Graduate Programs at Nichols College

Graduate School Overview

Nichols College (referred to as Nichols) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dudley, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1965 - Current).

Nichols Directory Information
School Name	Nichols College (Nichols)
Address	Center Rd, Dudley, MA 01571-5000
Phone	800-470-3379
Web	https://www.nichols.edu
Online Application	https://www.nichols.edu/admission/requirements
Financial Info	https://www.nichols.edu/admissions/financial-assistance

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Nichols is $1,165 in average. The school has 239 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,403 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 25 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$1,165
Student Population	239
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	25 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Nichols is $1,165 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $775.

Nichols offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$775
Required Fees	$375
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$775

Nichols 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	Study abroad Weekend/evening college
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 Nichols College is $1,165. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.30% 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	$7,800	$560
2019-2020	$738	$800
2020-2021	$758	$800
2021-2022	$775	$300
2022-2023	$775	$375
2023-2024	$790	$375

The graduate school tuition & fees of Nichols is very inexpensive compared to private 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
Nichols College	$1,165
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 $17,800 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Nichols.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.15% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,250. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.59% 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	$13,950	$2,200	$6,500	$2,700
2019-2020	$14,250	$2,200	$6,500	$2,700
2020-2021	$13,950	$2,200	$7,000	$2,700
2021-2022	$13,950	$2,200	$7,000	$2,700
2022-2023	$14,110	$2,200	$8,160	$2,700
2023-2024	$14,950	$2,200	$8,400	$2,850

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $785 at Nichols College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$725
2019-2020	$738
2020-2021	$758
2021-2022	$775
2022-2023	$775
2023-2024	$785

Graduate Programs at Nichols

Nichols College offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 109 students have completed their study at Nichols College.

Offered Degrees at Nichols College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	109
Total	4	4	109

The most popular program at Nichols College is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 48 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Nichols College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	48	$62,200
Accounting	✔	22	-
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	✔	21	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	18	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	10	-

Nichols College offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 109 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	✔	21	-
Business [+]	✔	88 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	48	$62,200
Organizational Leadership	✔	18	-
Accounting	✔	22	-
	Total	109

Graduate Student Population at Nichols

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 239 students enrolled into Nichols College graduate schools where it has total 1,403 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 70 full-time and 169 part-time graduate students. By gender, 134 male and 105 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	239	134	105
Full-time	70	35	35
Part-tme	169	99	70

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

There are 177 White (74.06%), 14 Black/African American (5.86%), 20 Hispanic (8.37%), 7 Asian (2.93%), and 21 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	239	134	105
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	7	2	5
Black/African American	14	14	0
Hispanic	20	7	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	177	99	78
Two More	9	5	4
Un-Known	6	3	3
Non-resident Alien	5	3	2

Nichols College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 176 graduate students (73.64% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.