Graduate Programs at Ferris State University

Graduate School Overview

Ferris State University (referred to as Ferris State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Big Rapids, MI. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1959 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Ferris State Directory Information
School Name	Ferris State University (Ferris State)
Address	1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2251
Phone	231-591-2000
Web	https://www.ferris.edu
Online Application	https://www.ferris.edu/admissions/application
Financial Info	https://www.ferris.edu/admissions/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Ferris State University is $8,532 for Michigan residents and $8,532 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,072 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,072 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 249 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,532 $8,532 for Michigan Residents
Student Population	1,072
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	249 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Ferris State University is $8,532 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $711.

Ferris State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Ferris State 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, 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 Ferris State University is $8,532. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.64% 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	$7,320	-
2019-2020	$7,608	-
2020-2021	$7,908	-
2021-2022	$8,232	-
2022-2023	$8,532	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Ferris State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,597 (public) / $19,520 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Ferris State University	$8,532
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,285	$21,321
Public	$17,502	$26,597
Private	$19,520

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,368 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Ferris State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.92% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,546. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.74% 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	$9,894	$672	$8,526	$1,572
2019-2020	$10,042	$682	$8,722	$1,603
2020-2021	$10,036	$2,035	$7,888	$2,683
2021-2022	$10,340	$2,062	$7,998	$2,719
2022-2023	$10,268	$2,496	$8,446	$3,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $711 at Ferris State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.64% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$610
2019-2020	$634
2020-2021	$659
2021-2022	$686
2022-2023	$711

Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Ferris State University.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Ferris State University
	Michigan Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Optometry	$33,522	-	$33,522	-
Pharmacy	$28,050	-	$28,050	-

Graduate Programs at Ferris State

Ferris State University offers 35 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, 422 students have completed their study at Ferris State University.

Offered Degrees at Ferris State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	2	198
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	22
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	175
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	0	27
Total	35	3	422

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Ferris State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 47 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 140 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Ferris State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	$78,600
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	10	-
Nursing Education	✕	2	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	1	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Ferris State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	47	-
Nursing Administration	✕	34	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	$85,100
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	22	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	15	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Ferris State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	140	-
Optometry	✕	35	-
Community College Education	✕	21	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✔	0	-

Ferris State University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 422 students have completed their graduate studies.

198 students have earned/completed Master's program.
175 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
27 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
Architecture [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Architecture	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	22	-
Human Services [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Social Work	✕	47	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	2	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	60 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	15	-
Public Health	✔	11	-
Nursing Administration	✕	34	-
Business [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	$85,100
	Total	198

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Community College Education	✕	21	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
	Total	22

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	175 completers	-
Optometry	✕	35	-
Pharmacy	✕	140	-
	Total	175

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✕	0	-
Informatics	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
	Total	27

Graduate Student Population at Ferris State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,113 students enrolled into Ferris State University graduate schools where it has total 10,072 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 723 full-time and 390 part-time graduate students. By gender, 381 male and 732 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	1,113	381	732
Full-time	723	273	450
Part-tme	390	108	282

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

There are 695 White (62.44%), 51 Black/African American (4.58%), 48 Hispanic (4.31%), 36 Asian (3.23%), and 283 students with other races. 37 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,113	381	732
American Indian/Native American	6	2	4
Asian	36	13	23
Black/African American	51	12	39
Hispanic	48	20	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	695	226	469
Two More	23	6	17
Un-Known	216	89	127
Non-resident Alien	37	12	25

Ferris State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 276 graduate students (24.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 65 graduate students (5.84% 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	1,113
Enrolled Online Exclusively	276
Enrolled Some Online Courses	65
Not in Online Courses	772

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ferris State University. 452 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.61% of total students), 57 students are aged above 50 (5.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ferris State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,113	381	732
Age 20-21	46	14	32
Age 22-24	406	136	270
Age 25-29	307	123	184
Age 30-34	103	30	73
Age 35-39	81	29	52
Age 40-49	113	36	77
Age 50-64	55	11	44
Over 64	2	2	0

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