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Florida Atlantic University (referred to as FAU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boca Raton, FL. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Florida Atlantic University is $6,693 for Florida residents and $18,482 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,401 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 29,592 including undergraduate students.
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Graduate School Overview

Florida Atlantic University (referred to as FAU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boca Raton, FL. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1967 - Current).
FAU Directory Information
School NameFlorida Atlantic University (FAU)
Address777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone561-297-3000
Webhttps://www.fau.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.fau.edu/admissions/Apply_Online.php
Financial Infohttps://www.fau.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Florida Atlantic University is $6,693 for Florida residents and $18,482 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,401 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 29,592 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 225 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$18,482
$6,693 for Florida Residents
Student Population5,401
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs225 graduate programs
(16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio22 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Florida Atlantic University is $6,693 for Florida residents and $18,482 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $372 for Florida residents and $1,027 for out-of-state students.
Florida Atlantic University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
Florida Atlantic 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)16 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • 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 Florida Atlantic University is $6,693 for Florida residents and $18,482 for other students. 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
Florida ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$5,467$1,190$16,695$1,751
2019-2020$5,467$1,226$16,695$1,787
2020-2021$5,467$1,226$16,695$1,787
2021-2022$5,467$1,226$16,695$1,787
2022-2023$5,467$1,226$16,695$1,787
The graduate school tuition & fees of FAU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Florida. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Florida graduate tuition is $24,427 (public) / $16,041 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Florida Atlantic University$6,693$18,482
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Florida Graduate Schools$14,054$17,230
Public$10,002$24,427
Private$16,041
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,180 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Florida Atlantic University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.01% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,484. Off-campus living costs are increased by 21.84% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,896$6,300$11,434$7,416
2019-2020$11,950$7,382$11,716$8,460
2020-2021$12,030$6,618$12,154$7,386
2021-2022$12,030$5,788$12,092$6,362
2022-2023$12,536$6,174$14,840$7,644
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $372 for Florida residents and $1,027 for other students at Florida Atlantic University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Florida ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$370$1,025
2019-2020$372$1,027
2020-2021$372$1,027
2021-2022$372$1,027
2022-2023$372$1,027
For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $31,634 for Florida residents and $67,776 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Florida Atlantic University.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Florida Atlantic University
Florida ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Medicine$28,111$3,523$62,532$5,244

Graduate Programs at FAU

Florida Atlantic University offers 127 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, 2,074 students have completed their study at Florida Atlantic University.
Offered Degrees at Florida Atlantic University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree6851,696
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship22194
Doctor's degree - other30105
Post Bachelor's Degree314153
Post Master's Degree3026
Total127102,074
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Florida Atlantic University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Management Science program with 44 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 307 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 64 completers.
Florida Atlantic University offers 127 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,074 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,696 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 105 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 153 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 26 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Environmental Science✕11-
Architecture [+] ✕ 13 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕13-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Women's Studies✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕11-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 58 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕45-
Artificial Intelligence✕11-
Information Technology✕2-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 227 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕23$49,300
Educational Leadership and Administration✕111$53,200
Educational/Instructional Technology✔2-
Special Education and Teaching✕9-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕60$46,600
Elementary Education and Teaching✕8-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕9-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕0-
Reading Teacher Education✕5-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕0-
Engineering [+] ✔ (3 completers) 69 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕14-
Civil Engineering✕22-
Computer Engineering✕7-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔7-
Mechanical Engineering✔3-
Ocean Engineering✔16-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕11-
Linguistics✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 22 completers-
English Language and Literature✕13-
Creative Writing✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 72 completers$27,000
Biology/Biological Sciences✕30$27,000
Biomedical Sciences✕39-
Biotechnology✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Applied Mathematics✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕2-
Marine Sciences✕9-
Data Science, General✕11-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕20-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕18-
Physics✕4-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 12 completers-
Psychology✕9-
Educational Psychology✔3-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 25 completers$39,000
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕25-
Human Services [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Public Administration✕13$49,400
Social Work✕0$41,800
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Anthropology✕6-
Economics✕9-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕19-
Sociology✕9-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕1-
Music✕7-
Music Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 399 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕27-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕102$56,300
Clinical/Medical Social Work✕143-
Health/Medical Physics✕3-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕124$84,900
Business [+] ✕ 605 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕307$56,400
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕5-
Accounting✕214$60,300
Finance✕21-
Management Information Systems✕25-
Taxation✕33$69,600
History [+] ✕ 10 completers-
History✕10-
Total1,696
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕8-
Education [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕6-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕13-
Special Education and Teaching✕2-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕3-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 10 completers-
Computer Engineering✔1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕3-
Mechanical Engineering✕2-
Ocean Engineering✕2-
Engineering (other)✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕7-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕4-
Physics✕4-
Psychology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Experimental Psychology✕5-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology✕5-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Public Administration✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Nursing Science✕6-
Business [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕6-
Total94
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 105 completers-
Medicine✕64-
Clinical/Medical Social Work✕3-
Nursing Practice✕38-
Total105
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Environmental Science✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Women's Studies✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕20-
Artificial Intelligence✕4-
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 11 completers-
Multicultural Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔1-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔5-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕3-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕2-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 6 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✔1-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕1-
Transportation and Highway Engineering✕0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕1-
Ocean Engineering✕3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕8-
Neuroscience✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕1-
Social Work✔15-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕9-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕1-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕16-
Health/Medical Physics✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕12-
Business [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Management Science✕44-
Insurance✕1-
Total153
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕2-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕8-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕16-
Total26

Graduate Student Population at FAU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,356 students enrolled into Florida Atlantic University graduate schools where it has total 29,592 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,375 full-time and 2,981 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,035 male and 3,321 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
Total5,3562,0353,321
Full-time2,3759151,460
Part-tme2,9811,1201,861
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,322 White (43.35%), 954 Black/African American (17.81%), 1,181 Hispanic (22.05%), 290 Asian (5.41%), and 609 students with other races. 417 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3562,0353,321
American Indian/Native American422
Asian290138152
Black/African American954245709
Hispanic1,181440741
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White2,3229241,398
Two More15857101
Un-Known271116
Non-resident Alien417217200
Florida Atlantic University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,950 graduate students (36.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,218 graduate students (22.74% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total5,356
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,950
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,218
Not in Online Courses2,188
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Florida Atlantic University. 1,319 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.63% of total students), 17 students are aged below 20 (0.32%), 414 students are aged above 50 (7.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Florida Atlantic University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3562,0353,321
Under 18321
Age 18-191468
Age 20-211415190
Age 22-241,178447731
Age 25-291,415561854
Age 30-34883344539
Age 35-39568238330
Age 40-49740250490
Age 50-64380120260
Over 64341618

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