Graduate Programs at Franklin Pierce University

Graduate School Overview

Franklin Pierce University (referred to as FPU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Rindge, NH.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1968 - Current).

FPU Directory Information
School Name	Franklin Pierce University (FPU)
Address	40 University Drive, Rindge, NH 03461-0060
Phone	603-899-4000
Web	https://www.franklinpierce.edu
Online Application	https://www.franklinpierce.edu/academics/online/apply.htm
Financial Info	https://www.franklinpierce.edu/admissions/finaid/index.htm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of FPU is $40,049 in average. The school has 545 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,663 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 68 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 31 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$40,049
Student Population	545
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	68 graduate programs (31 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at FPU is $40,049 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $665.

FPU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$37,200
Required Fees	$500
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$665

FPU 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)	31 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, 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 Franklin Pierce University is $40,049. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.23% 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	$16,000	$1,200
2019-2020	$16,000	$1,200
2020-2021	$35,100	$500
2021-2022	$36,150	$500
2022-2023	$37,200	$500
2023-2024	$39,549	$500

The graduate school tuition & fees of FPU is expensive compared to private graduate schools in New Hampshire. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New Hampshire graduate tuition is $24,271 (public) / $25,067 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Franklin Pierce University	$40,049
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Hampshire Graduate Schools	$18,862	$24,801
Public	$18,726	$24,271
Private	$25,067

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,112 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at FPU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.50% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,112. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.01% 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	$13,345	$2,200	$13,345	$3,200
2019-2020	$13,900	$2,200	$13,900	$3,200
2020-2021	$14,454	$2,200	$14,400	$3,200
2021-2022	$14,890	$2,200	$14,800	$3,200
2022-2023	$15,300	$2,200	$15,000	$3,200
2023-2024	$15,912	$2,200	$15,912	$3,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $706 at Franklin Pierce University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.17% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$665
2019-2020	$665
2020-2021	$665
2021-2022	$665
2022-2023	$665
2023-2024	$706

Graduate Programs at FPU

Franklin Pierce University offers 26 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, 186 students have completed their study at Franklin Pierce University.

Offered Degrees at Franklin Pierce University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	18	102
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	78
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	6	6
Total	26	24	186

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 21 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 78 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Franklin Pierce University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	5	-
Health Services Administration	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Franklin Pierce University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	21	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	20	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	11	-
Nursing Education	✔	9	-
Health Services Administration	✔	6	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Franklin Pierce University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	78	-

Franklin Pierce University offers 26 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 186 students have completed their graduate studies.

102 students have earned/completed Master's program.
78 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
6 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Information Technology	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	13 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (5 completers)	47 completers	-
Long Term Care Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Physician Assistant	✕	21	-
Health Services Administration	✔	6	-
Nursing Education	✔	9	-
Nursing Administration	✔	6	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	31 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	20	-
Accounting and Finance	✔	6	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	5	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✔	-	-
	Total	102

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	78	-
	Total	78

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Health Services Administration	✔	1	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	5	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at FPU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 545 students enrolled into Franklin Pierce University graduate schools where it has total 1,663 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 373 full-time and 172 part-time graduate students. By gender, 211 male and 334 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	545	211	334
Full-time	373	136	237
Part-tme	172	75	97

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

There are 365 White (66.97%), 14 Black/African American (2.57%), 65 Hispanic (11.93%), 30 Asian (5.50%), and 71 students with other races. 27 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	545	211	334
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	30	13	17
Black/African American	14	6	8
Hispanic	65	31	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	365	118	247
Two More	14	6	8
Un-Known	28	14	14
Non-resident Alien	27	23	4

Franklin Pierce University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 156 graduate students (28.62% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 122 graduate students (22.39% 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	545
Enrolled Online Exclusively	156
Enrolled Some Online Courses	122
Not in Online Courses	267

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