Graduate Programs at Niagara University

Graduate School Overview

Niagara University (referred to as Niagara) is a Private, 4 years school located in Niagara University, NY. Niagara University is a historically black school. Niagara University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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

Niagara Directory Information
School Name	Niagara University (Niagara)
Address	Lewiston Road, Niagara University, NY 14109
Phone	716-285-1212
Web	https://www.niagara.edu
Online Application	https://www.niagara.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.niagara.edu/scholarships-financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Niagara University is $14,040 in average. The school has 1,149 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,858 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 100 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,040
Student Population	1,149
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	100 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Niagara University is $14,040 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $780.

Niagara University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Niagara 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)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Niagara University is $14,040. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.65% 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	$14,308	-
2019-2020	$14,525	-
2020-2021	$14,893	-
2021-2022	$13,950	-
2022-2023	$14,040	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Niagara is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,151 (public) / $25,322 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Niagara University	$14,040
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,280
Public	$12,252	$23,151
Private	$25,322

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,610 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Niagara University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.74% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,310. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.23% 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	$13,200	$2,200	$9,400	$5,450
2019-2020	$11,700	$2,200	$9,400	$5,450
2020-2021	$11,850	$2,400	$9,400	$6,100
2021-2022	$12,400	$2,400	$9,400	$6,100
2022-2023	$12,700	$2,210	$9,400	$5,910

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $780 at Niagara University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.65% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$795
2019-2020	$925
2020-2021	$945
2021-2022	$775
2022-2023	$780

Graduate Programs at Niagara

Niagara University offers 46 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, 391 students have completed their study at Niagara University.

Offered Degrees at Niagara University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	3	325
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	0
Post Master's Degree	11	4	52
Total	46	7	391

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 30 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 81 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Public Policy Analysis program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Niagara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	30	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	9	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	8	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✔	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Niagara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	81	-
Business/Commerce	✕	51	$52,700
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	23	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	16	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Niagara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Policy Analysis	✕	14	-

Niagara University offers 46 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 391 students have completed their graduate studies.

325 students have earned/completed Master's program.
52 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	186 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	23	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	14	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	16	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✔	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	81	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	3	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	1	-
French Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	9	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Criminology	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	12	-
Business [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	51	$52,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	3	-
Accounting	✕	11	-
Financial Planning and Services	✕	0	-
Public Finance	✕	6	-
	Total	325

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	14	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	20 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	9	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	8	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	30	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	2	-
	Total	52

Graduate Student Population at Niagara

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 923 students enrolled into Niagara University graduate schools where it has total 3,858 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 565 full-time and 358 part-time graduate students. By gender, 305 male and 618 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	923	305	618
Full-time	565	204	361
Part-tme	358	101	257

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

There are 531 White (57.53%), 35 Black/African American (3.79%), 23 Hispanic (2.49%), 6 Asian (0.65%), and 328 students with other races. 275 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	923	305	618
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	6	0	6
Black/African American	35	11	24
Hispanic	23	8	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	531	171	360
Two More	11	3	8
Un-Known	39	9	30
Non-resident Alien	275	101	174

Niagara University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 531 graduate students (57.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 266 graduate students (28.82% 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	923
Enrolled Online Exclusively	531
Enrolled Some Online Courses	266
Not in Online Courses	126

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Niagara University. 313 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.91% of total students), 14 students are aged below 20 (1.52%), 59 students are aged above 50 (6.39%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Niagara University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	923	305	618
Age 18-19	14	1	13
Age 20-21	43	11	32
Age 22-24	270	74	196
Age 25-29	188	76	112
Age 30-34	113	44	69
Age 35-39	92	31	61
Age 40-49	144	47	97
Age 50-64	58	20	38
Over 64	1	1	0

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