Graduate Programs at Rider University

Graduate School Overview

Rider University (referred to as Rider) is a Private, 4 years school located in Lawrenceville, NJ. 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 - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1955 - Current).

Rider Directory Information
School Name	Rider University (Rider)
Address	2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone	609-896-5000
Web	https://www.rider.edu
Online Application	https://www.applyweb.com/apply/rider
Financial Info	https://www.rider.edu/onestop

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rider University is $18,594 in average. The school has 885 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,054 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 137 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,594
Student Population	885
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	137 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Rider University is $18,594 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $905.

Rider University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Rider 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Rider University is $18,594. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -7.76% 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	$21,598	$450
2019-2020	$20,948	$450
2020-2021	$20,508	$450
2021-2022	$19,599	$560
2022-2023	$18,234	$360

The graduate school tuition & fees of Rider is average compared to private graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $23,639 (public) / $22,546 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Rider University	$18,594
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,397	$22,451
Public	$17,599	$23,639
Private	$22,546

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,630 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Rider University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -5.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,800. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$15,280	$2,500	$10,020	$2,500
2019-2020	$15,390	$2,500	$10,020	$2,500
2020-2021	$15,500	$2,500	$6,100	$2,500
2021-2022	$16,610	$2,500	$6,300	$2,500
2022-2023	$16,130	$2,000	$6,300	$2,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $905 at Rider University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -7.75% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$936
2019-2020	$955
2020-2021	$955
2021-2022	$981
2022-2023	$905

Graduate Programs at Rider

Rider University offers 54 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, 475 students have completed their study at Rider University.

Offered Degrees at Rider University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	29	5	282
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	22	0	159
Post Master's Degree	2	0	16
Total	54	5	475

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) program with 41 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 61 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 18 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Rider University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	41	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	26	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	21	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	15	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at Rider University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	61	$76,600
Accounting	✕	53	$64,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	53	-
Accounting	✕	39	$64,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Rider University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-

Rider University offers 54 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 475 students have completed their graduate studies.

282 students have earned/completed Master's program.
159 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
16 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 [+]	✔ (2 completers)	14 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✔	13	-
Health Communication	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✕	99 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	0	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	53	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	38 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Applied Psychology	✕	38	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Homeland Security	✕	8	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	21	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	0	-
Conducting	✕	2	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	0	-
Voice and Opera	✕	8	-
Music Pedagogy	✔	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✔	65 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	$76,600
Organizational Leadership	✔	17	-
Accounting	✕	39	$64,800
Accounting and Finance	✕	3	-
Management Information Systems	✕	6	-
	Total	282

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
	Total	18

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	21	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	26	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	41	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Accounting	✕	5	-
Management Science	✕	8	-
	Total	159

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at Rider

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 982 students enrolled into Rider University graduate schools where it has total 4,054 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 301 full-time and 681 part-time graduate students. By gender, 324 male and 658 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	982	324	658
Full-time	301	103	198
Part-tme	681	221	460

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

There are 598 White (60.90%), 126 Black/African American (12.83%), 106 Hispanic (10.79%), 47 Asian (4.79%), and 105 students with other races. 37 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	982	324	658
American Indian/Native American	4	2	2
Asian	47	10	37
Black/African American	126	48	78
Hispanic	106	38	68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	598	193	405
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	63	20	43
Non-resident Alien	37	12	25

Rider University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 120 graduate students (12.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 59 graduate students (6.01% 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	982
Enrolled Online Exclusively	120
Enrolled Some Online Courses	59
Not in Online Courses	803

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rider University. 296 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.14% of total students), 70 students are aged above 50 (7.13%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rider University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	982	324	658
Age 20-21	5	3	2
Age 22-24	291	103	188
Age 25-29	260	76	184
Age 30-34	146	57	89
Age 35-39	95	33	62
Age 40-49	115	35	80
Age 50-64	62	12	50
Over 64	8	5	3

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