Graduate Programs at Rider University

Graduate School Overview

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

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 of Rider is $19,061 in average. The school has 885 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,054 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 171 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,061
Student Population	885
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	171 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Rider is $19,061 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,013.

Rider offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$18,234
Required Fees	$360
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,013

Rider 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)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad 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 Rider University is $19,061. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.51% 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
2023-2024	$18,701	$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 $19,793 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $24,748 (public) / $22,815 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Rider University	$19,061
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,654	$22,989
Public	$18,310	$24,748
Private	$22,815

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,230 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Rider.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.31% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $9,000. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.27% 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
2023-2024	$16,730	$2,000	$6,500	$2,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,038 at Rider University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.47% 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	$1,013
2023-2024	$1,038

Graduate Programs at Rider

Rider University offers 78 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, 572 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	36	5	373
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	13
Post Bachelor's Degree	37	0	168
Post Master's Degree	4	0	18
Total	78	5	572

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 45 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 80 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 13 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)	✕	45	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	19	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	16	-
Accounting	✕	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at Rider University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	80	$76,600
Accounting	✕	52	$64,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	41	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	34	-
Applied Psychology	✕	30	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Rider University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-

Rider University offers 78 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 572 students have completed their graduate studies.

373 students have earned/completed Master's program.
168 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
18 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)	12 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✔	9	-
Health Communication	✔	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	92 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	2	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	8	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	41	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Applied Psychology	✕	30	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Homeland Security	✕	12	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	11	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	1	-
Conducting	✕	5	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	2	-
Voice and Opera	✕	3	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	20	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	170 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	80	$76,600
Organizational Leadership	✔	34	-
Accounting	✕	52	$64,800
Accounting and Finance	✕	4	-
Management Information Systems	✕	-	-
	Total	373

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
	Total	13

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	-	-
Organizational Communication	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	19	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	16	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Psychology	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	8	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Accounting	✕	12	-
	Total	168

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	18

Graduate Student Population at Rider

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 885 students enrolled into Rider University graduate schools where it has total 4,054 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 309 full-time and 576 part-time graduate students. By gender, 284 male and 601 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	885	284	601
Full-time	309	98	211
Part-tme	576	186	390

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

There are 559 White (63.16%), 99 Black/African American (11.19%), 88 Hispanic (9.94%), 39 Asian (4.41%), and 100 students with other races. 42 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	885	284	601
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	39	9	30
Black/African American	99	35	64
Hispanic	88	27	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	559	178	381
Two More	25	7	18
Un-Known	31	11	20
Non-resident Alien	42	16	26

Rider University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 317 graduate students (35.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 262 graduate students (29.60% 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	885
Enrolled Online Exclusively	317
Enrolled Some Online Courses	262
Not in Online Courses	306

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rider University. 277 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.30% of total students), 69 students are aged above 50 (7.80%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rider University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	885	284	601
Age 20-21	4	1	3
Age 22-24	273	94	179
Age 25-29	246	73	173
Age 30-34	117	38	79
Age 35-39	73	24	49
Age 40-49	103	33	70
Age 50-64	63	17	46
Over 64	6	4	2

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