Graduate Programs at McDaniel College

Graduate School Overview

McDaniel College (referred to as McDaniel) is a Private, 4 years school located in Westminster, MD.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1922 - Current).

McDaniel Directory Information
School Name	McDaniel College (McDaniel)
Address	2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone	410-848-7000
Web	https://www.mcdaniel.edu
Online Application	https://www.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions
Financial Info	https://www.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/cost-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of McDaniel is $9,969 in average. The school has 1,234 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,000 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 69 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,969
Student Population	1,234
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	69 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at McDaniel is $9,969 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $537.

McDaniel offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$9,666
Required Fees	$103
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$537

McDaniel 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)	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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of McDaniel College is $9,969. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.05% 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	$9,000	$150
2019-2020	$9,180	$100
2020-2021	$9,468	$100
2021-2022	$9,468	$100
2022-2023	$9,666	$103
2023-2024	$9,864	$105

The graduate school tuition & fees of McDaniel is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,897 (public) / $18,688 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
McDaniel College	$9,969
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,836	$18,908
Public	$12,834	$19,897
Private	$18,688

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,154 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at McDaniel.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.39% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,154. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.84% 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	$11,430	$1,720	$7,000	$2,170
2019-2020	$11,772	$1,720	$7,000	$2,170
2020-2021	$12,246	$1,720	$7,000	$2,170
2021-2022	$12,302	$1,720	$7,000	$2,170
2022-2023	$12,302	$2,252	$7,792	$4,184
2023-2024	$12,594	$2,454	$8,594	$4,560

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $548 at McDaniel College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.05% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$500
2019-2020	$510
2020-2021	$526
2021-2022	$526
2022-2023	$537
2023-2024	$548

Graduate Programs at McDaniel

McDaniel College offers 30 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, 510 students have completed their study at McDaniel College.

Offered Degrees at McDaniel College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	218
Post Bachelor's Degree	10	292
Total	30	510

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 197 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 65 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at McDaniel College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	197	-
Multicultural Education	✕	83	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	5	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	3	-
Creative Writing	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at McDaniel College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	65	$59,500
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✕	36	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	13	-

McDaniel College offers 30 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 510 students have completed their graduate studies.

218 students have earned/completed Master's program.
292 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor'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 [+]	✕	185 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	65	$59,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✕	2	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✕	36	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	18	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	12	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Human Resources Development	✕	6	-
Management Science	✕	2	-
	Total	218

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	197 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	197	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	-	-
	Total	292

Graduate Student Population at McDaniel

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,234 students enrolled into McDaniel College graduate schools where it has total 3,000 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 626 full-time and 608 part-time graduate students. By gender, 290 male and 944 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	1,234	290	944
Full-time	626	177	449
Part-tme	608	113	495

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

There are 751 White (60.86%), 126 Black/African American (10.21%), 55 Hispanic (4.46%), 21 Asian (1.70%), and 281 students with other races. 156 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,234	290	944
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	21	5	16
Black/African American	126	22	104
Hispanic	55	11	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	751	145	606
Two More	26	8	18
Un-Known	96	17	79
Non-resident Alien	156	82	74

McDaniel College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,234 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,234
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,234
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at McDaniel College. 189 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.32% of total students), 93 students are aged above 50 (7.54%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at McDaniel College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,234	290	944
Age 20-21	8	4	4
Age 22-24	181	38	143
Age 25-29	349	98	251
Age 30-34	233	57	176
Age 35-39	148	36	112
Age 40-49	222	41	181
Age 50-64	93	16	77

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