Ohio Christian University Graduate Schools

Ohio Christian University (referred to as OCU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Circleville, OH. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Ohio Christian University is $11,660 in average. The school has 161 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,600 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

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 at Ohio Christian University is $11,660 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	$11,660
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 Ohio Christian University is $11,660 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $465.

Ohio Christian University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Ohio Christian 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 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 $11,660. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.82% 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

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 $19,518 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $22,574 (public) / $17,807 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Ohio Christian University	$11,660
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,377	$18,930
Public	$12,758	$22,574
Private	$17,807

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,380 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Ohio Christian University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,420. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.32% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $465 at Ohio Christian University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.14% 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

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)	✔	0	$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)	✔	0	$41,600
Business [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	$47,600
	Total	79

Graduate Student Population at OCU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 189 students enrolled into Ohio Christian University graduate schools where it has total 1,600 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 142 full-time and 47 part-time graduate students. By gender, 101 male and 88 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	189	101	88
Full-time	142	77	65
Part-tme	47	24	23

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

There are 99 White (52.38%), 67 Black/African American (35.45%), 12 Hispanic (6.35%), 2 Asian (1.06%), and 9 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	189	101	88
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	67	32	35
Hispanic	12	8	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	99	55	44
Two More	3	1	2
Un-Known	1	1	0
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Ohio Christian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 189 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	189
Enrolled Online Exclusively	189
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ohio Christian University. 26 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.76% of total students), 61 students are aged above 50 (32.28%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ohio Christian University.