Graduate Programs at Five Towns College

Graduate School Overview

Five Towns College (referred to as Five Towns) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dix Hills, NY.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1988 - Current).

Five Towns Directory Information
School Name	Five Towns College (Five Towns)
Address	305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746-5871
Phone	631-424-7000
Web	https://www.ftc.edu
Online Application	https://www.ftc.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.ftc.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Five Towns is $32,450 in average. The school has 50 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 546 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 17 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$32,450
Student Population	50
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	17 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Five Towns is $32,450 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,200.

Five Towns offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$25,900
Required Fees	$345
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,200

Five Towns offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	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 Five Towns College is $32,450. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 23.64% 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	$16,500	$500
2019-2020	$18,150	$500
2020-2021	$24,900	$470
2021-2022	$24,900	$335
2022-2023	$25,900	$345
2023-2024	$28,450	$4,000

The graduate school tuition & fees of Five Towns is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Five Towns College	$32,450
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,748
Public	$12,252	$23,176
Private	$25,848

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,650 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Five Towns.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.26% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,200. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -24.75% 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	$12,600	$3,600	$15,400	$6,800
2019-2020	$12,880	$4,500	$14,000	$5,500
2020-2021	$12,950	$4,500	$14,000	$5,500
2021-2022	$12,950	$4,500	$14,000	$5,500
2022-2023	$13,700	$4,700	$14,500	$5,700
2023-2024	$14,450	$4,550	$10,000	$5,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,484 at Five Towns College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 23.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$690
2019-2020	$760
2020-2021	$1,140
2021-2022	$1,140
2022-2023	$1,200
2023-2024	$1,484

Graduate Programs at Five Towns

Five Towns College offers 6 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 9 students have completed their study at Five Towns College.

Offered Degrees at Five Towns College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	7
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	2
Total	6	9

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Five Towns College by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Music program with 6 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Music Performance program with 2 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Five Towns College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music	✕	6	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Five Towns College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music Performance	✕	2	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	-	-

Five Towns College offers 6 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 9 students have completed their graduate studies.

7 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Music	✕	6	-
	Total	7

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	-	-
Music Performance	✕	2	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Five Towns

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 50 students enrolled into Five Towns College graduate schools where it has total 546 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 15 full-time and 35 part-time graduate students. By gender, 32 male and 18 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	50	32	18
Full-time	15	10	5
Part-tme	35	22	13

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

There are 30 White (60.00%), 4 Black/African American (8.00%), 4 Hispanic (8.00%), 1 Asian (2.00%), and 11 students with other races. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	50	32	18
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	4	3	1
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	30	21	9
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	6	3	3
Non-resident Alien	4	2	2

Five Towns College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1 graduate students (2.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 29 graduate students (58.00% 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	50
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1
Enrolled Some Online Courses	29
Not in Online Courses	20

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Five Towns College. 4 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.00% of total students), 6 students are aged above 50 (12.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Five Towns College.