Post University Graduate School

Post University (referred to as Post) is a Private, 4 years school located in Waterbury, CT.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Post is $7,054 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.
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 of Post is $7,054 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$7,054
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 is $7,054 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $574.
Post offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$7,118
Required Fees$200
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$574
Post 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 $7,054. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -3.61% 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
2023-2024$6,854$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 $19,793 and the Connecticut graduate tuition is $23,953 (public) / $22,826 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Post University$7,054
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Connecticut Graduate Schools$16,963$21,309
Public$14,996$23,953
Private$22,826
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,260 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Post.
On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.72% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,500. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -14.29% 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
2023-2024$12,760$2,500$8,000$2,500
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $553 at Post University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -3.66% 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
2023-2024$553

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) --
Sports Studies--
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/Nursing--
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 [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Education1-
Business [+] 30 completers-
Business/Commerce19-
Accounting11$51,800
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 2022-2023, total 2,352 students enrolled into Post University graduate schools where it has total 17,034 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,195 full-time and 1,157 part-time graduate students. By gender, 533 male and 1,819 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
Total2,3525331,819
Full-time1,1951631,032
Part-tme1,157370787
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,006 White (42.77%), 452 Black/African American (19.22%), 294 Hispanic (12.50%), 165 Asian (7.02%), and 435 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3525331,819
American Indian/Native American18117
Asian16536129
Black/African American452107345
Hispanic29476218
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander15213
White1,006183823
Two More23988151
Un-Known16340123
Non-resident Alien000
Post University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,352 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
Total2,352
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,352
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Post University. 149 students are aged 20 to 24 (6.34% of total students), 489 students are aged above 50 (20.79%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Post University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3525331,819
Age 20-21725
Age 22-241425290
Age 25-2929989210
Age 30-3435372281
Age 35-39423111312
Age 40-49638123515
Age 50-6444469375
Over 64451530
Age Un-Known101

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