Graduate Programs at Keene State College

Graduate School Overview

Keene State College (referred to as KSC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Keene, NH. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1949 - Current).

KSC Directory Information
School Name	Keene State College (KSC)
Address	229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-1506
Phone	603-352-1909
Web	https://www.keene.edu
Online Application	https://www.keene.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.keene.edu/admissions/aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Keene State College is $11,862 for New Hampshire residents and $13,392 for out-of-state students. The school has 135 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,872 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 89 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,392 $11,862 for New Hampshire Residents
Student Population	135
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	89 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Keene State College is $11,862 for New Hampshire residents and $13,392 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $542 for New Hampshire residents and $627 for out-of-state students.

Keene State College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Keene State 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad 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 Keene State College is $11,862 for New Hampshire residents and $13,392 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.06% 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
	New Hampshire Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,540	$1,998	$10,440	$1,998
2019-2020	$9,720	$2,052	$10,620	$2,052
2020-2021	$9,756	$2,106	$10,692	$2,106
2021-2022	$9,756	$2,106	$11,016	$2,106
2022-2023	$9,756	$2,106	$11,286	$2,106

The graduate school tuition & fees of KSC is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in New Hampshire. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the New Hampshire graduate tuition is $22,655 (public) / $24,216 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Keene State College	$11,862	$13,392
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
New Hampshire Graduate Schools	$18,436	$23,696
Public	$17,536	$22,655
Private	$24,216

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,034 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Keene State College. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,722. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.87% 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	$11,026	$1,850	$8,668	$2,050
2019-2020	$12,846	$1,500	$10,318	$1,750
2020-2021	$13,234	$1,500	$10,578	$1,750
2021-2022	$13,196	$1,250	$10,718	$1,350
2022-2023	$13,534	$1,500	$10,222	$1,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $542 for New Hampshire residents and $627 for other students at Keene State College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.45% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New Hampshire Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$530	$580
2019-2020	$540	$590
2020-2021	$542	$594
2021-2022	$542	$612
2022-2023	$542	$627

Graduate Programs at KSC

Keene State College offers 10 graduate programs for Master's 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, 40 students have completed their study at Keene State College.

Offered Degrees at Keene State College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	6	36
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	2
Post Master's Degree	2	1	2
Total	10	7	40

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Keene State College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician program with 13 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Keene State College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Keene State College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	✔	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	$44,600
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-
History	✕	3	-

Keene State College offers 10 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 40 students have completed their graduate studies.

36 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 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
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	20 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	$44,600
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	✔	13	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	0	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	36

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at KSC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 136 students enrolled into Keene State College graduate schools where it has total 2,872 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 23 full-time and 113 part-time graduate students. By gender, 51 male and 85 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	136	51	85
Full-time	23	6	17
Part-tme	113	45	68

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

There are 91 White (66.91%), 4 Black/African American (2.94%), 9 Hispanic (6.62%), and 32 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	136	51	85
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	4	4	0
Hispanic	9	3	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	91	36	55
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	24	5	19
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Keene State College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 51 graduate students (37.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 12 graduate students (8.82% 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	136
Enrolled Online Exclusively	51
Enrolled Some Online Courses	12
Not in Online Courses	73

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Keene State College. 50 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.76% of total students), 13 students are aged above 50 (9.56%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Keene State College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	136	51	85
Age 20-21	1	0	1
Age 22-24	49	20	29
Age 25-29	23	7	16
Age 30-34	19	7	12
Age 35-39	15	5	10
Age 40-49	16	8	8
Age 50-64	13	4	9

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