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.

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 of Ferris State is $8,532 for Michigan residents and $8,986 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	$8,986 $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 is $8,532 for Michigan residents and $8,986 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $711.

Ferris State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Michigan Residents	$8,532
Out-of-State	$8,986
Tuition per Credit Hour
Michigan Residents	$711
Out-of-State	$711

Ferris State 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 for Michigan residents and $8,986 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.32% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,320	-	$7,320	-
2019-2020	$7,608	-	$7,608	-
2020-2021	$7,908	-	$7,908	-
2021-2022	$8,232	-	$8,232	-
2022-2023	$8,532	-	$8,532	-
2023-2024	-	-	$8,880	$106

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 $19,793 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,596 (public) / $19,803 (private).

The following 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	$8,986
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,425	$21,516
Public	$17,995	$26,596
Private	$19,803

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,846 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Ferris State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.60% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,886. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.94% 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
2023-2024	$10,660	$2,564	$8,700	$3,186

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $749 at Ferris State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.34% 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
2023-2024	$749

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Ferris State.

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	✕	-	-

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)	✔	-	-

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	✕	-	-
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 [+]	✕	-	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	-	-
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)	✕	-	-
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 [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	-	-
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	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
	Total	27

Graduate Student Population at Ferris State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,072 students enrolled into Ferris State University graduate schools where it has total 10,072 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 694 full-time and 378 part-time graduate students. By gender, 354 male and 718 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	1,072	354	718
Full-time	694	245	449
Part-tme	378	109	269

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

There are 656 White (61.19%), 66 Black/African American (6.16%), 46 Hispanic (4.29%), 42 Asian (3.92%), and 262 students with other races. 32 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,072	354	718
American Indian/Native American	8	1	7
Asian	42	14	28
Black/African American	66	17	49
Hispanic	46	19	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	656	215	441
Two More	25	12	13
Un-Known	196	68	128
Non-resident Alien	32	7	25

Ferris State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 317 graduate students (29.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 59 graduate students (5.50% 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	1,072
Enrolled Online Exclusively	317
Enrolled Some Online Courses	59
Not in Online Courses	696

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ferris State University. 435 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.58% of total students), 67 students are aged above 50 (6.25%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ferris State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,072	354	718
Age 20-21	61	17	44
Age 22-24	374	130	244
Age 25-29	290	105	185
Age 30-34	88	27	61
Age 35-39	82	22	60
Age 40-49	110	33	77
Age 50-64	66	19	47
Over 64	1	1	0

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