Graduate Programs at Simpson College

Graduate School Overview

Simpson College (referred to as Simpson) is a Private, 4 years school located in Indianola, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Simpson Directory Information
School Name	Simpson College (Simpson)
Address	701 North C St, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone	515-961-6251
Web	https://www.simpson.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.simpson.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://simpson.edu/admission-aid/tuition-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Simpson is $7,244 in average. The school has 24 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,151 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 59 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,244
Student Population	24
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	59 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Simpson is $7,244 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $565.

Simpson offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$6,526
Required Fees	$80
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$565

Simpson 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Simpson College is $7,244. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 9.66% 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	$8,066	$84
2019-2020	$8,525	$108
2020-2021	$8,758	$110
2021-2022	$6,526	$80
2022-2023	$6,526	$80
2023-2024	$7,244	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Simpson is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Simpson College	$7,244
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,158 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Simpson.

On-campus living costs are increased by 10.01% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,996. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.04% 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	$8,380	$3,192	$8,380	$3,992
2019-2020	$8,820	$3,284	$8,820	$4,206
2020-2021	$9,282	$3,264	$7,108	$4,238
2021-2022	$9,654	$3,334	$7,792	$3,552
2022-2023	$9,654	$3,270	$8,140	$3,670
2023-2024	$10,088	$4,130	$8,926	$4,070

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $620 at Simpson College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 9.73% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$550
2020-2021	$555
2021-2022	$565
2022-2023	$565
2023-2024	$620

Graduate Programs at Simpson

Simpson College offers 8 graduate programs for Master's 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, 29 students have completed their study at Simpson College.

Offered Degrees at Simpson College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	1	24
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	1	5
Total	8	2	29

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Simpson College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Corrections and Criminal Justice (other) program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Teacher Education, Multiple Levels program with 9 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Simpson College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	4	-
Information Technology	✕	1	-
Computer Science	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Simpson College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	9	-
Conducting	✕	9	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	6	-

Simpson College offers 8 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 29 students have completed their graduate studies.

24 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	9	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Conducting	✕	9	-
	Total	24

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at Simpson

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 24 students enrolled into Simpson College graduate schools where it has total 1,151 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 16 full-time and 8 part-time graduate students. By gender, 11 male and 13 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	24	11	13
Full-time	16	7	9
Part-tme	8	4	4

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

There are 20 White (83.33%), 1 Black/African American (4.17%), 1 Hispanic (4.17%), and 2 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	24	11	13
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	1	0	1
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	20	9	11
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	1	1	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Simpson College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 11 graduate students (45.83% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4 graduate students (16.67% 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	24
Enrolled Online Exclusively	11
Enrolled Some Online Courses	4
Not in Online Courses	9

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Simpson College. 5 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.83% of total students). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Simpson College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	24	11	13
Age 22-24	5	1	4
Age 25-29	8	5	3
Age 30-34	5	2	3
Age 35-39	1	0	1
Age 40-49	5	3	2

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