $29,387 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,610 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,340 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 391 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$29,387
$16,967 for Michigan Residents
Student Population2,610
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs391 graduate programs
(1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Eastern Michigan University is $16,967 for Michigan residents and $29,387 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $936 for Michigan residents and $1,626 for out-of-state students.
Eastern Michigan University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Eastern Michigan 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, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial 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 Eastern Michigan University is $16,967 for Michigan residents and $29,387 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.97% 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
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$18,000$100$32,040$100
2019-2020$18,912$100$33,600$100
2020-2021$14,868$110$26,442$110
2021-2022$16,562$110$28,708$110
2022-2023$16,857$110$29,277$110
The graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern Michigan is average compared to public graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,597 (public) / $19,159 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Eastern Michigan University$16,967$29,387
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Michigan Graduate Schools$18,234$21,147
Public$17,325$26,597
Private$19,159
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,306 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Eastern Michigan University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.47% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,436. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.80% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,248$2,440$10,046$3,152
2019-2020$10,370$2,438$10,046$3,150
2020-2021$11,350$2,142$10,562$2,908
2021-2022$11,704$2,206$11,350$2,972
2022-2023$11,396$2,170$11,526$2,910
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $936 for Michigan residents and $1,626 for other students at Eastern Michigan University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.94% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$750$1,335
2019-2020$788$1,400
2020-2021$826$1,469
2021-2022$920$1,595
2022-2023$936$1,626

Graduate Programs at Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan University offers 230 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, 1,116 students have completed their study at Eastern Michigan University.
Offered Degrees at Eastern Michigan University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree1430977
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship6032
Post Bachelor's Degree72188
Post Master's Degree9019
Total23011,116
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Eastern Michigan University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 17 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 65 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 22 completers.
Eastern Michigan University offers 230 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,116 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 977 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 88 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 19 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] 2 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning2-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 3 completers-
African-American/Black Studies0-
Women's Studies3-
Communication and Journalism [+] 9 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric9-
Organizational Communication0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 19 completers-
Information Science/Studies6-
Computer Science9-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance4-
Education [+] 234 completers-
Multicultural Education0-
Educational Leadership and Administration46$43,000
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision18-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration32-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship0-
Educational/Instructional Technology0-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1-
Special Education and Teaching2$46,600
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances1-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation4-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impa2-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities3-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments37-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism3-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services20$40,800
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services0-
Elementary Education and Teaching0-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching1-
Secondary Education and Teaching0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching17-
Art Teacher Education3-
Driver and Safety Teacher Education0-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education3-
Foreign Language Teacher Education0-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education0-
Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education0-
Mathematics Teacher Education2-
Music Teacher Education1-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching4-
Reading Teacher Education6-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education0-
Biology Teacher Education0-
Chemistry Teacher Education1-
Physics Teacher Education0-
Geography Teacher Education0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor26-
Engineering Technology [+] 42 completers-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician8-
Quality Control Technology/Technician7-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician0-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician5-
Engineering/Industrial Management22-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 3 completers-
Linguistics1-
German Language and Literature0-
French Language and Literature1-
Spanish Language and Literature1-
American Sign Language (ASL)0-
Work and Family Studies [+] 16 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies0-
Human Nutrition8-
Adult Development and Aging8-
English Language and Literature [+] 16 completers-
English Language and Literature0-
Writing3-
Creative Writing4-
Rhetoric and Composition0-
General Literature4-
American Literature (United States0-
Children's and Adolescent Literature5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 32 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences6-
Molecular Biology8-
Exercise Physiology13-
Bioinformatics0-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 10 completers-
Mathematics6-
Statistics0-
Applied Statistics, General4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 55 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences0-
Historic Preservation and Conservation12-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis0-
Science, Technology and Society0-
Business Analytics1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)42$70,700
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 17 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management17-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 5 completers-
Philosophy5-
Physical Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Chemistry9-
Physics1-
Psychology [+] 39 completers-
Psychology5-
Clinical Psychology24$45,600
Counseling Psychology0-
Educational Psychology10-
Human Services [+] 73 completers-
Public Administration10-
Social Work63$46,900
Social Sciences [+] 24 completers-
Social Sciences2-
Criminology5-
Economics1-
Applied Economics4-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics4-
Development Economics and International Development1-
International Economics0-
Economics (other)0-
Geography0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography4-
Sociology3-
Applied/Public Sociology0-
Social Sciences (other)0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 25 completers-
Interior Design2-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts8-
Art/Art Studies1-
Fine/Studio Arts6-
Music1-
Music Performance4-
Music Theory and Composition0-
Music Pedagogy0-
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 165 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist0-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management12$57,100
Physician Assistant28-
Athletic Training/Trainer9-
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development13-
Public Health Education and Promotion3-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist37-
Orthotist/Prosthetist21-
Dietetics/Dietitian14-
Nursing Education1-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse27-
Nursing Science0-
Business [+] 167 completers-
Business Administration and Management30$55,600
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management5-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management2-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce0-
Accounting28$54,200
Auditing1-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies0-
Finance10-
Hospitality Administration/Management0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration65$56,000
International Business/Trade/Commerce0-
Management Information Systems1-
Management Science6-
Marketing/Marketing Management4-
Taxation5-
Fashion Merchandising1-
Construction Management9-
History [+] 11 completers-
History11-
Total977
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 20 completers-
Education10-
Educational Leadership and Administration10-
Agricultural Teacher Education0-
Driver and Safety Teacher Education0-
Psychology [+] 4 completers-
Clinical Psychology4-
Total32
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 0 completers-
African Studies0-
African-American/Black Studies0-
Women's Studies0-
Communications Technologies [+] 0 completers-
Communications Technology/Technician0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Artificial Intelligence0-
Information Science/Studies1-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design0-
Information Technology Project Management0-
Education [+] (1 completers) 46 completers-
Education0-
Community College Education0-
Educational/Instructional Technology0-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services0-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services13-
Elementary Education and Teaching5-
Secondary Education and Teaching13-
Online Educator/Online Teaching1-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)0-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education0-
Foreign Language Teacher Education1-
Health Teacher Education2-
Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education0-
Mathematics Teacher Education0-
Music Teacher Education0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching0-
Reading Teacher Education0-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education0-
Social Studies Teacher Education0-
Biology Teacher Education0-
History Teacher Education0-
Spanish Language Teacher Education0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor11-
Engineering Technology [+] 2 completers-
Quality Control Technology/Technician2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 completers-
Linguistics0-
Japanese Language and Literature0-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
Spanish Language and Literature0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Aquatic Biology/Limnology0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 7 completers-
Gerontology5-
Historic Preservation and Conservation0-
Museology/Museum Studies2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)0-
Psychology [+] 0 completers-
Counseling Psychology0-
Human Services [+] 3 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy2-
Public Administration1-
Public Policy Analysis0-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)0-
Social Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Economics (other)0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician0-
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development1-
Music Therapy/Therapist1-
Orthotist/Prosthetist0-
Business [+] 25 completers-
Business Administration and Management5-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management3-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management2-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce0-
Transportation/Mobility Management0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies3-
Finance1-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration9-
International Business/Trade/Commerce0-
Management Information Systems0-
Information Resources Management0-
Marketing/Marketing Management1-
Construction Management1-
Total88
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 19 completers-
Education1-
Educational Leadership and Administration12-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship0-
Special Education and Teaching6-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services0-
Agricultural Teacher Education0-
Driver and Safety Teacher Education0-
Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse0-
Total19

Graduate Student Population at Eastern Michigan

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,610 students enrolled into Eastern Michigan University graduate schools where it has total 15,340 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 872 full-time and 1,738 part-time graduate students. By gender, 833 male and 1,777 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,6108331,777
Full-time872264608
Part-tme1,7385691,169
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,733 White (66.40%), 334 Black/African American (12.80%), 183 Hispanic (7.01%), 74 Asian (2.84%), and 286 students with other races. 152 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,6108331,777
American Indian/Native American716
Asian741955
Black/African American334107227
Hispanic18356127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,7335521,181
Two More942965
Un-Known321121
Non-resident Alien1525894
Eastern Michigan University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,191 graduate students (45.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 767 graduate students (29.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,610
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,191
Enrolled Some Online Courses767
Not in Online Courses652
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Eastern Michigan University. 607 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.26% of total students), 182 students are aged above 50 (6.97%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Eastern Michigan University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,6108331,777
Age 20-2124519
Age 22-24583175408
Age 25-29781243538
Age 30-34419147272
Age 35-39275101174
Age 40-49346105241
Age 50-6417452122
Over 64853

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