Excelsior College Graduate Schools

Excelsior College (referred to as Excelsior) is a Private, 4 years school located in Albany, NY. Excelsior College is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
*** The school is active, but the current year data is not available/reported. The information provided in this page is based on the 2021 academic and tuition data which is the latest data of it.The school has 1,906 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,166 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Excelsior College (referred to as Excelsior) is a Private, 4 years school located in Albany, NY. Excelsior College is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1977 - Current).
Excelsior Directory Information
School NameExcelsior College (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 1,906 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,166 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 102 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Student Population1,906
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs102 graduate programs
(102 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
Excelsior College 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)102 Online Programs Available
Special learning OpportunitiesNo Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services

Graduate Programs at Excelsior

Excelsior College 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, 549 students have completed their study at Excelsior College.
Offered Degrees at Excelsior College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree2424546
Post Bachelor's Degree333
Post Master's Degree110
Total2828549
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Excelsior College by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Securities Services Administration/Management program with 3 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 103 completers.
Excelsior College offers 28 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 549 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 546 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 3 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) 0 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance0-
Education [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching0-
Engineering Technology [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] (1 completers) 9 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 4 completers-
Dispute Resolution4-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (4 completers) 129 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies9-
Homeland Security33-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism45-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy42-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 28 completers-
Public Administration28-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (8 completers) 96 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management21-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician0-
Public Health19-
Medical Informatics1-
Nursing Education13-
Nursing Administration19-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)11-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)12-
Business [+] 280 completers-
Business Administration and Management103$73,100
Organizational Leadership102-
Accounting and Business/Management10-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration59-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)4-
Telecommunications Management2-
Total546
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Securities Services Administration/Management1-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
Public Administration2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Nursing Administration0-
Total3
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Nursing Education0-
Total0

Graduate Student Population at Excelsior

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,906 students enrolled into Excelsior College graduate schools where it has total 17,166 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 1,052 male and 854 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
Total1,9061,052854
Part-tme1,9061,052854
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 958 White (50.26%), 479 Black/African American (25.13%), 267 Hispanic (14.01%), 82 Asian (4.30%), and 120 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,9061,052854
American Indian/Native American12111
Asian824042
Black/African American479223256
Hispanic267162105
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander844
White958553405
Two More854936
Un-Known954
Non-resident Alien651
Excelsior College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Excelsior College is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,906
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,906
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Excelsior College. 26 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.36% of total students), 352 students are aged above 50 (18.47%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Excelsior College.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,9061,052854
Age 20-21211
Age 22-24241113
Age 25-291335875
Age 30-34296148148
Age 35-39410231179
Age 40-49688421267
Age 50-64336178158
Over 6416412
Age Un-Known101

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