Graduate Programs at Rockhurst University

Graduate School Overview

Rockhurst University (referred to as Rockhurst) is a Private, 4 years school located in Kansas City, MO. 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 and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1934 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Rockhurst Directory Information
School Name	Rockhurst University (Rockhurst)
Address	1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2561
Phone	816-501-4000
Web	https://www.rockhurst.edu
Online Application	https://www.rockhurst.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.rockhurst.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rockhurst University is $17,620 in average. The school has 860 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,405 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 65 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,620
Student Population	860
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	65 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Rockhurst University is $17,620 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $775.

Rockhurst University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Rockhurst 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)	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 Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Rockhurst University is $17,620. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.02% 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	$15,570	$490
2019-2020	$15,876	$560
2020-2021	$16,200	$580
2021-2022	$16,524	$580
2022-2023	$17,028	$592

The graduate school tuition & fees of Rockhurst is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,382 (public) / $13,767 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Rockhurst University	$17,620
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,528	$14,989
Public	$9,459	$17,382
Private	$13,767

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,743 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Rockhurst University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.76% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,143. Off-campus living costs are increased by 19.69% 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	$9,570	$4,341	$12,460	$4,331
2019-2020	$9,690	$4,535	$12,235	$4,535
2020-2021	$9,800	$4,695	$12,450	$4,695
2021-2022	$10,030	$4,855	$14,480	$4,855
2022-2023	$10,280	$5,463	$17,680	$5,463

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $775 at Rockhurst University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.79% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$710
2019-2020	$725
2020-2021	$740
2021-2022	$754
2022-2023	$775

Graduate Programs at Rockhurst

Rockhurst University offers 19 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, 425 students have completed their study at Rockhurst University.

Offered Degrees at Rockhurst University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	2	363
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	49
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	1	13
Post Master's Degree	1	1	0
Total	19	5	425

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 161 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 49 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Rockhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
Management Science	✔	6	-
Business/Commerce	✔	1	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Rockhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	161	$62,400
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	66	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	51	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	36	-
Management Science	✔	34	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Rockhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	49	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-

Rockhurst University offers 19 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 425 students have completed their graduate studies.

363 students have earned/completed Master's program.
49 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
13 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	$41,600
Education	✕	4	$41,600
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	153 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	36	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	51	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	66	-
Business [+]	✔	195 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	161	$62,400
Management Science	✔	34	-
	Total	363

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	49	-
	Total	49

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Management Science	✔	6	-
	Total	13

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Rockhurst

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 922 students enrolled into Rockhurst University graduate schools where it has total 3,405 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 387 full-time and 535 part-time graduate students. By gender, 352 male and 570 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	922	352	570
Full-time	387	107	280
Part-tme	535	245	290

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

There are 691 White (74.95%), 39 Black/African American (4.23%), 52 Hispanic (5.64%), 59 Asian (6.40%), and 81 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	922	352	570
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	59	31	28
Black/African American	39	16	23
Hispanic	52	17	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	691	258	433
Two More	21	8	13
Un-Known	42	11	31
Non-resident Alien	13	9	4

Rockhurst University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 259 graduate students (28.09% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 426 graduate students (46.20% 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	922
Enrolled Online Exclusively	259
Enrolled Some Online Courses	426
Not in Online Courses	237

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rockhurst University. 344 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.31% of total students), 33 students are aged above 50 (3.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rockhurst University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	922	352	570
Age 20-21	16	3	13
Age 22-24	328	99	229
Age 25-29	264	110	154
Age 30-34	114	57	57
Age 35-39	76	37	39
Age 40-49	91	36	55
Age 50-64	33	10	23

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