Graduate Programs at Lehigh University

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School Name	Lehigh University (Lehigh)
Address	27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone	610-758-3000
Web	https://www.lehigh.edu
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Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,020
Student Population	1,770
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	211 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$27,000
Required Fees	$200
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,500

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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 Lehigh University is $28,020. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.01% 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	$27,000	$130
2019-2020	$27,000	$130
2020-2021	$27,000	$130
2021-2022	$27,000	$130
2022-2023	$27,000	$200
2023-2024	$27,810	$210

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lehigh is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $25,701 (public) / $21,200 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lehigh University	$28,020
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$19,680	$22,078
Public	$18,549	$25,701
Private	$21,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,970 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lehigh.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.99% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,970. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.99% 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	$13,600	$1,065	$13,600	$1,065
2019-2020	$14,160	$1,065	$14,160	$1,065
2020-2021	$14,740	$1,065	$14,740	$1,065
2021-2022	$15,330	$1,065	$15,330	$1,065
2022-2023	$15,890	$1,065	$15,890	$1,065
2023-2024	$16,470	$1,500	$16,470	$1,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,545 at Lehigh University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,500
2019-2020	$1,500
2020-2021	$1,500
2021-2022	$1,500
2022-2023	$1,500
2023-2024	$1,545

Graduate Programs at Lehigh

Lehigh University offers 129 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, 676 students have completed their study at Lehigh University.

Offered Degrees at Lehigh University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	70	506
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	39	116
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	54
Total	129	676

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 19 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 43 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Mechanical Engineering program with 20 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lehigh University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	19	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	11	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lehigh University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	43	$65,400
Business/Commerce	✕	34	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	-
Education (other)	✕	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lehigh University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanical Engineering	✕	20	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	11	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	8	-

Lehigh University offers 129 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 676 students have completed their graduate studies.

506 students have earned/completed Master's program.
54 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	8	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	-	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	16	-
Education [+]	✕	143 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	43	$65,400
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	18	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	-	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	16	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Education (other)	✕	21	-
Engineering [+]	✕	101 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	4	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	10	-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	✕	3	-
Civil Engineering	✕	4	$67,600
Structural Engineering	✕	10	-
Computer Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	14	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	3	-
Materials Engineering	✕	5	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	17	$78,500
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	10	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	17	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	17	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry	✕	-	-
Molecular Biology	✕	5	-
Evolutionary Biology	✕	-	-
Neuroscience	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	7	-
Statistics	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Business Analytics	✕	17	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Psychology	✕	2	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	3	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	13	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	13	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	34	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	6	-
Project Management	✕	6	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	-	-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	✕	4	-
Finance	✕	11	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	1	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	6	-
Business Statistics	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	8	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	506

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	1	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	55 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	1	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	11	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Structural Engineering	✕	5	-
Computer Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	5	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	-	-
Materials Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	20	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	1	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Biochemistry	✕	2	-
Molecular Biology	✕	1	-
Evolutionary Biology	✕	-	-
Neuroscience	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	2	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	5	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	4	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	116

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	19	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	1	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	✕	-	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	2	-
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	54

Graduate Student Population at Lehigh

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,770 students enrolled into Lehigh University graduate schools where it has total 7,394 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,054 full-time and 716 part-time graduate students. By gender, 955 male and 815 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	1,770	955	815
Full-time	1,054	602	452
Part-tme	716	353	363

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

There are 923 White (52.15%), 52 Black/African American (2.94%), 102 Hispanic (5.76%), 86 Asian (4.86%), and 607 students with other races. 552 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,770	955	815
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	86	44	42
Black/African American	52	17	35
Hispanic	102	44	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	923	463	460
Two More	9	4	5
Un-Known	43	15	28
Non-resident Alien	552	366	186

Lehigh University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 429 graduate students (24.24% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 142 graduate students (8.02% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.