Hood College Graduate Schools

Hood College (referred to as Hood) is a Private, 4 years school located in Frederick, 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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Hood College is $9,270 in average. The school has 854 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,056 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Hood College (referred to as Hood) is a Private, 4 years school located in Frederick, 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 (1/1/1922 - Current).
Hood Directory Information
School NameHood College (Hood)
Address401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone301-663-3131
Webhttps://www.hood.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.hood.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.hood.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Hood College is $9,270 in average. The school has 854 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,056 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 70 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$9,270
Student Population854
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs70 graduate programs
(11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Hood College is $9,270 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $500.
Hood College offers the alternative tuition plans.
Hood College 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Hood College is $9,270. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.09% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$8,550$230
2019-2020$8,820$250
2020-2021$8,820$250
2021-2022$8,820$260
2022-2023$9,000$270
The graduate school tuition & fees of Hood is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Hood College$9,270
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Maryland Graduate Schools$14,825$18,640
Public$12,811$19,924
Private$18,096
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,094 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Hood College. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.92% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,386. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.77% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$12,700$3,168$11,822$3,168
2019-2020$12,880$3,262$12,066$3,262
2020-2021$13,010$3,318$12,272$3,318
2021-2022$13,200$3,366$12,578$3,366
2022-2023$13,600$3,450$12,892$3,494
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $500 at Hood College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.04% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$475
2019-2020$490
2020-2021$490
2021-2022$490
2022-2023$500

Graduate Programs at Hood

Hood College offers 32 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, 302 students have completed their study at Hood College.
Offered Degrees at Hood College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree186186
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1020
Post Bachelor's Degree13596
Total3211302
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Hood College by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 64 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 26 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Organizational Leadership program with 20 completers.
Hood College offers 32 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 302 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 186 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 96 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 38 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences10-
Computer Science10-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance13-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)5-
Education [+] (6 completers) 60 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction11-
Educational Leadership and Administration25$67,400
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)3-
Mathematics Teacher Education5-
Reading Teacher Education16-
Work and Family Studies [+] 2 completers-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (other)2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 4 completers-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 28 completers-
Biomedical Sciences14-
Bioinformatics7-
Environmental Biology7-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 7 completers-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 21 completers-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor21-
Business [+] 26 completers-
Business Administration and Management26$74,400
Total186
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business [+] 20 completers-
Organizational Leadership20-
Total20
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 17 completers-
Information Science/Studies1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance11-
Information Technology Project Management5-
Education [+] (3 completers) 66 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction1-
Educational Leadership and Administration64-
Mathematics Teacher Education1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Bioinformatics0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 10 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)10-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Psychology (other)0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 0 completers-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics0-
Business [+] 3 completers-
Organizational Leadership3-
Accounting0-
Finance0-
Total96

Graduate Student Population at Hood

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 878 students enrolled into Hood College graduate schools where it has total 2,056 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 154 full-time and 724 part-time graduate students. By gender, 271 male and 607 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total878271607
Full-time1546094
Part-tme724211513
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 550 White (62.64%), 107 Black/African American (12.19%), 50 Hispanic (5.69%), 40 Asian (4.56%), and 131 students with other races. 73 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total878271607
American Indian/Native American000
Asian40535
Black/African American1073077
Hispanic501535
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White550164386
Two More371126
Un-Known21813
Non-resident Alien733835
Hood College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 348 graduate students (39.64% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 179 graduate students (20.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total878
Enrolled Online Exclusively348
Enrolled Some Online Courses179
Not in Online Courses351
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Hood College. 129 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.69% of total students), 91 students are aged above 50 (10.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Hood College.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total878271607
Age 20-21523
Age 22-241243886
Age 25-2923974165
Age 30-341606397
Age 35-391113675
Age 40-4914838110
Age 50-64841767
Over 64734

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