Graduate Programs at Morningside University

Graduate School Overview

Morningside University (referred to as Morningside) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sioux City, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Morningside Directory Information
School Name	Morningside University (Morningside)
Address	1501 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA 51106-1751
Phone	712-274-5000
Web	https://www.morningside.edu
Online Application	https://www.morningside.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.morningside.edu/admissions

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Morningside is $11,111 in average. The school has 1,063 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,249 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 70 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 20 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,111
Student Population	1,063
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (20 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Morningside is $11,111 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $434.

Morningside offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$10,548
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$434

Morningside 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)	20 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 Morningside University is $11,111. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.34% 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	$4,770	-
2019-2020	$5,040	-
2020-2021	$5,400	-
2021-2022	$6,516	-
2022-2023	$10,548	-
2023-2024	$11,111	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Morningside is average compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Morningside University	$11,111
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,230 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Morningside.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.48% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,364. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.18% 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	$9,610	$3,116	$9,610	$3,116
2019-2020	$9,840	$2,800	$9,840	$2,800
2020-2021	$10,110	$2,800	$10,110	$2,800
2021-2022	$10,410	$2,900	$10,410	$2,900
2022-2023	$10,720	$2,900	$11,990	$2,900
2023-2024	$11,204	$3,026	$12,338	$3,026

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $457 at Morningside University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.30% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$265
2019-2020	$280
2020-2021	$300
2021-2022	$362
2022-2023	$434
2023-2024	$457

Graduate Programs at Morningside

Morningside University offers 20 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, 334 students have completed their study at Morningside University.

Offered Degrees at Morningside University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	15	328
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Post Master's Degree	2	2	1
Total	20	19	334

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 95 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 5 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Morningside University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Morningside University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	95	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	94	$51,400
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	44	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	24	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Morningside University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-

Morningside University offers 20 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 334 students have completed their graduate studies.

328 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
1 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 [+]	✔ (12 completers)	280 completers	-
Education	✕	95	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	3	-
Learning Sciences	✔	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	94	$51,400
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	4	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	✔	8	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	✔	9	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	4	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	24	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	9	-
Education (other)	✔	-	$53,800
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	48 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	44	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✔	3	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
	Total	328

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Morningside

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,063 students enrolled into Morningside University graduate schools where it has total 2,249 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 59 full-time and 1,004 part-time graduate students. By gender, 192 male and 871 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	1,063	192	871
Full-time	59	9	50
Part-tme	1,004	183	821

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

There are 973 White (91.53%), 12 Black/African American (1.13%), 35 Hispanic (3.29%), 7 Asian (0.66%), and 36 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,063	192	871
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	7	0	7
Black/African American	12	5	7
Hispanic	35	8	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	973	173	800
Two More	10	0	10
Un-Known	17	4	13
Non-resident Alien	6	1	5

Morningside University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,063 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	1,063
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,063
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Morningside University. 75 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.06% of total students), 113 students are aged above 50 (10.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Morningside University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,063	192	871
Age 22-24	75	16	59
Age 25-29	290	50	240
Age 30-34	193	46	147
Age 35-39	150	24	126
Age 40-49	240	42	198
Age 50-64	110	13	97
Over 64	3	0	3
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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