Graduate Programs at Saint Peter's University

Graduate School Overview

Saint Peter's University (referred to as St. Peter's) is a Private, 4 years school located in Jersey City, 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 and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1935 - Current).

St. Peter's Directory Information
School Name	Saint Peter's University (St. Peter's)
Address	2641 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997
Phone	201-761-7400
Web	https://www.saintpeters.edu
Online Application	https://gosaintpeters.org/web/index.cfm?&isndsl
Financial Info	https://www.saintpeters.edu/enrollment-services/student-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Saint Peter's University is $14,720 in average. The school has 1,359 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,430 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 104 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	$14,720
Student Population	1,359
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	104 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Saint Peter's University is $14,720 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $815.

Saint Peter's University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Saint Peter's 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, 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, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Peter's University is $14,720. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -30.72% 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	$20,664	$60
2019-2020	$21,186	$60
2020-2021	$21,186	$60
2021-2022	$21,186	$60
2022-2023	$14,670	$50

The graduate school tuition & fees of St. Peter's is inexpensive 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
Saint Peter's University	$14,720
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 $20,008 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Saint Peter's University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.03% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,400. 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	$15,414	$1,300	$7,500	$2,900
2019-2020	$15,950	$1,300	$7,500	$2,900
2020-2021	$15,950	$1,300	$7,500	$2,900
2021-2022	$16,920	$1,300	$7,500	$2,900
2022-2023	$17,108	$1,300	$7,500	$2,900

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $815 at Saint Peter's University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -30.76% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,148
2019-2020	$1,177
2020-2021	$1,177
2021-2022	$1,177
2022-2023	$815

Graduate Programs at St. Peter's

Saint Peter's University offers 42 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, 300 students have completed their study at Saint Peter's University.

Offered Degrees at Saint Peter's University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	3	264
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	2	31
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	1
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	2	0	4
Total	42	5	300

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Saint Peter's University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 32 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 16 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Saint Peter's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Education	✕	0	-
Education	✕	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Saint Peter's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	$64,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	$64,000
Education	✕	30	$55,500
Education	✕	25	$55,500
Information Technology	✕	22	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Saint Peter's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	15	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-

Saint Peter's University offers 42 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 300 students have completed their graduate studies.

264 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
4 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✔	12	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	12	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	108 completers	$55,500
Education	✕	25	$55,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	$64,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	8	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	14	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	16	$54,900
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Computational Science	✕	0	-
Data Science, General	✕	14	-
Business Analytics	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	16	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	15	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Business/Corporate Communications	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	19	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	1	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	10	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	7	-
Insurance	✕	16	$75,900
	Total	264

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	31 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	0	-
	Total	31

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Nursing Practice	✕	0	-
	Total	1

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at St. Peter's

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 875 students enrolled into Saint Peter's University graduate schools where it has total 3,430 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 456 full-time and 419 part-time graduate students. By gender, 402 male and 473 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	875	402	473
Full-time	456	260	196
Part-tme	419	142	277

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

There are 184 White (21.03%), 145 Black/African American (16.57%), 143 Hispanic (16.34%), 39 Asian (4.46%), and 364 students with other races. 298 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	875	402	473
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	39	14	25
Black/African American	145	51	94
Hispanic	143	49	94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	184	78	106
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	64	16	48
Non-resident Alien	298	193	105

Saint Peter's University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 612 graduate students (69.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 109 graduate students (12.46% 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	875
Enrolled Online Exclusively	612
Enrolled Some Online Courses	109
Not in Online Courses	154

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Saint Peter's University. 194 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.17% of total students), 90 students are aged above 50 (10.29%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Saint Peter's University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	875	402	473
Age 20-21	8	6	2
Age 22-24	186	102	84
Age 25-29	243	131	112
Age 30-34	140	58	82
Age 35-39	78	36	42
Age 40-49	130	33	97
Age 50-64	84	33	51
Over 64	6	3	3

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