Graduate Programs at Hood College

Graduate School Overview

Hood College (referred to as Hood) is a Private, 4 years school located in Frederick, MD.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1922 - Current).

Hood Directory Information
School Name	Hood College (Hood)
Address	401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone	301-663-3131
Web	https://www.hood.edu
Online Application	https://www.hood.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.hood.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Hood is $9,280 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 Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,280
Student Population	854
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Hood is $9,280 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $500.

Hood offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$9,000
Required Fees	$270
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$500

Hood 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 $9,280. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.11% 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	$8,550	$230
2019-2020	$8,820	$250
2020-2021	$8,820	$250
2021-2022	$8,820	$260
2022-2023	$9,000	$270
2023-2024	$9,000	$280

The graduate school tuition & fees of Hood is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,897 (public) / $18,688 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Hood College	$9,280
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,836	$18,908
Public	$12,834	$19,897
Private	$18,688

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,986 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Hood.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.65% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,118. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.57% 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	$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
2023-2024	$14,250	$3,592	$14,382	$3,736

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $501 at Hood College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.20% 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
2023-2024	$501

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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	6	186
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	20
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	5	96
Total	32	11	302

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.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Hood College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	64	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	11	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	10	-
Information Technology Project Management	✔	5	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Hood College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	26	$74,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	25	$67,400
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	21	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	16	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Hood College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✕	20	-

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	10	-
Computer Science	✕	10	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	13	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	60 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	25	$67,400
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	3	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	16	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (other)	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	14	-
Bioinformatics	✕	7	-
Environmental Biology	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	21	-
Business [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	26	$74,400
	Total	186

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	20	-
	Total	20

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	66 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	64	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Bioinformatics	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	3	-
	Total	96

Graduate Student Population at Hood

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 854 students enrolled into Hood College graduate schools where it has total 2,056 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 234 full-time and 620 part-time graduate students. By gender, 270 male and 584 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	854	270	584
Full-time	234	104	130
Part-tme	620	166	454

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

There are 518 White (60.66%), 90 Black/African American (10.54%), 49 Hispanic (5.74%), 28 Asian (3.28%), and 169 students with other races. 111 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	854	270	584
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	28	6	22
Black/African American	90	25	65
Hispanic	49	12	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	518	151	367
Two More	36	9	27
Un-Known	22	6	16
Non-resident Alien	111	61	50

Hood College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 355 graduate students (41.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 214 graduate students (25.06% 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	854
Enrolled Online Exclusively	355
Enrolled Some Online Courses	214
Not in Online Courses	285

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