Graduate Programs at Quinnipiac University

Graduate School Overview

Quinnipiac University (referred to as Quinnipiac) is a Private, 4 years school located in Hamden, CT.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1958 - Current).

Quinnipiac Directory Information
School Name	Quinnipiac University (Quinnipiac)
Address	Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 6518
Phone	203-582-8200
Web	https://www.qu.edu
Online Application	https://www.qu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.qu.edu/paying-for-college

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Quinnipiac is $18,217 in average. The school has 2,715 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,788 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 97 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,217
Student Population	2,715
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	97 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Quinnipiac is $18,217 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,095.

Quinnipiac offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$19,710
Required Fees	$1,030
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,095

Quinnipiac 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
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 Quinnipiac University is $18,217. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -12.16% 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	$18,630	$720
2019-2020	$18,990	$740
2020-2021	$19,350	$740
2021-2022	$19,530	$810
2022-2023	$19,710	$1,030
2023-2024	$17,172	$1,045

The graduate school tuition & fees of Quinnipiac is relatively 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
Quinnipiac University	$18,217
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 $19,630 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Quinnipiac.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.57% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,420. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.21% 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	$14,540	$2,000	$14,990	$2,500
2019-2020	$14,940	$2,000	$14,760	$2,500
2020-2021	$15,440	$2,000	$14,920	$2,500
2021-2022	$15,690	$2,000	$15,690	$2,800
2022-2023	$15,950	$2,000	$15,700	$2,500
2023-2024	$16,470	$2,660	$15,260	$3,160

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $962 at Quinnipiac University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -12.15% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,035
2019-2020	$1,055
2020-2021	$1,075
2021-2022	$1,085
2022-2023	$1,095
2023-2024	$962

The law school tuition at Quinnipiac University is $53,800 for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $63,680.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Quinnipiac.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Quinnipiac University
	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$62,230	$1,450
Law	$52,820	$980

Graduate Programs at Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac University offers 47 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, 1,338 students have completed their study at Quinnipiac University.

Offered Degrees at Quinnipiac University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	6	908
Doctor's degree - other	7	0	371
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	4	26
Post Master's Degree	2	0	33
Total	47	10	1,338

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 33 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 264 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 127 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Quinnipiac University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	33	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	8	-
Education (other)	✔	5	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✔	4	-
Industrial Engineering	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Quinnipiac University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	264	$66,000
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	82	-
Physician Assistant	✕	50	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	44	-
Business Analytics	✕	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Quinnipiac University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	127	-
Medicine	✕	97	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	66	-
Nursing Practice	✕	65	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	15	-

Quinnipiac University offers 47 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,338 students have completed their graduate studies.

908 students have earned/completed Master's program.
371 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
26 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
33 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	112 completers	$48,000
Journalism	✕	34	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✔	34	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	8	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	36	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	128 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	21	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	30	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	44	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	27	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	38	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	31	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Business Analytics	✕	38	-
Human Services [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Social Work	✕	22	$47,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	213 completers	-
Anesthesiologist Assistant	✕	4	-
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	✕	26	-
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	✕	6	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	-	-
Physician Assistant	✕	50	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	✕	7	-
Medical Scientist	✕	-	$110,500
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	82	-
Nursing Administration	✔	15	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	16	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	314 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	264	$66,000
Organizational Leadership	✕	38	-
Accounting	✕	12	-
	Total	908

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	127 completers	-
Law	✕	127	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	244 completers	-
Medicine	✕	97	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	15	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	66	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	-	-
Nursing Science	✕	1	-
Nursing Practice	✕	65	-
	Total	371

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	11 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	3	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	26

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	33	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
	Total	33

Graduate Student Population at Quinnipiac

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,715 students enrolled into Quinnipiac University graduate schools where it has total 8,788 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,732 full-time and 983 part-time graduate students. By gender, 844 male and 1,871 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	2,715	844	1,871
Full-time	1,732	612	1,120
Part-tme	983	232	751

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

There are 1,861 White (68.55%), 132 Black/African American (4.86%), 223 Hispanic (8.21%), 165 Asian (6.08%), and 334 students with other races. 30 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,715	844	1,871
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	165	61	104
Black/African American	132	24	108
Hispanic	223	76	147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,861	573	1,288
Two More	56	16	40
Un-Known	245	79	166
Non-resident Alien	30	15	15

Quinnipiac University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 617 graduate students (22.73% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 387 graduate students (14.25% 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	2,715
Enrolled Online Exclusively	617
Enrolled Some Online Courses	387
Not in Online Courses	1,711

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Quinnipiac University. 1,238 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.60% of total students), 108 students are aged above 50 (3.98%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Quinnipiac University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,715	844	1,871
Age 20-21	108	43	65
Age 22-24	1,130	301	829
Age 25-29	740	279	461
Age 30-34	294	111	183
Age 35-39	147	45	102
Age 40-49	187	43	144
Age 50-64	94	16	78
Over 64	14	6	8
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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