Graduate Programs at Harding University

Graduate School Overview

Harding University (referred to as Harding) is a Private, 4 years school located in Searcy, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1954 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Harding Directory Information
School Name	Harding University (Harding)
Address	915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72149-5615
Phone	501-279-4000
Web	https://www.harding.edu
Online Application	https://www.harding.edu/admissions/howtoapply.html
Financial Info	https://www.harding.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Harding is $13,684 in average. The school has 1,282 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,805 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 145 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,684
Student Population	1,282
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	145 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Harding is $13,684 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $689.

Harding offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,399
Required Fees	$648
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$689

Harding 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Harding University is $13,684. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.88% 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	$17,760	$500
2019-2020	$13,372	$520
2020-2021	$11,388	$540
2021-2022	$10,540	$540
2022-2023	$12,399	$648
2023-2024	$13,036	$648

The graduate school tuition & fees of Harding is average compared to private graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Harding University	$13,684
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,856 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Harding.

On-campus living costs are increased by 20.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,840. Off-campus living costs are increased by 46.23% 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	$7,004	$2,622	$7,004	$2,622
2019-2020	$7,170	$2,806	$7,170	$2,806
2020-2021	$7,460	$3,280	$7,460	$3,280
2021-2022	$7,718	$3,390	$7,718	$3,390
2022-2023	$7,984	$3,532	$7,984	$3,532
2023-2024	$9,940	$3,958	$8,924	$7,916

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $723 at Harding University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$740
2019-2020	$742
2020-2021	$633
2021-2022	$642
2022-2023	$689
2023-2024	$723

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Harding.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Harding University
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$41,720	$2,500

Graduate Programs at Harding

Harding University offers 39 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, 410 students have completed their study at Harding University.

Offered Degrees at Harding University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	329
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	11
Doctor's degree - other	3	70
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	39	410

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 59 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 36 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Harding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Harding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	59	$75,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	56	$39,300
Information Science/Studies	✕	39	-
Physician Assistant	✕	36	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Harding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	36	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	11	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-

Harding University offers 39 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 410 students have completed their graduate studies.

329 students have earned/completed Master's program.
70 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	39	-
Education [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	$57,400
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	56	$39,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
General Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	1	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	11	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	19	-
Physician Assistant	✕	36	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	5	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	14	-
Business [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	59	$75,100
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	329

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	36	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
	Total	70

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Harding

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,282 students enrolled into Harding University graduate schools where it has total 4,805 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 559 full-time and 723 part-time graduate students. By gender, 464 male and 818 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	1,282	464	818
Full-time	559	183	376
Part-tme	723	281	442

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

There are 992 White (77.38%), 150 Black/African American (11.70%), 39 Hispanic (3.04%), 27 Asian (2.11%), and 74 students with other races. 29 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,282	464	818
American Indian/Native American	11	4	7
Asian	27	5	22
Black/African American	150	59	91
Hispanic	39	16	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	992	340	652
Two More	17	6	11
Un-Known	16	8	8
Non-resident Alien	29	25	4

Harding University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 443 graduate students (34.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 177 graduate students (13.81% 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	1,282
Enrolled Online Exclusively	443
Enrolled Some Online Courses	177
Not in Online Courses	662

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