Graduate Programs at Rush University

Graduate School Overview

Rush University (referred to as Rush) is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Rush Directory Information
School Name	Rush University (Rush)
Address	600 S. Paulina St. STE 440, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone	312-942-7100
Web	https://WWW.RUSHU.RUSH.EDU
Online Application	https://www.rushu.rush.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.rushu.rush.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Rush is $38,013 in average. The school has 2,755 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,870 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 31 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$38,013
Student Population	2,755
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	31 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Rush is $38,013 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,258.

Rush offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$38,030
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,258

Rush 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Rush University is $38,013. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.04% 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	$36,788	-
2019-2020	$37,116	-
2020-2021	$37,207	-
2021-2022	$37,253	-
2022-2023	$38,030	-
2023-2024	$38,013	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Rush is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,738 (public) / $21,100 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Rush University	$38,013
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,871	$20,166
Public	$11,992	$18,738
Private	$21,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,257 at Rush University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.08% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,053
2019-2020	$1,391
2020-2021	$1,316
2021-2022	$1,306
2022-2023	$1,258
2023-2024	$1,257

For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $56,729.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Rush.

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Rush University
	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$56,730	-

Graduate Programs at Rush

Rush University offers 27 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, 906 students have completed their study at Rush University.

Offered Degrees at Rush University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	1	417
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	2	18
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	441
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	19
Post Master's Degree	1	1	11
Total	27	5	906

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Blood Bank Technology Specialist program with 19 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Science program with 167 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 210 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Rush University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	✕	19	-
Nursing Science	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Rush University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Science	✕	167	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	39	-
Biotechnology	✕	38	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	26	$80,200

Popular Doctorate Programs at Rush University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	210	-
Medicine	✕	145	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	70	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	16	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	12	-

Rush University offers 27 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 906 students have completed their graduate studies.

417 students have earned/completed Master's program.
441 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
19 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
11 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
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Pharmacology	✕	-	-
Biotechnology	✕	38	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	20	$53,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	349 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	39	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	26	$80,200
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	12	-
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	✕	18	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	14	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	18	-
Medical Scientist	✕	25	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Nursing Science	✕	167	-
	Total	417

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	-	-
Immunology	✕	-	-
Pharmacology	✕	-	-
Neuroscience	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Nursing Science	✔	1	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	5	-
	Total	18

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	441 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	16	-
Medicine	✕	145	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	70	-
Nursing Practice	✕	210	-
	Total	441

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	19

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	11 completers	-
Nursing Science	✔	11	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at Rush

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,755 students enrolled into Rush University graduate schools where it has total 2,870 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,761 full-time and 994 part-time graduate students. By gender, 624 male and 2,131 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	2,755	624	2,131
Full-time	1,761	501	1,260
Part-tme	994	123	871

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

There are 1,598 White (58.00%), 218 Black/African American (7.91%), 348 Hispanic (12.63%), 391 Asian (14.19%), and 200 students with other races. 40 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,755	624	2,131
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	391	118	273
Black/African American	218	37	181
Hispanic	348	83	265
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,598	337	1,261
Two More	57	15	42
Un-Known	102	24	78
Non-resident Alien	40	10	30

Rush University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 810 graduate students (29.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,287 graduate students (46.72% 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	2,755
Enrolled Online Exclusively	810
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,287
Not in Online Courses	658

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rush University. 561 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.36% of total students), 64 students are aged above 50 (2.32%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rush University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,755	624	2,131
Age 20-21	9	1	8
Age 22-24	552	80	472
Age 25-29	1,239	337	902
Age 30-34	506	114	392
Age 35-39	217	51	166
Age 40-49	168	32	136
Age 50-64	63	9	54
Over 64	1	0	1

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