Graduate Programs at Simmons University

Graduate School Overview

Simmons University (referred to as Simmons) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA. 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 New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1929 - Current).

Simmons Directory Information
School Name	Simmons University (Simmons)
Address	300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898
Phone	617-521-2000
Web	https://www.simmons.edu
Online Application	https://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/how-apply
Financial Info	https://www.simmons.edu/admission-financial-aid/financial-aid-and-affordability

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Simmons University is $21,546 in average. The school has 4,236 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,984 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 126 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,546
Student Population	4,236
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	126 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Simmons University is $21,546 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,188.

Simmons University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Simmons 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	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Simmons University is $21,546. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.70% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$20,988	$166
2018-2019	$21,726	$168
2019-2020	$21,654	$164
2020-2021	$21,528	$170
2021-2022	$21,384	$162

The graduate school tuition & fees of Simmons is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,554 (public) / $29,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Simmons University	$21,546
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,568	$27,569
Public	$13,975	$19,554
Private	$29,617

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $18,442 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Simmons University. On-campus living costs are increased by 11.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,442. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.28% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$14,800	$2,550	$14,800	$2,550
2018-2019	$15,200	$2,550	$15,200	$2,550
2019-2020	$15,200	$2,550	$15,200	$2,550
2020-2021	$14,022	$2,550	$14,022	$2,550
2021-2022	$15,892	$2,550	$15,892	$2,550

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,188 at Simmons University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.67% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$1,166
2018-2019	$1,207
2019-2020	$1,203
2020-2021	$1,196
2021-2022	$1,188

Graduate Programs at Simmons

Simmons University offers 59 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, 1,941 students have completed their study at Simmons University.

Offered Degrees at Simmons University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	37	1	1,773
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	5	0	11
Doctor's degree - other	7	0	77
Post Master's Degree	10	0	80
Total	59	1	1,941

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Dietetics/Dietitian program with 34 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 571 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 40 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Simmons University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	34	$18,500
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	25	$18,500
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	14	-
	✕	11	-
Children and Youth Library Services	✕	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Simmons University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	571	$48,100
Social Work	✕	551	$48,100
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	528	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	490	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	195	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Simmons University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	37	-
Nursing Practice	✕	33	-
Health Occupations Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	6	-

Simmons University offers 59 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,941 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,773 students have earned/completed Master's program.
77 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
80 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	90 completers	-
Education	✕	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	72	$50,400
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	8	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
History Teacher Education	✕	0	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	39	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	26 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Writing	✕	10	-
Children's and Adolescent Literature	✕	16	-
Library Science [+]	✕	252 completers	$43,400
Library and Information Science	✕	116	$43,400
Children and Youth Library Services	✕	14	-
Archives/Archival Administration	✕	122	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	195 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	195	-
Human Services [+]	✕	555 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	4	-
Social Work	✕	551	$48,100
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	553 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Public Health	✔	13	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	42	$95,000
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	490	-
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	32	$70,700
History [+]	✕	27 completers	-
History	✕	27	$39,600
Public/Applied History	✕	0	-
	Total	1,773

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Health Occupations Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Library Science [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	1	-
Library Science (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	6	-
	Total	11

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Social Work	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	37	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Nursing Practice	✕	33	-
	Total	77

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health Occupations Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	10	-
Human Nutrition	✕	5	-
Library Science [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	7	-
Children and Youth Library Services	✕	11	-
Archives/Archival Administration	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	34	$18,500
	✕	11	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
	Total	80

Graduate Student Population at Simmons

For academic year 2021-2022, total 4,236 students enrolled into Simmons University graduate schools where it has total 5,984 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,444 full-time and 2,792 part-time graduate students. By gender, 484 male and 3,752 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	4,236	484	3,752
Full-time	1,444	189	1,255
Part-tme	2,792	295	2,497

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

There are 2,305 White (54.41%), 368 Black/African American (8.69%), 299 Hispanic (7.06%), 155 Asian (3.66%), and 1,109 students with other races. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,236	484	3,752
American Indian/Native American	7	0	7
Asian	155	22	133
Black/African American	368	48	320
Hispanic	299	35	264
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,305	246	2,059
Two More	93	15	78
Un-Known	988	117	871
Non-resident Alien	21	1	20

Simmons University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,681 graduate students (63.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 709 graduate students (16.74% 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	4,236
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,681
Enrolled Some Online Courses	709
Not in Online Courses	846

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Simmons University. 838 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.78% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 259 students are aged above 50 (6.11%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Simmons University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,236	484	3,752
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	19	1	18
Age 22-24	819	57	762
Age 25-29	1,401	158	1,243
Age 30-34	737	101	636
Age 35-39	428	65	363
Age 40-49	566	64	502
Age 50-64	247	35	212
Over 64	12	3	9
Age Un-Known	6	0	6

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