Graduate Programs at Howard Payne University

Graduate School Overview

Howard Payne University (referred to as Howard Payne) is a Private, 4 years school located in Brownwood, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1948 - Current).

Howard Payne Directory Information
School Name	Howard Payne University (Howard Payne)
Address	1000 Fisk St., Brownwood, TX 76801-2794
Phone	325-646-2502
Web	https://www.hputx.edu
Online Application	https://www.hputx.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.hputx.edu/campus-offices/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Howard Payne is $11,020 in average. The school has 65 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 838 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 68 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,020
Student Population	65
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	68 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Howard Payne is $11,020 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $575.

Howard Payne offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$10,350
Required Fees	$40
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$575

Howard Payne 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 Howard Payne University is $11,020. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.06% 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	$9,180	-
2019-2020	$9,738	-
2020-2021	$9,900	-
2021-2022	$10,080	-
2022-2023	$10,350	$40
2023-2024	$10,980	$40

The graduate school tuition & fees of Howard Payne is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Howard Payne University	$11,020
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,322 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Howard Payne.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,792. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$8,580	$2,696	$5,800	$2,970
2019-2020	$8,805	$2,696	$6,000	$2,970
2020-2021	$9,148	$2,696	$6,200	$3,000
2021-2022	$9,148	$2,696	$6,400	$3,200
2022-2023	$9,616	$2,696	$8,544	$3,248
2023-2024	$10,074	$3,082	$8,544	$3,248

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $610 at Howard Payne University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.09% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$525
2019-2020	$541
2020-2021	$550
2021-2022	$560
2022-2023	$575
2023-2024	$610

Graduate Programs at Howard Payne

Howard Payne University offers 4 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, 22 students have completed their study at Howard Payne University.

Offered Degrees at Howard Payne University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	2	22
Total	4	2	22

The most popular program at Howard Payne University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 14 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Howard Payne University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	$48,900
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	5	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	2	-
Youth Ministry	✕	1	-

Howard Payne University offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 22 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	2	-
Youth Ministry	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	$48,900
	Total	22

Graduate Student Population at Howard Payne

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 65 students enrolled into Howard Payne University graduate schools where it has total 838 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 16 full-time and 49 part-time graduate students. By gender, 48 male and 17 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	65	48	17
Full-time	16	13	3
Part-tme	49	35	14

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

There are 41 White (63.08%), 3 Black/African American (4.62%), 17 Hispanic (26.15%), 1 Asian (1.54%), and 3 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	65	48	17
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	3	2	1
Hispanic	17	13	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	41	31	10
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Howard Payne University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 40 graduate students (61.54% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3 graduate students (4.62% 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	65
Enrolled Online Exclusively	40
Enrolled Some Online Courses	3
Not in Online Courses	22

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Howard Payne University. 29 students are aged 20 to 24 (44.62% of total students), 9 students are aged above 50 (13.85%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Howard Payne University.