Graduate Programs at Loras College

Graduate School Overview

Loras College (referred to as Loras) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dubuque, IA. 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 Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1917 - Current).

Loras Directory Information
School Name	Loras College (Loras)
Address	1450 Alta Vista, Dubuque, IA 52004-0178
Phone	563-588-7100
Web	https://www.loras.edu
Online Application	https://www.loras.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.loras.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Loras College is $13,440 in average. The school has 92 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,319 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,440
Student Population	92
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Loras College is $13,440 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $745.

Loras College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Loras 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, remedial services, 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Loras College is $13,440. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.46% 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	$7,920	$504
2019-2020	$10,125	$675
2020-2021	$10,800	$20
2021-2022	$12,960	$30
2022-2023	$13,410	$30

The graduate school tuition & fees of Loras is average compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $17,355 (public) / $12,923 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Loras College	$13,440
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,156	$13,754
Public	$11,312	$17,355
Private	$12,923

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,487 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Loras College. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.49% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,538. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.98% 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	$8,275	$2,011	$8,275	$2,011
2019-2020	$8,425	$2,011	$8,425	$2,011
2020-2021	$8,600	$2,011	$8,600	$2,011
2021-2022	$8,760	$2,059	$6,536	$2,959
2022-2023	$9,230	$2,075	$8,281	$2,257

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $745 at Loras College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.47% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$660
2019-2020	$675
2020-2021	$720
2021-2022	$720
2022-2023	$745

Graduate Programs at Loras

Loras College offers 8 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, 53 students have completed their study at Loras College.

Offered Degrees at Loras College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	1	53
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Total	8	1	53

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Data Analytics, General program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 21 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Loras College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Data Analytics, General	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Loras College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	11	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	-

Loras College offers 8 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 53 students have completed their graduate studies.

53 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	2	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
	Total	53

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Loras

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 90 students enrolled into Loras College graduate schools where it has total 1,319 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 9 part-time graduate students. By gender, 26 male and 64 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	90	26	64
Full-time	81	24	57
Part-tme	9	2	7

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

There are 67 White (74.44%), 3 Black/African American (3.33%), 7 Hispanic (7.78%), 2 Asian (2.22%), and 11 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	90	26	64
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	3	0	3
Hispanic	7	3	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	67	18	49
Two More	5	2	3
Un-Known	5	1	4
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Loras College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 10 graduate students (11.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 45 graduate students (50.00% 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	90
Enrolled Online Exclusively	10
Enrolled Some Online Courses	45
Not in Online Courses	35

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Loras College. 49 students are aged 20 to 24 (54.44% of total students), 2 students are aged above 50 (2.22%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Loras College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	90	26	64
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	46	13	33
Age 25-29	20	6	14
Age 30-34	4	1	3
Age 35-39	5	1	4
Age 40-49	10	3	7
Age 50-64	2	1	1

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