Graduate Programs at Lipscomb University

Graduate School Overview

Lipscomb University (referred to as Lipscomb) is a Private, 4 years school located in Nashville, TN. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1954 - Current).

Lipscomb Directory Information
School Name	Lipscomb University (Lipscomb)
Address	One University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204-3951
Phone	615-966-1000
Web	https://www.lipscomb.edu
Online Application	https://admission.lipscomb.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.lipscomb.edu/admissions/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lipscomb University is $17,370 in average. The school has 1,749 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,704 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 179 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,370
Student Population	1,749
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	179 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lipscomb University is $17,370 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $951.

Lipscomb University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Lipscomb University 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)	13 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Lipscomb University is $17,370. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.58% 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	$17,766	-
2019-2020	$18,414	-
2020-2021	$18,000	-
2021-2022	$17,100	-
2022-2023	$17,370	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lipscomb is average compared to private graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $20,629 (public) / $19,720 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lipscomb University	$17,370
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,517	$19,583
Public	$11,181	$20,629
Private	$19,720

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,036 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lipscomb University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.33% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,000. 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	$12,652	$3,250	$10,250	$3,250
2019-2020	$13,280	$3,250	$10,500	$3,500
2020-2021	$13,804	$4,000	$10,500	$4,000
2021-2022	$13,976	$4,000	$12,000	$4,000
2022-2023	$14,036	$4,000	$12,000	$4,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $951 at Lipscomb University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.11% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$987
2019-2020	$1,023
2020-2021	$1,000
2021-2022	$950
2022-2023	$951

Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Lipscomb University.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Lipscomb University
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$37,938	$3,248

Graduate Programs at Lipscomb

Lipscomb University offers 61 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, 820 students have completed their study at Lipscomb University.

Offered Degrees at Lipscomb University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	1	564
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	43
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	62
Post Bachelor's Degree	21	2	151
Total	61	3	820

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 46 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 96 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 62 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lipscomb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	46	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	42	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	19	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	17	-
Human Resources Development	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lipscomb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	96	$45,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	66	$59,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	50	-
Physician Assistant	✕	39	-
Molecular Biology	✕	34	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lipscomb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	62	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	40	$79,100
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Archeology	✕	1	-

Lipscomb University offers 61 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 820 students have completed their graduate studies.

564 students have earned/completed Master's program.
62 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
151 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 [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	✕	14	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	2	-
Advertising	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Informatics	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	185 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	96	$45,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	$54,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	50	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	8	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	5	$42,700
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	34	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	34	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	13	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Psychology	✕	2	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Archeology	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	119 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Physician Assistant	✕	39	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	16	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	34	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	8	-
Medical Informatics	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✔	100 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	66	$59,900
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	9	-
Accounting	✕	25	-
	Total	564

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	40	$79,100
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Archeology	✕	1	-
	Total	43

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	62	-
	Total	62

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	1	-
Advertising	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	101 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	46	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	42	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✕	4	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	17	-
Business [+]	✔	26 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	19	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Human Resources Development	✕	5	-
Executive/Career Coaching	✔	0	-
	Total	151

Graduate Student Population at Lipscomb

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,826 students enrolled into Lipscomb University graduate schools where it has total 4,704 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,572 full-time and 254 part-time graduate students. By gender, 530 male and 1,296 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	1,826	530	1,296
Full-time	1,572	447	1,125
Part-tme	254	83	171

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

There are 1,283 White (70.26%), 283 Black/African American (15.50%), 26 Hispanic (1.42%), 60 Asian (3.29%), and 174 students with other races. 22 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,826	530	1,296
American Indian/Native American	11	4	7
Asian	60	15	45
Black/African American	283	74	209
Hispanic	26	10	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,283	377	906
Two More	36	4	32
Un-Known	105	32	73
Non-resident Alien	22	14	8

Lipscomb University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 362 graduate students (19.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 409 graduate students (22.40% 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	1,826
Enrolled Online Exclusively	362
Enrolled Some Online Courses	409
Not in Online Courses	1,055

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lipscomb University. 532 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.13% of total students), 121 students are aged above 50 (6.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lipscomb University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,826	530	1,296
Age 20-21	22	2	20
Age 22-24	510	143	367
Age 25-29	543	154	389
Age 30-34	213	70	143
Age 35-39	174	58	116
Age 40-49	242	63	179
Age 50-64	114	37	77
Over 64	7	3	4
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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