Graduate Programs at Northern Kentucky University

Graduate School Overview

Northern Kentucky University (referred to as NKU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Highland Heights, KY. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1973 - Current).

NKU Directory Information
School Name	Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
Address	Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone	859-572-5100
Web	https://www.nku.edu
Online Application	https://nku.edu/admissions.html
Financial Info	https://inside.nku.edu/financialaid.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Northern Kentucky University is $10,284 for Kentucky residents and $15,594 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,025 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,801 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 127 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,594 $10,284 for Kentucky Residents
Student Population	5,025
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	127 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northern Kentucky University is $10,284 for Kentucky residents and $15,594 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $550 for Kentucky residents and $845 for out-of-state students.

Northern Kentucky University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Northern Kentucky 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Kentucky University is $10,284 for Kentucky residents and $15,594 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Kentucky Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,034	$384	$16,974	$384
2019-2020	$11,034	$384	$16,974	$384
2020-2021	$11,034	$384	$16,974	$384
2021-2022	$9,900	$384	$15,210	$384
2022-2023	$9,900	$384	$15,210	$384

The graduate school tuition & fees of NKU is average compared to public graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $17,742 (public) / $10,765 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northern Kentucky University	$10,284	$15,594
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,484	$12,915
Public	$11,003	$17,742
Private	$10,765

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,468 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northern Kentucky University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.48% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,468. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.81% 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	$9,912	$2,500	$9,912	$5,364
2019-2020	$10,046	$2,500	$10,046	$5,364
2020-2021	$10,046	$2,500	$10,046	$5,364
2021-2022	$11,454	$2,500	$11,454	$5,364
2022-2023	$11,248	$2,500	$11,248	$7,220

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $550 for Kentucky residents and $845 for other students at Northern Kentucky University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Kentucky Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$613	$943
2019-2020	$613	$943
2020-2021	$613	$943
2021-2022	$550	$845
2022-2023	$550	$845

The law school tuition at Northern Kentucky University is $23,918 for Kentucky residents and $36,736 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Northern Kentucky University.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northern Kentucky University
	Kentucky Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$23,534	$384	$36,352	$384

Graduate Programs at NKU

Northern Kentucky 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, 1,614 students have completed their study at Northern Kentucky University.

Offered Degrees at Northern Kentucky University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	2	1,279
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	12
Doctor's degree - other	3	1	194
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	2	129
Total	46	5	1,614

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Adult Health Nurse/Nursing program with 102 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 662 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 119 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northern Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	102	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✔	5	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	4	-
Creative Writing	✔	4	-
Writing	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northern Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	662	$86,500
Business/Commerce	✕	277	$72,600
Social Work	✕	65	$40,200
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	39	-
Accounting	✕	36	$54,600

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northern Kentucky University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	119	-
Nursing Practice	✔	75	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	12	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-

Northern Kentucky 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 1,614 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,279 students have earned/completed Master's program.
194 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
129 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	16	-
Computer Science	✕	4	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Education	✕	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	39	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	12	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	18	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	80 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	15	$43,100
Social Work	✕	65	$40,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	689 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	17	-
Medical Informatics	✕	10	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	662	$86,500
Business [+]	✕	313 completers	$72,600
Business/Commerce	✕	277	$72,600
Accounting	✕	36	$54,600
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	12	-
	Total	1,279

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
	Total	12

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	119 completers	-
Law	✕	119	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	75 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	75	-
	Total	194

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Writing	✕	3	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	0	-
American Literature (United States	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✔	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	105 completers	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	✕	0	-
Medical Informatics	✕	3	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	102	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	4	-
Business/Corporate Communications	✕	0	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	1	-
	Total	129

Graduate Student Population at NKU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,165 students enrolled into Northern Kentucky University graduate schools where it has total 15,801 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,312 full-time and 3,853 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,339 male and 3,826 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	5,165	1,339	3,826
Full-time	1,312	364	948
Part-tme	3,853	975	2,878

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

There are 3,954 White (76.55%), 693 Black/African American (13.42%), 154 Hispanic (2.98%), 139 Asian (2.69%), and 225 students with other races. 47 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,165	1,339	3,826
American Indian/Native American	9	4	5
Asian	139	32	107
Black/African American	693	154	539
Hispanic	154	34	120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	3	5
White	3,954	1,051	2,903
Two More	82	15	67
Un-Known	79	24	55
Non-resident Alien	47	22	25

Northern Kentucky University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 4,069 graduate students (78.78% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 558 graduate students (10.80% 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	5,165
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,069
Enrolled Some Online Courses	558
Not in Online Courses	538

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northern Kentucky University. 602 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.66% of total students), 451 students are aged above 50 (8.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northern Kentucky University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,165	1,339	3,826
Age 20-21	22	7	15
Age 22-24	580	193	387
Age 25-29	1,371	363	1,008
Age 30-34	944	266	678
Age 35-39	761	193	568
Age 40-49	1,036	227	809
Age 50-64	428	83	345
Over 64	23	7	16

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