Excelsior University Graduate School

Excelsior University (referred to as Excelsior) is a Private, 4 years school located in Albany, NY. Excelsior is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The school has 1,850 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,833 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Excelsior University (referred to as Excelsior) is a Private, 4 years school located in Albany, NY. Excelsior is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1977 - Current).
Excelsior Directory Information
School NameExcelsior University (Excelsior)
Address7 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY 12203-5159
Phone518-464-8500
Webhttps://www.excelsior.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.excelsior.edu/admissions
Financial Infohttps://www.excelsior.edu/financial-aid
The school has 1,850 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,833 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 103 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 103 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Student Population1,850
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs103 graduate programs
(103 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio23 to 1
Excelsior 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)103 Online Programs Available
Special learning OpportunitiesNo Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services

Graduate Programs at Excelsior

Excelsior University offers 28 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, 553 students have completed their study at Excelsior University.
Offered Degrees at Excelsior University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree2424542
Post Bachelor's Degree3311
Post Master's Degree110
Total2828553
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Excelsior University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Public Administration program with 11 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Organizational Leadership program with 109 completers.
Excelsior University offers 28 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 553 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 542 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 11 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) --
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance--
Education [+] (1 completers) --
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching--
Engineering Technology [+] (1 completers) --
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) --
Dispute Resolution--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (4 completers) 109 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies8-
Homeland Security18-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism41-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy42-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 25 completers-
Public Administration25-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (8 completers) 139 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management27-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician--
Public Health14-
Medical Informatics--
Nursing Education30-
Nursing Administration38-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)11-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)19-
Business [+] 264 completers-
Business Administration and Management83$73,100
Organizational Leadership109-
Accounting and Business/Management8-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration63-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)--
Telecommunications Management1-
Total542
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 11 completers-
Public Administration11-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] --
Nursing Administration--
Total11
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] --
Nursing Education--
Total-

Graduate Student Population at Excelsior

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,850 students enrolled into Excelsior University graduate schools where it has total 15,833 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 1,011 male and 839 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
Total1,8501,011839
Part-tme1,8501,011839
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 914 White (49.41%), 466 Black/African American (25.19%), 266 Hispanic (14.38%), 74 Asian (4.00%), and 130 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,8501,011839
American Indian/Native American972
Asian743737
Black/African American466216250
Hispanic266163103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1147
White914520394
Two More955639
Un-Known936
Non-resident Alien651
Excelsior University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Excelsior University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,850
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,850
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0

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