Graduate Programs at Friends University

Graduate School Overview

Friends University (referred to as Friends) is a Private, 4 years school located in Wichita, KS.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1951 - Current).

Friends Directory Information
School Name	Friends University (Friends)
Address	2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213
Phone	316-295-5000
Web	https://www.friends.edu
Online Application	https://www.friends.edu/admissions/apply-to-friends
Financial Info	https://www.friends.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Friends is $11,988 in average. The school has 446 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,724 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 57 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,988
Student Population	446
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	57 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Friends is $11,988 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $636.

Friends offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,448
Required Fees	$540
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$636

Friends 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)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Friends University is $11,988. 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	$10,638	-
2019-2020	$11,358	-
2020-2021	$11,448	-
2021-2022	$11,448	$540
2022-2023	$11,448	$540
2023-2024	$11,448	$540

The graduate school tuition & fees of Friends is average compared to private graduate schools in Kansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Kansas graduate tuition is $19,894 (public) / $11,240 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Friends University	$11,988
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kansas Graduate Schools	$10,630	$13,243
Public	$9,216	$19,894
Private	$11,240

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,376 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Friends.

On-campus living costs are increased by 23.01% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,892. Off-campus living costs are increased by 29.05% 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	$7,972	$4,000	$7,972	$4,000
2019-2020	$7,980	$4,000	$7,980	$4,000
2020-2021	$8,350	$4,324	$8,350	$4,324
2021-2022	$7,494	$5,195	$7,792	$5,195
2022-2023	$8,326	$4,174	$8,141	$4,174
2023-2024	$10,828	$4,548	$11,344	$4,548

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $636 at Friends 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	$591
2019-2020	$631
2020-2021	$636
2021-2022	$636
2022-2023	$636
2023-2024	$636

Graduate Programs at Friends

Friends University offers 7 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 231 students have completed their study at Friends University.

Offered Degrees at Friends University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	5	231
Total	7	5	231

The most popular program at Friends University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 89 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Friends University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	89	$55,900
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	54	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	35	-
Christian Studies	✕	27	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	13	-

Friends University offers 7 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 231 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	40 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	35	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	27	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	67 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	13	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✔	97 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	89	$55,900
Management Information Systems	✔	8	-
	Total	231

Graduate Student Population at Friends

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 446 students enrolled into Friends University graduate schools where it has total 1,724 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 145 full-time and 301 part-time graduate students. By gender, 124 male and 322 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	446	124	322
Full-time	145	30	115
Part-tme	301	94	207

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

There are 304 White (68.16%), 30 Black/African American (6.73%), 23 Hispanic (5.16%), 5 Asian (1.12%), and 84 students with other races. 24 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	446	124	322
American Indian/Native American	6	2	4
Asian	5	2	3
Black/African American	30	15	15
Hispanic	23	4	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	304	76	228
Two More	13	4	9
Un-Known	41	4	37
Non-resident Alien	24	17	7

Friends University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 157 graduate students (35.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 107 graduate students (23.99% 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	446
Enrolled Online Exclusively	157
Enrolled Some Online Courses	107
Not in Online Courses	182

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Friends University. 73 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.37% of total students), 67 students are aged above 50 (15.02%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Friends University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	446	124	322
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	69	25	44
Age 25-29	73	21	52
Age 30-34	71	16	55
Age 35-39	52	19	33
Age 40-49	110	29	81
Age 50-64	63	11	52
Over 64	4	1	3

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