Graduate Programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College

Graduate School Overview

St. Thomas Aquinas College (referred to as STAC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sparkill, NY. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).

STAC Directory Information
School Name	St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC)
Address	125 Rte 340, Sparkill, NY 10976-1050
Phone	845-398-4000
Web	https://www.stac.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org/school/st-thomas-aquinas-college
Financial Info	https://www.stac.edu/cost-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $19,610 in average. The school has 167 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,779 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 52 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,610
Student Population	167
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	52 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at St. Thomas Aquinas College is $19,610 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,085.

St. Thomas Aquinas College offers the alternative tuition plans.

St. Thomas Aquinas College 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 St. Thomas Aquinas College is $19,610. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.32% 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	$17,370	$80
2018-2019	$18,000	$80
2019-2020	$18,630	$80
2020-2021	$18,900	$80
2021-2022	$19,530	$80

The graduate school tuition & fees of STAC is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,180 (public) / $24,827 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
St. Thomas Aquinas College	$19,610
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
New York Graduate Schools	$21,026	$24,911
Public	$12,295	$23,180
Private	$24,827

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $17,680 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at St. Thomas Aquinas College. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.40% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,900. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$12,750	$2,860	$6,000	$2,900
2018-2019	$13,250	$2,860	$6,000	$2,900
2019-2020	$13,650	$2,860	$6,000	$2,900
2020-2021	$14,200	$2,860	$6,000	$2,900
2021-2022	$14,780	$2,860	$6,000	$2,900

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,085 at St. Thomas Aquinas College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.33% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$965
2018-2019	$1,000
2019-2020	$1,035
2020-2021	$1,050
2021-2022	$1,085

Graduate Programs at STAC

St. Thomas Aquinas College offers 16 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, 72 students have completed their study at St. Thomas Aquinas College.

Offered Degrees at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	72
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0
Post Master's Degree	4	0
Total	16	72

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Reading Teacher Education program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 25 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	20	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-

St. Thomas Aquinas College offers 16 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 72 students have completed their graduate studies.

72 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	20	-
	Total	72

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

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at STAC

For academic year 2021-2022, total 167 students enrolled into St. Thomas Aquinas College graduate schools where it has total 1,779 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 72 full-time and 95 part-time graduate students. By gender, 57 male and 110 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	167	57	110
Full-time	72	16	56
Part-tme	95	41	54

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

There are 119 White (71.26%), 5 Black/African American (2.99%), 25 Hispanic (14.97%), 4 Asian (2.40%), and 14 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	167	57	110
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	4	3	1
Black/African American	5	3	2
Hispanic	25	9	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	119	36	83
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	7	4	3
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

St. Thomas Aquinas College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 5 graduate students (2.99% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 53 graduate students (31.74% 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	167
Enrolled Online Exclusively	5
Enrolled Some Online Courses	53
Not in Online Courses	109

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at St. Thomas Aquinas College. 114 students are aged 20 to 24 (68.26% of total students), 4 students are aged above 50 (2.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at St. Thomas Aquinas College.