Graduate Programs at Frostburg State University

Graduate School Overview

Frostburg State University (referred to as Frostburg State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Frostburg, MD. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1953 - Current).

Frostburg State Directory Information
School Name	Frostburg State University (Frostburg State)
Address	101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
Phone	301-687-4000
Web	https://www.frostburg.edu
Online Application	https://www.frostburg.edu/admissions-and-cost/index.php
Financial Info	https://www.frostburg.edu/admissions-and-cost/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Frostburg State University is $11,038 for Maryland residents and $13,414 for out-of-state students. The school has 772 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,452 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 77 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,414 $11,038 for Maryland Residents
Student Population	772
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	77 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Frostburg State University is $11,038 for Maryland residents and $13,414 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $456 for Maryland residents and $588 for out-of-state students.

Frostburg State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Frostburg State 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Frostburg State University is $11,038 for Maryland residents and $13,414 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.46% 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
	Maryland Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,794	$2,530	$10,026	$2,530
2019-2020	$7,866	$2,710	$10,080	$2,710
2020-2021	$7,866	$2,710	$10,080	$2,710
2021-2022	$8,028	$2,760	$10,332	$2,760
2022-2023	$8,208	$2,830	$10,584	$2,830

The graduate school tuition & fees of Frostburg State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,924 (public) / $18,096 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Frostburg State University	$11,038	$13,414
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,822	$18,640
Public	$12,804	$19,924
Private	$18,096

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,196 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Frostburg State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.35% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,196. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.35% 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	$10,082	$3,056	$10,082	$3,056
2019-2020	$10,682	$3,058	$10,682	$3,058
2020-2021	$11,202	$3,058	$11,202	$3,058
2021-2022	$11,648	$3,056	$11,648	$3,056
2022-2023	$12,140	$3,056	$12,140	$3,056

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $456 for Maryland residents and $588 for other students at Frostburg State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.44% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Maryland Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$433	$557
2019-2020	$437	$560
2020-2021	$437	$560
2021-2022	$446	$574
2022-2023	$456	$588

Graduate Programs at Frostburg State

Frostburg State University offers 21 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, 257 students have completed their study at Frostburg State University.

Offered Degrees at Frostburg State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	6	244
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	10
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	0
Post Master's Degree	2	0	3
Total	21	6	257

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 84 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 11 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Frostburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	3	-
Education	✕	1	-
Education	✕	0	-
Education	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Frostburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	84	$42,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	67	$76,700
Education	✕	56	$42,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	56	$76,700
Computer Science	✕	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Frostburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-

Frostburg State University offers 21 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 257 students have completed their graduate studies.

244 students have earned/completed Master's program.
3 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	26	-
Education [+]	✕	93 completers	$42,300
Education	✕	56	$42,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	26	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Wildlife Biology	✕	0	-
Conservation Biology	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	44 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	25	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	19	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	56 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	56	$76,700
	Total	244

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education	✕	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Frostburg State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 772 students enrolled into Frostburg State University graduate schools where it has total 4,452 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 264 full-time and 508 part-time graduate students. By gender, 282 male and 490 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	772	282	490
Full-time	264	104	160
Part-tme	508	178	330

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

There are 567 White (73.45%), 100 Black/African American (12.95%), 22 Hispanic (2.85%), 32 Asian (4.15%), and 51 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	772	282	490
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	32	12	20
Black/African American	100	32	68
Hispanic	22	7	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	567	211	356
Two More	20	8	12
Un-Known	20	5	15
Non-resident Alien	9	6	3

Frostburg State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 577 graduate students (74.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 194 graduate students (25.13% 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	772
Enrolled Online Exclusively	577
Enrolled Some Online Courses	194
Not in Online Courses	1

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Frostburg State University. 181 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.45% of total students), 61 students are aged above 50 (7.90%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Frostburg State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	772	282	490
Age 20-21	18	7	11
Age 22-24	163	67	96
Age 25-29	201	64	137
Age 30-34	122	61	61
Age 35-39	83	25	58
Age 40-49	124	42	82
Age 50-64	60	15	45
Over 64	1	1	0

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