Graduate Programs at Fitchburg State University

Graduate School Overview

Fitchburg State University (referred to as Fitchburg State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fitchburg, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

Fitchburg State Directory Information
School Name	Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg State)
Address	160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697
Phone	978-345-2151
Web	https://www.fitchburgstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/admissions/applying
Financial Info	https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Fitchburg State is $6,246 for Massachusetts residents and $6,246 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,386 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,554 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 116 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 30 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,246 $6,246 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	3,386
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	116 graduate programs (30 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Fitchburg State is $6,246 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $195.

Fitchburg State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Massachusetts Residents	$6,246
Out-of-State	$6,246
Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts Residents	$195
Out-of-State	$195

Fitchburg 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	30 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Fitchburg State University is $6,246. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$2,124	$1,704
2019-2020	$3,186	$2,556
2020-2021	$3,420	$2,592
2021-2022	$3,420	$2,592
2022-2023	$3,510	$2,736
2023-2024	$3,510	$2,736

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fitchburg State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Fitchburg State University	$6,246
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,725 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fitchburg State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.54% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,900. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.18% 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	$11,072	$2,150	$6,380	$2,200
2019-2020	$11,250	$2,100	$9,800	$2,500
2020-2021	$11,490	$2,100	$9,800	$2,500
2021-2022	$11,490	$2,100	$9,800	$2,500
2022-2023	$13,516	$2,100	$10,250	$2,500
2023-2024	$14,225	$2,100	$10,400	$2,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $195 at Fitchburg State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$319
2019-2020	$319
2020-2021	$334
2021-2022	$334
2022-2023	$195
2023-2024	$195

Graduate Programs at Fitchburg State

Fitchburg State University offers 64 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, 1,107 students have completed their study at Fitchburg State University.

Offered Degrees at Fitchburg State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	12	1,051
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	9	36
Post Master's Degree	8	7	20
Total	64	28	1,107

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 381 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fitchburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	15	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	8	-
Behavioral Sciences	✔	8	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fitchburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	381	$69,900
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	199	$56,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	103	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	77	$49,000
Accounting	✔	71	-

Fitchburg State University offers 64 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,107 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,051 students have earned/completed Master's program.
36 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
20 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Communication	✔	9	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	-	-
Health Communication	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	45	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	362 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	199	$56,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	57	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	77	$49,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✔	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	9	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	17	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔ (4 completers)	596 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	381	$69,900
Accounting	✔	71	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	103	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	41	-
History [+]	✔	4 completers	-
History	✔	4	-
	Total	1,051

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	1 completers	-
Education	✔	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Biology Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	15 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
Accounting	✔	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	8	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	1	-
	Total	36

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	15 completers	-
Education	✔	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	15	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at Fitchburg State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,386 students enrolled into Fitchburg State University graduate schools where it has total 6,554 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 602 full-time and 2,784 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,041 male and 2,345 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	3,386	1,041	2,345
Full-time	602	232	370
Part-tme	2,784	809	1,975

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

There are 2,435 White (71.91%), 226 Black/African American (6.67%), 194 Hispanic (5.73%), 129 Asian (3.81%), and 402 students with other races. 245 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,386	1,041	2,345
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	129	44	85
Black/African American	226	86	140
Hispanic	194	49	145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	2,435	667	1,768
Two More	26	4	22
Un-Known	123	42	81
Non-resident Alien	245	147	98

Fitchburg State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,470 graduate students (72.95% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 312 graduate students (9.21% 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	3,386
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,470
Enrolled Some Online Courses	312
Not in Online Courses	604

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Fitchburg State University. 377 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.13% of total students), 404 students are aged above 50 (11.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Fitchburg State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,386	1,041	2,345
Age 20-21	11	1	10
Age 22-24	366	131	235
Age 25-29	771	243	528
Age 30-34	622	218	404
Age 35-39	494	158	336
Age 40-49	716	196	520
Age 50-64	397	91	306
Over 64	7	2	5
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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