Graduate Programs at Spalding University

Graduate School Overview

Spalding University (referred to as Spalding) is a Private, 4 years school located in Louisville, KY.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1938 - Current).

Spalding Directory Information
School Name	Spalding University (Spalding)
Address	901 S Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203-2188
Phone	502-585-9911
Web	https://www.spalding.edu
Online Application	https://spalding.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://spalding.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Spalding is $13,110 in average. The school has 765 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,532 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 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	$13,110
Student Population	765
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Spalding is $13,110 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $726.

Spalding offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,075
Required Fees	$150
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$726

Spalding 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Spalding University is $13,110. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.87% 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	$13,166	-
2019-2020	$12,825	-
2020-2021	$12,186	$100
2021-2022	$12,006	$100
2022-2023	$13,075	$150
2023-2024	$12,960	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Spalding is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $18,150 (public) / $10,885 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Spalding University	$13,110
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,528	$13,148
Public	$11,160	$18,150
Private	$10,885

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,296 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Spalding.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.22% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $26,472. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.58% 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	$7,900	$5,437	$10,920	$6,540
2019-2020	$7,900	$5,437	$10,920	$6,540
2020-2021	$7,600	$6,937	$10,920	$6,937
2021-2022	$8,266	$7,114	$11,632	$9,908
2022-2023	$8,300	$6,990	$12,132	$10,771
2023-2024	$8,480	$7,914	$14,656	$11,816

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $720 at Spalding University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.83% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$731
2019-2020	$713
2020-2021	$677
2021-2022	$667
2022-2023	$726
2023-2024	$720

Graduate Programs at Spalding

Spalding University offers 39 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, 340 students have completed their study at Spalding University.

Offered Degrees at Spalding University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	0	215
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	4
Doctor's degree - other	4	1	66
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	1	53
Post Master's Degree	5	1	2
Total	39	5	340

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 47 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Creative Writing program with 36 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Spalding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	47	-
Business/Commerce	✔	3	-
Accounting	✔	2	-
Creative Writing	✔	2	-
Creative Writing	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Spalding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Creative Writing	✕	36	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	31	$51,400
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	24	-
Business/Commerce	✕	24	$56,900
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Spalding University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	28	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	4	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
Social Work	✔	-	-

Spalding University offers 39 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 340 students have completed their graduate studies.

215 students have earned/completed Master's program.
66 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
53 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 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
Education [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	24	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	18	$55,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	36	-
Psychology [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	31	$51,400
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Social Work	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	2	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Nursing Administration	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-
Business [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	24	$56,900
	Total	215

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	4	-
Human Services [+]	✔	-	-
Social Work	✔	-	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	28	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	38 completers	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	✕	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
	Total	66

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	47	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	3	-
	Total	53

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Business/Commerce	✔	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Spalding

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 765 students enrolled into Spalding University graduate schools where it has total 1,532 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 508 full-time and 257 part-time graduate students. By gender, 160 male and 605 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	765	160	605
Full-time	508	110	398
Part-tme	257	50	207

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

There are 539 White (70.46%), 139 Black/African American (18.17%), 39 Hispanic (5.10%), 7 Asian (0.92%), and 41 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	765	160	605
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	7	3	4
Black/African American	139	28	111
Hispanic	39	14	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	539	105	434
Two More	18	3	15
Un-Known	20	5	15
Non-resident Alien	2	2	0

Spalding University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 146 graduate students (19.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 198 graduate students (25.88% 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	765
Enrolled Online Exclusively	146
Enrolled Some Online Courses	198
Not in Online Courses	421

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Spalding University. 182 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.79% of total students), 79 students are aged above 50 (10.33%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Spalding University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	765	160	605
Age 20-21	8	1	7
Age 22-24	174	31	143
Age 25-29	198	35	163
Age 30-34	97	21	76
Age 35-39	79	22	57
Age 40-49	130	27	103
Age 50-64	71	18	53
Over 64	8	5	3

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