Graduate Programs at MCPHS University

Graduate School Overview

MCPHS University (referred to as MCPHS) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (5/1/1974 - Current).

MCPHS Directory Information
School Name	MCPHS University (MCPHS)
Address	179 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5896
Phone	617-732-2800
Web	https://www.mcphs.edu
Online Application	https://www.mcphs.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.mcphs.edu/admission-and-aid/financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at MCPHS University is $25,020 in average. The school has 3,302 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,824 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$25,020
Student Population	3,302
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MCPHS University is $25,020 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,325.

MCPHS University offers the alternative tuition plans.

MCPHS 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)	19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad
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 MCPHS University is $25,020. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.99% 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	$21,510	$1,020
2019-2020	$22,230	$1,050
2020-2021	$22,230	$1,050
2021-2022	$22,950	$1,110
2022-2023	$23,850	$1,170

The graduate school tuition & fees of MCPHS is average compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,247 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
MCPHS University	$25,020
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,582	$28,108
Public	$14,054	$19,750
Private	$30,247

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $23,760 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MCPHS University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.20% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,760. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.20% 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	$16,974	$3,312	$16,974	$3,312
2019-2020	$17,568	$3,428	$17,568	$3,428
2020-2021	$17,568	$3,530	$17,568	$3,530
2021-2022	$18,950	$3,636	$18,950	$3,636
2022-2023	$19,520	$4,240	$19,520	$4,240

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,325 at MCPHS University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.92% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,195
2019-2020	$1,235
2020-2021	$1,235
2021-2022	$1,275
2022-2023	$1,325

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

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at MCPHS University
	Tuition	Fees
Optometry	$47,100	$1,170
Pharmacy	$42,390	$1,170

Graduate Programs at MCPHS

MCPHS University offers 35 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, 1,444 students have completed their study at MCPHS University.

Offered Degrees at MCPHS University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	7	761
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	1	7
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	11
Doctor's degree - other	5	1	616
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	5	37
Post Master's Degree	1	1	12
Total	35	16	1,444

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 209 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 488 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at MCPHS University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	13	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	12	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✔	9	-
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	✔	9	-
Public Health	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at MCPHS University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	209	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	129	-
Public Health	✕	83	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	73	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✔	58	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at MCPHS University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	488	-
Optometry	✕	55	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Physician Assistant	✔	22	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✔	11	-

MCPHS University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,444 students have completed their graduate studies.

761 students have earned/completed Master's program.
616 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
11 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
37 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
12 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
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pharmacology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	744 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✔	22	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	129	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	✕	40	-
Radiologist Assistant	✕	0	-
Physician Assistant	✕	209	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✔	58	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	4	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✕	2	-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	✕	5	-
Public Health	✕	83	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	43	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	39	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	37	$97,900
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	73	-
	Total	761

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pharmacology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	1	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✔	0	-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	✕	5	-
	Total	7

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	616 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✔	22	-
Optometry	✕	55	-
Pharmacy	✕	488	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	11	-
	Total	616

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	0 completers	-
	Total	11

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	37 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✔	1	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	13	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✔	9	-
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	✕	9	-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	✕	1	-
Public Health	✔	4	-
	Total	37

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	12	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at MCPHS

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,636 students enrolled into MCPHS University graduate schools where it has total 6,824 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,245 full-time and 1,391 part-time graduate students. By gender, 969 male and 2,667 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	3,636	969	2,667
Full-time	2,245	665	1,580
Part-tme	1,391	304	1,087

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

There are 1,645 White (45.24%), 280 Black/African American (7.70%), 226 Hispanic (6.22%), 647 Asian (17.79%), and 838 students with other races. 492 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,636	969	2,667
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	647	174	473
Black/African American	280	88	192
Hispanic	226	63	163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,645	393	1,252
Two More	114	23	91
Un-Known	226	50	176
Non-resident Alien	492	177	315

MCPHS University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,489 graduate students (40.95% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,636
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,489
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	2,147

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at MCPHS University. 1,341 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.88% of total students), 94 students are aged above 50 (2.59%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at MCPHS University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,636	969	2,667
Age 20-21	84	13	71
Age 22-24	1,257	307	950
Age 25-29	1,380	361	1,019
Age 30-34	426	150	276
Age 35-39	192	50	142
Age 40-49	203	64	139
Age 50-64	93	23	70
Over 64	1	1	0

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