Graduate Programs at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Graduate School Overview

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (referred to as MCLA) is a Public, 4 years school located in North Adams, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

MCLA Directory Information
School Name	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)
Address	375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247-4100
Phone	413-662-5000
Web	https://www.mcla.edu
Online Application	https://www.mcla.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/index.php
Financial Info	https://www.mcla.edu/admission-aid/paying-for-college/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MCLA is $7,638 for Massachusetts residents and $7,853 for out-of-state students. The school has 100 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 938 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,853 $7,638 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	100
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MCLA is $7,638 for Massachusetts residents and $7,853 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $208.

MCLA offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Massachusetts Residents	$7,638
Out-of-State	$7,853
Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts Residents	$208
Out-of-State	$208

MCLA offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is $7,638 for Massachusetts residents and $7,853 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.81% 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
	Massachusetts Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,096	$3,096	$3,096	$3,096
2019-2020	$3,420	$3,420	$3,420	$3,420
2020-2021	$3,528	$3,528	$3,528	$3,528
2021-2022	$3,636	$3,711	$3,636	$3,711
2022-2023	$3,744	$3,894	$3,744	$3,894
2023-2024	-	-	$3,852	$4,001

The graduate school tuition & fees of MCLA is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	$7,638	$7,853
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,959 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MCLA.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,725. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -21.31% 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	$10,980	$3,226	$9,133	$3,226
2019-2020	$11,271	$3,232	$9,226	$3,232
2020-2021	$11,913	$3,232	$9,427	$3,232
2021-2022	$12,284	$3,395	$10,027	$3,395
2022-2023	$13,632	$3,603	$10,027	$3,603
2023-2024	$14,634	$2,150	$8,400	$2,325

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $214 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.88% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$172
2019-2020	$190
2020-2021	$196
2021-2022	$202
2022-2023	$208
2023-2024	$214

Graduate Programs at MCLA

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts offers 4 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, 48 students have completed their study at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Offered Degrees at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	38
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	1	10
Total	4	48

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 10 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 30 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	10	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	30	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts offers 4 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 48 students have completed their graduate studies.

38 students have earned/completed Master's program.
10 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 [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Education	✕	30	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
	Total	38

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Education	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at MCLA

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 100 students enrolled into Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts graduate schools where it has total 938 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 53 full-time and 47 part-time graduate students. By gender, 34 male and 66 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	100	34	66
Full-time	53	18	35
Part-tme	47	16	31

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

There are 76 White (76.00%), 3 Black/African American (3.00%), 9 Hispanic (9.00%), 2 Asian (2.00%), and 10 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	100	34	66
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	2	0
Black/African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	9	1	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	76	30	46
Two More	3	0	3
Un-Known	7	0	7
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 30 graduate students (30.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 58 graduate students (58.00% 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	100
Enrolled Online Exclusively	30
Enrolled Some Online Courses	58
Not in Online Courses	12

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 9 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.00% of total students), 2 students are aged above 50 (2.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	100	34	66
Age 22-24	9	3	6
Age 25-29	22	8	14
Age 30-34	22	10	12
Age 35-39	19	7	12
Age 40-49	26	6	20
Age 50-64	2	0	2

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Graduate School

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