Graduate Programs at Saint Louis University

Graduate School Overview

Saint Louis University (referred to as Saint Louis) is a Private, 4 years school located in Saint Louis, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1916 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Saint Louis Directory Information
School Name	Saint Louis University (Saint Louis)
Address	One North Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2097
Phone	314-977-2222
Web	https://www.slu.edu
Online Application	https://www.slu.edu/apply.php
Financial Info	https://www.slu.edu/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Saint Louis is $24,494 in average. The school has 5,093 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,755 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 235 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 22 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,494
Student Population	5,093
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	235 graduate programs (22 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Saint Louis is $24,494 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,250.

Saint Louis offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$22,500
Required Fees	$774
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,250

Saint Louis 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)	22 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) 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 Saint Louis University is $24,494. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.24% 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	$20,340	$654
2019-2020	$20,880	$654
2020-2021	$21,420	$654
2021-2022	$21,960	$654
2022-2023	$22,500	$774
2023-2024	$23,580	$914

The graduate school tuition & fees of Saint Louis is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Saint Louis University	$24,494
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,570 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Saint Louis.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.21% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,570. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.21% 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	$12,290	$3,644	$12,290	$3,644
2019-2020	$12,600	$3,644	$12,600	$3,644
2020-2021	$12,920	$3,648	$12,920	$3,648
2021-2022	$13,310	$3,646	$13,310	$3,646
2022-2023	$13,890	$5,072	$13,890	$5,072
2023-2024	$14,570	$5,000	$14,570	$5,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,316 at Saint Louis University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.28% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,130
2019-2020	$1,160
2020-2021	$1,190
2021-2022	$1,220
2022-2023	$1,250
2023-2024	$1,316

The law school tuition at Saint Louis University is $46,574 for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $62,754.

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

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Saint Louis University
	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$61,980	$774
Law	$45,800	$774

Graduate Programs at Saint Louis

Saint Louis University offers 138 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, 1,535 students have completed their study at Saint Louis University.

Offered Degrees at Saint Louis University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	73	3	889
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	39	1	203
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	352
Post Bachelor's Degree	16	7	55
Post Master's Degree	8	0	36
Total	138	11	1,535

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Orthodontics/Orthodontology program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 82 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 186 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Saint Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	✕	15	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Operations Research	✕	7	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
Project Management	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Saint Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	82	$88,500
Management Science	✕	71	-
Social Work	✕	67	$38,800
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	57	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	54	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Saint Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	186	$52,200
Medicine	✕	166	$55,700
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	79	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	$77,100
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	9	-

Saint Louis University offers 138 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,535 students have completed their graduate studies.

889 students have earned/completed Master's program.
352 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
55 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
36 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
Architecture [+]	✕	5 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	5	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	3	-
Women's Studies	✕	-	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Communication	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✕	7	-
Informatics	✕	6	-
Computer Science	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Education	✕	22	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Engineering	✕	33	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	9	-
Health Law	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	1	-
Anatomy	✕	2	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	-	-
Pharmacology	✕	-	-
Biostatistics	✕	4	-
Bioinformatics	✕	13	-
Epidemiology	✕	16	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	10 completers	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	2	-
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	✔	8	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	28	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	4	-
Philosophy	✕	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	1	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	1	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	2	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	1	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Social Work	✕	67	$38,800
Social Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	✕	1	-
Applied Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	24	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	10	-
Political Science and Government	✕	2	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	374 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	37	$47,600
Advanced General Dentistry	✕	23	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	$63,100
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	54	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	3	-
Physician Assistant	✕	48	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	8	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✕	2	-
Public Health	✕	42	$46,100
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	57	-
Medical Informatics	✕	6	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	-	$48,700
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	4	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	82	$88,500
Business [+]	✕	161 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	44	$79,900
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	-	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	15	-
Accounting	✕	15	$54,400
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	16	-
Management Science	✕	71	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	889

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	$77,100
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Engineering	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	2	-
Anatomy	✕	-	-
Microbiology and Immunology	✕	4	-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	✕	-	-
Pharmacology	✕	6	-
Biostatistics	✕	1	-
Epidemiology	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	-	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	2	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	6	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	4	-
Social Work	✕	5	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	✕	-	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	100 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	-	-
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist	✕	3	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	79	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	3	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	9	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
International Marketing	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	203

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	186 completers	$52,200
Law	✕	186	$52,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	166 completers	-
Medicine	✕	166	$55,700
	Total	352

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Informatics	✔	3	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	1	-
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	✔	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Public Health	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
Management Science	✕	1	-
	Total	55

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	36

Graduate Student Population at Saint Louis

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,093 students enrolled into Saint Louis University graduate schools where it has total 15,755 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,521 full-time and 572 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,115 male and 2,978 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	5,093	2,115	2,978
Full-time	4,521	1,919	2,602
Part-tme	572	196	376

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

There are 2,754 White (54.07%), 361 Black/African American (7.09%), 251 Hispanic (4.93%), 464 Asian (9.11%), and 1,263 students with other races. 1,029 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,093	2,115	2,978
American Indian/Native American	7	5	2
Asian	464	190	274
Black/African American	361	104	257
Hispanic	251	100	151
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,754	1,009	1,745
Two More	150	65	85
Un-Known	76	37	39
Non-resident Alien	1,029	605	424

Saint Louis University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 559 graduate students (10.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 820 graduate students (16.10% 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	5,093
Enrolled Online Exclusively	559
Enrolled Some Online Courses	820
Not in Online Courses	3,714

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