Graduate Programs at Ohio Christian University

Graduate School Overview

Ohio Christian University (referred to as OCU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Circleville, OH.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/2005 - Current[Estimated Date]).

OCU Directory Information
School Name	Ohio Christian University (OCU)
Address	1476 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113-9487
Phone	740-474-8896
Web	https://www.ohiochristian.edu
Online Application	https://www.ohiochristian.edu/lp/fastapp
Financial Info	https://www.ohiochristian.edu/adult-degree-programs/financial-aid/adult-graduate-online-programs#

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of OCU is $11,828 in average. The school has 161 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,600 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 39 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 29 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,828
Student Population	161
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	39 graduate programs (29 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at OCU is $11,828 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $465.

OCU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,160
Required Fees	$500
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$465

OCU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	29 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Ohio Christian University is $11,828. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.44% 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	$10,765	$440
2019-2020	$10,765	$440
2020-2021	$8,922	$500
2021-2022	$10,416	$500
2022-2023	$11,160	$500
2023-2024	$11,328	$500

The graduate school tuition & fees of OCU is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Ohio. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $23,346 (public) / $17,979 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Ohio Christian University	$11,828
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,443	$19,251
Public	$13,028	$23,346
Private	$17,979

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,962 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at OCU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.11% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,650. Off-campus living costs are increased by 38.36% 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	$8,076	$3,150	$7,500	$3,150
2019-2020	$8,320	$3,150	$7,500	$3,150
2020-2021	$8,568	$3,150	$7,500	$3,150
2021-2022	$8,784	$2,150	$6,160	$2,150
2022-2023	$9,230	$2,150	$6,270	$2,150
2023-2024	$9,612	$2,350	$9,300	$2,350

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $472 at Ohio Christian University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$414
2019-2020	$414
2020-2021	$424
2021-2022	$434
2022-2023	$465
2023-2024	$472

Graduate Programs at OCU

Ohio Christian University 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, 79 students have completed their study at Ohio Christian University.

Offered Degrees at Ohio Christian University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	3	79
Total	4	3	79

The most popular program at Ohio Christian University is the Divinity/Ministry program and last year 46 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Ohio Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✔	46	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	$47,600
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	-	$41,600

Ohio Christian University offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 79 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (2 completers)	46 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	46	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	-	$41,600
Business [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	$47,600
	Total	79

Graduate Student Population at OCU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 161 students enrolled into Ohio Christian University graduate schools where it has total 1,600 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 123 full-time and 38 part-time graduate students. By gender, 85 male and 76 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	161	85	76
Full-time	123	66	57
Part-tme	38	19	19

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

There are 86 White (53.42%), 58 Black/African American (36.02%), 6 Hispanic (3.73%), 2 Asian (1.24%), and 9 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	161	85	76
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	58	24	34
Hispanic	6	3	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	86	51	35
Two More	3	2	1
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Ohio Christian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 161 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	161
Enrolled Online Exclusively	161
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ohio Christian University. 25 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.53% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.62%), 63 students are aged above 50 (39.13%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ohio Christian University.