Post University Graduate Schools

Post University (referred to as Post) is a Private, 4 years school located in Waterbury, CT. 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- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Post University is $7,318 in average. The school has 2,352 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,034 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Post University (referred to as Post) is a Private, 4 years school located in Waterbury, CT. 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- professional practice.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (9/1/1972 - Current).
Post Directory Information
School NamePost University (Post)
Address800 Country Club Rd, Waterbury, CT 6723
Phone800-345-2562
Webhttps://www.post.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.post.edu
Financial Infohttps://www.post.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Post University is $7,318 in average. The school has 2,352 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,034 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 65 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 61 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$7,318
Student Population2,352
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs65 graduate programs
(61 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Post University is $7,318 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $574.
Post University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Post 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)61 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 Post University is $7,318. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -4.96% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$7,500$200
2019-2020$7,500$200
2020-2021$7,500$200
2021-2022$7,500$200
2022-2023$7,118$200
The graduate school tuition & fees of Post is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Connecticut. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Connecticut graduate tuition is $24,827 (public) / $22,432 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Post University$7,318
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Connecticut Graduate Schools$16,853$21,293
Public$14,560$24,827
Private$22,432
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,850 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Post University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,250. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,500$4,250$8,000$4,250
2019-2020$11,600$4,250$8,000$4,250
2020-2021$11,600$4,250$8,000$4,250
2021-2022$11,600$4,250$8,000$4,250
2022-2023$11,600$4,250$8,000$4,250
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $574 at Post University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -9.32% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$633
2019-2020$633
2020-2021$633
2021-2022$633
2022-2023$574

Graduate Programs at Post

Post University offers 29 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, 864 students have completed their study at Post University.
Offered Degrees at Post University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree1414667
Doctor's degree - other4496
Post Bachelor's Degree101099
Post Master's Degree112
Total2929864
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Post University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Counseling Psychology program with 48 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business/Commerce program with 170 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Education program with 63 completers.
Post University offers 29 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 864 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 667 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 96 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 99 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (2 completers) 71 completers$50,300
Education52$50,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration19-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Sports Studies0-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 27 completers-
Public Administration27-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (5 completers) 313 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management21-
Nursing Education58-
Nursing Administration140-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing94-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing0-
Business [+] 214 completers-
Business/Commerce170$74,900
Project Management23-
Accounting20-
Management Science1-
Total667
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 96 completers-
Nursing Education63-
Nursing Administration18-
Nursing Science7-
Nursing Practice8-
Total96
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (4 completers) 14 completers-
Education1-
Educational/Instructional Technology5-
Online Educator/Online Teaching4-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor4-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 48 completers-
Counseling Psychology48-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling5-
Business [+] 32 completers-
Business/Commerce19-
Accounting11$51,800
Marketing/Marketing Management2-
Total99
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Nursing Administration2-
Total2

Graduate Student Population at Post

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,058 students enrolled into Post University graduate schools where it has total 17,034 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 905 full-time and 153 part-time graduate students. By gender, 379 male and 679 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058379679
Full-time905319586
Part-tme1536093
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 361 White (34.12%), 221 Black/African American (20.89%), 66 Hispanic (6.24%), 18 Asian (1.70%), and 392 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058379679
American Indian/Native American615
Asian18810
Black/African American22163158
Hispanic661947
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White361122239
Two More309126183
Un-Known733835
Non-resident Alien101
Post University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,009 graduate students (95.37% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 49 graduate students (4.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,058
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,009
Enrolled Some Online Courses49
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Post University. 94 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.88% of total students), 140 students are aged above 50 (13.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Post University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058379679
Age 20-21110
Age 22-24933558
Age 25-2923395138
Age 30-3419351142
Age 35-3919682114
Age 40-4920272130
Age 50-641062977
Over 64341420

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