Mars Hill University Graduate Schools

Mars Hill University (referred to as Mars Hill) is a Private, 4 years school located in Mars Hill, NC. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Mars Hill University is $12,684 in average. The school has 38 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,032 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1926 - Current).

Mars Hill Directory Information
School Name	Mars Hill University (Mars Hill)
Address	100 Athletic St, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Phone	866-642-4968
Web	https://www.mhu.edu
Online Application	https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Mars Hill University is $12,684 in average. The school has 38 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,032 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,684
Student Population	38
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mars Hill University is $12,684 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $549.

Mars Hill University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Mars Hill 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Mars Hill University is $12,684. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.87% 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	$10,052	-
2019-2020	$10,999	-
2020-2021	$10,419	-
2021-2022	$12,211	-
2022-2023	$12,684	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mars Hill is average compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $15,785 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mars Hill University	$12,684
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,527
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$15,785

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,004 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mars Hill University. On-campus living costs are increased by 9.89% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,728. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.80% 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	$9,592	$1,900	$9,592	$1,800
2019-2020	$9,878	$1,900	$7,796	$1,800
2020-2021	$9,878	$1,900	$7,796	$1,800
2021-2022	$9,934	$1,900	$7,796	$1,800
2022-2023	$10,004	$3,000	$6,728	$4,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $549 at Mars Hill University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.78% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$467
2019-2020	$481
2020-2021	$481
2021-2022	$519
2022-2023	$549

Graduate Programs at Mars Hill

Mars Hill University offers 7 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, 20 students have completed their study at Mars Hill University.

Offered Degrees at Mars Hill University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	1	20
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0	0
Total	7	1	20

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Graphic Design program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 12 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mars Hill University
Program	Available Online	Average Earning after graduation
Graphic Design	✕	-
Photography	✕	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mars Hill University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	12	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-

Mars Hill University offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 20 students have completed their graduate studies.

20 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 [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	12	-
	Total	20

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	0	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Mars Hill

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 47 students enrolled into Mars Hill University graduate schools where it has total 1,032 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 28 full-time and 19 part-time graduate students. By gender, 23 male and 24 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	47	23	24
Full-time	28	13	15
Part-tme	19	10	9

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

There are 32 White (68.09%), 9 Black/African American (19.15%), 3 Hispanic (6.38%), and 3 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	47	23	24
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	9	6	3
Hispanic	3	2	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	32	12	20
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	2	2	0

Mars Hill University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 19 graduate students (40.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 16 graduate students (34.04% 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	47
Enrolled Online Exclusively	19
Enrolled Some Online Courses	16
Not in Online Courses	12

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mars Hill University. 26 students are aged 20 to 24 (55.32% of total students), 1 students are aged above 50 (2.13%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mars Hill University.