Suffolk University Graduate School

Suffolk University (referred to as Suffolk) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Suffolk is $36,336 in average. The school has 2,353 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,734 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Suffolk University (referred to as Suffolk) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1952 - Current).
Suffolk Directory Information
School NameSuffolk University (Suffolk)
Address73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108-3901
Phone617-573-8754
Webhttps://www.suffolk.edu
Online Applicationhttps://uga.suffolk.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.suffolk.edu/student-financial-services
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Suffolk is $36,336 in average. The school has 2,353 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,734 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 129 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$36,336
Student Population2,353
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs129 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Suffolk is $36,336 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,506.
Suffolk offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$39,622
Required Fees$456
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$1,506
Suffolk 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)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
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 Suffolk University is $36,336. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -9.34% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$36,454$54
2019-2020$39,267$210
2020-2021$39,914$324
2021-2022$39,450$363
2022-2023$39,622$456
2023-2024$35,860$476
The graduate school tuition & fees of Suffolk is average compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Suffolk University$36,336
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools$24,674$28,339
Public$14,118$19,952
Private$30,491
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $22,784 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Suffolk.
On-campus living costs are increased by 3.48% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $29,276. Off-campus living costs are increased by 22.38% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$15,582$2,523$18,003$3,073
2019-2020$17,462$2,450$19,585$3,000
2020-2021$17,462$2,450$19,585$3,000
2021-2022$18,496$2,450$20,279$3,000
2022-2023$18,482$2,450$20,923$3,000
2023-2024$19,562$2,098$26,054$3,222
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,365 at Suffolk University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -9.36% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$1,324
2019-2020$1,393
2020-2021$1,398
2021-2022$1,468
2022-2023$1,506
2023-2024$1,365
The law school tuition at Suffolk University is $55,184 for academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Suffolk.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Suffolk University
TuitionFees
Law$53,920$1,264

Graduate Programs at Suffolk

Suffolk University offers 63 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, 1,022 students have completed their study at Suffolk University.
Offered Degrees at Suffolk University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree330671
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship304
Doctor's degree - other30330
Post Bachelor's Degree23017
Post Master's Degree100
Total6301,022
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Suffolk University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Accounting program with 4 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 134 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 312 completers.
Suffolk University offers 63 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,022 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 671 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 330 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 17 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] 9 completers-
Interior Architecture9-
Communication and Journalism [+] 14 completers-
Public Relations/Image Management14-
Education [+] 9 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration9-
Legal Studies [+] 26 completers-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence15-
Tax Law/Taxation11-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 completers-
Ethics2-
Psychology [+] 9 completers-
Developmental and Child Psychology3-
Clinical Psychology6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 15 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science15-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)--
Human Services [+] 44 completers-
Public Administration34$59,400
International Policy Analysis10-
Social Sciences [+] 15 completers-
International Relations and Affairs--
Political Science and Government14-
Sociology1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 9 completers-
Graphic Design9-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 68 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management38$66,900
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor19-
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development1-
Health Services Administration2-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)8-
Business [+] 451 completers-
Business Administration and Management134$74,100
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1-
Organizational Leadership11-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)2-
Accounting59$63,800
Business/Managerial Economics14-
Finance-$80,900
Management Science107-
Business Statistics48-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)49-
Marketing (other)6-
Taxation20$72,700
Total671
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] 1 completers$52,900
Law1$52,900
Psychology [+] --
Developmental and Child Psychology--
Social Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Economics3-
Total4
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] 323 completers$52,900
Law312$52,900
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence11-
Psychology [+] 7 completers-
Clinical Psychology7-
Total330
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services [+] --
Public Administration--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1-
Business [+] 8 completers-
Business Administration and Management3-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1-
Organizational Leadership--
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)--
Accounting4-
Finance--
Business Statistics--
Marketing (other)--
Taxation--
Total17
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business [+] --
Business Administration and Management--
Total-

Graduate Student Population at Suffolk

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,353 students enrolled into Suffolk University graduate schools where it has total 6,734 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,377 full-time and 976 part-time graduate students. By gender, 855 male and 1,498 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3538551,498
Full-time1,377488889
Part-tme976367609
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,444 White (61.37%), 154 Black/African American (6.54%), 174 Hispanic (7.39%), 144 Asian (6.12%), and 437 students with other races. 314 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3538551,498
American Indian/Native American211
Asian1444797
Black/African American15442112
Hispanic17458116
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1,444530914
Two More571641
Un-Known633726
Non-resident Alien314123191
Suffolk University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 215 graduate students (9.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,461 graduate students (62.09% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,353
Enrolled Online Exclusively215
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,461
Not in Online Courses677
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Suffolk University. 910 students are aged 20 to 24 (38.67% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.08%), 38 students are aged above 50 (1.61%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Suffolk University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3538551,498
Under 18110
Age 18-19101
Age 20-2139831
Age 22-24871289582
Age 25-29881335546
Age 30-34293114179
Age 35-391215269
Age 40-491084761
Age 50-6436927
Over 64202

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