Graduate Programs at Kean University

Graduate School Overview

Kean University (referred to as Kean) is a Public, 4 years school located in Union, NJ.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1960 - Current).

Kean Directory Information
School Name	Kean University (Kean)
Address	1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 7083
Phone	908-737-5326
Web	https://www.kean.edu
Online Application	https://www.kean.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.kean.edu/offices/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Kean is $18,630 for New Jersey residents and $23,919 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,039 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,884 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 108 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,919 $18,630 for New Jersey Residents
Student Population	2,039
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	108 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Kean is $18,630 for New Jersey residents and $23,919 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $788 for New Jersey residents and $946 for out-of-state students.

Kean offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New Jersey Residents	$18,630
Out-of-State	$23,919
Tuition per Credit Hour
New Jersey Residents	$788
Out-of-State	$946

Kean 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)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Kean University is $18,630 for New Jersey residents and $23,919 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.50% 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
	New Jersey Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$15,025	$2,108	$19,890	$2,108
2019-2020	$15,326	$2,150	$20,288	$2,150
2020-2021	$15,752	$1,604	$20,714	$1,604
2021-2022	$15,752	$1,724	$20,714	$1,724
2022-2023	$16,225	$1,775	$21,335	$1,775
2023-2024	$16,793	$1,837	$22,082	$1,837

The graduate school tuition & fees of Kean is average compared to public graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $24,748 (public) / $22,815 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Kean University	$18,630	$23,919
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,654	$22,989
Public	$18,310	$24,748
Private	$22,815

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,278 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Kean.

On-campus living costs are increased by 14.22% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,794. Off-campus living costs are increased by 44.60% 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	$14,470	$2,273	$10,467	$3,680
2019-2020	$14,802	$2,281	$10,971	$3,580
2020-2021	$14,472	$2,281	$10,964	$3,580
2021-2022	$14,834	$2,281	$9,074	$3,580
2022-2023	$14,834	$2,505	$9,800	$4,580
2023-2024	$16,592	$3,212	$16,108	$4,686

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $816 for New Jersey residents and $979 for other students at Kean University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.49% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New Jersey Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$734	$885
2019-2020	$748	$902
2020-2021	$765	$919
2021-2022	$765	$919
2022-2023	$788	$946
2023-2024	$816	$979

Graduate Programs at Kean

Kean University offers 52 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, 815 students have completed their study at Kean University.

Offered Degrees at Kean University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	34	1	671
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	5	0	25
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	10
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	10	0	109
Total	52	1	815

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 25 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 86 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the School Psychology program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Kean University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Nursing Science	✕	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at Kean University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	86	$43,500
Psychology	✕	57	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	57	$58,700
Social Work	✕	52	$41,500
Public Administration	✕	50	$44,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at Kean University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	10	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	6	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	4	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	3	-

Kean University offers 52 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 815 students have completed their graduate studies.

671 students have earned/completed Master's program.
10 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
109 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
Architecture [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	13	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	10	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	9	-
Education [+]	✕	258 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	$68,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	57	$58,700
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	✕	46	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	86	$43,500
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Writing	✕	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Holocaust and Related Studies	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	16	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	108 completers	-
Psychology	✕	57	-
Educational Psychology	✕	18	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	33	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	50	$44,700
Social Work	✕	52	$41,500
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Political Science and Government	✕	-	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	19	-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
Nursing Science	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	22	-
Accounting	✕	24	-
	Total	671

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	10	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	2	-
Nursing Science	✕	-	-
	Total	25

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	6	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	4	-
	Total	10

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Holocaust and Related Studies	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-
Nursing Science	✕	23	-
	Total	109

Graduate Student Population at Kean

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,039 students enrolled into Kean University graduate schools where it has total 12,884 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 988 full-time and 1,051 part-time graduate students. By gender, 440 male and 1,599 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	2,039	440	1,599
Full-time	988	237	751
Part-tme	1,051	203	848

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

There are 762 White (37.37%), 388 Black/African American (19.03%), 483 Hispanic (23.69%), 83 Asian (4.07%), and 323 students with other races. 45 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,039	440	1,599
American Indian/Native American	5	2	3
Asian	83	23	60
Black/African American	388	87	301
Hispanic	483	104	379
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	762	159	603
Two More	39	5	34
Un-Known	232	44	188
Non-resident Alien	45	15	30

Kean University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 131 graduate students (6.42% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 27 graduate students (1.32% 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	2,039
Enrolled Online Exclusively	131
Enrolled Some Online Courses	27
Not in Online Courses	1,881

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Kean University. 563 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.61% of total students), 178 students are aged above 50 (8.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Kean University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,039	440	1,599
Age 20-21	15	1	14
Age 22-24	548	126	422
Age 25-29	562	124	438
Age 30-34	274	75	199
Age 35-39	182	38	144
Age 40-49	280	43	237
Age 50-64	162	30	132
Over 64	16	3	13

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