Graduate Programs at Fordham University

Fordham Directory Information
School Name	Fordham University (Fordham)
Address	441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Phone	718-817-1000
Web	https://www.fordham.edu
Online Application	https://www.fordham.edu/info/20541/how_to_apply
Financial Info	https://www.fordham.edu/finaid

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$25,954
Student Population	6,458
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	261 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$23,112
Required Fees	$838
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$963

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad 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 Fordham University is $25,954. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 8.37% 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	$33,696	$667
2019-2020	$34,608	$681
2020-2021	$23,112	$734
2021-2022	$23,112	$734
2022-2023	$23,112	$838
2023-2024	$25,080	$874

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fordham is average 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
Fordham University	$25,954
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 $26,463 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fordham.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.67% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,258. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.61% 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	$17,696	$2,870	$12,162	$2,840
2019-2020	$18,510	$2,949	$12,438	$2,919
2020-2021	$19,065	$2,950	$12,438	$2,920
2021-2022	$21,035	$2,950	$12,438	$2,920
2022-2023	$21,060	$3,099	$13,743	$3,068
2023-2024	$23,075	$3,420	$14,870	$3,388

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,044 at Fordham University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 8.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,404
2019-2020	$1,442
2020-2021	$963
2021-2022	$963
2022-2023	$963
2023-2024	$1,044

The law school tuition at Fordham University is $69,166 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Fordham.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Fordham University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$68,156	$1,010

Graduate Programs at Fordham

Fordham University offers 187 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, 3,023 students have completed their study at Fordham University.

Offered Degrees at Fordham University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	97	1	2,404
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	29	0	116
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	403
Post Bachelor's Degree	36	0	24
Post Master's Degree	23	0	76
Total	187	1	3,023

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 30 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 884 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 400 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fordham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	30	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	25	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fordham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	884	$48,100
Business Administration and Management	✕	241	$107,800
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	185	-
Business Analytics	✕	106	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	105	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Fordham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	400	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-
Social Work	✕	12	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-

Fordham University offers 187 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 3,023 students have completed their graduate studies.

2,404 students have earned/completed Master's program.
403 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
24 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
76 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
Architecture [+]	✕	-	-
Real Estate Development	✕	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Latin American Studies	✕	-	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	105 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	76	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	29	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	116 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	14	-
Information Technology	✕	2	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✕	52	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	48	-
Education [+]	✕	140 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	28	$87,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	$60,400
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	20	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	23	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	15	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	$64,800
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	211 completers	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	-	-
Intellectual Property Law	✕	23	-
Real Estate and Land Development Law	✕	1	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✕	82	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	105	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	15	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	18	-
Statistics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	✕	5	-
Dispute Resolution	✕	9	-
Business Analytics	✕	106	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	9	-
Ethics	✕	10	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Christian Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	10	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Lay Ministry	✕	17	-
Psychology [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	29	-
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	✕	-	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	11	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	-	$55,900
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Applied Psychology	✕	3	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	884 completers	-
Social Work	✕	884	$48,100
Social Sciences [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	15	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	25	-
Political Science and Government	✕	-	-
American Government and Politics (United States	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	4	-
Social Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	22	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	-	-
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	✕	9	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	30	-
Medical Informatics	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	553 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	241	$107,800
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	58	$65,900
Finance	✕	-	-
Investments and Securities	✕	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	-	-
Business Statistics	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	185	-
Marketing (other)	✔	-	-
Real Estate	✕	33	-
Taxation	✕	31	$75,200
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	-	-
Construction Management	✕	5	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
History (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	2,404

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	4	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	1	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	8	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	3	-
Lay Ministry	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	3	-
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	✕	2	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	7	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	-	$64,000
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Social Work	✕	12	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	4	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	116

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	400 completers	-
Law	✕	400	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	403

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Real Estate Development	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Christian Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Lay Ministry	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	8	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Medical Informatics	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Finance	✕	-	-
Investments and Securities	✕	5	-
Business Statistics	✕	-	-
Real Estate	✕	1	-
Construction Management	✕	-	-
	Total	24

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	5	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	2	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	25	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Lay Ministry	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	30	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	76

Graduate Student Population at Fordham

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 6,458 students enrolled into Fordham University graduate schools where it has total 16,556 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,734 full-time and 2,724 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,274 male and 4,184 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	6,458	2,274	4,184
Full-time	3,734	1,495	2,239
Part-tme	2,724	779	1,945

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

There are 2,903 White (44.95%), 671 Black/African American (10.39%), 1,004 Hispanic (15.55%), 437 Asian (6.77%), and 1,443 students with other races. 1,085 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,458	2,274	4,184
American Indian/Native American	9	5	4
Asian	437	146	291
Black/African American	671	169	502
Hispanic	1,004	280	724
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	2,903	1,039	1,864
Two More	166	43	123
Un-Known	178	68	110
Non-resident Alien	1,085	523	562

Fordham University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,754 graduate students (27.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 925 graduate students (14.32% 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	6,458
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,754
Enrolled Some Online Courses	925
Not in Online Courses	3,779

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Fordham University. 1,950 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.20% of total students), 343 students are aged above 50 (5.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Fordham University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,458	2,274	4,184
Age 20-21	184	61	123
Age 22-24	1,766	635	1,131
Age 25-29	2,151	776	1,375
Age 30-34	927	353	574
Age 35-39	513	182	331
Age 40-49	574	169	405
Age 50-64	312	83	229
Over 64	31	15	16

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