Graduate Programs at SUNY Buffalo State University

Graduate School Overview

SUNY Buffalo State University (referred to as Buffalo State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Buffalo, NY.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1948 - Current).

Buffalo State Directory Information
School Name	SUNY Buffalo State University (Buffalo State)
Address	1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone	716-878-4000
Web	https://suny.buffalostate.edu
Online Application	https://www.suny.edu/Student/index.cfm
Financial Info	https://financialaid.buffalostate.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Buffalo State is $12,157 for New York residents and $24,637 for out-of-state students. The school has 981 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,445 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 213 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,637 $12,157 for New York Residents
Student Population	981
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	213 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Buffalo State is $12,157 for New York residents and $24,637 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $471 for New York residents and $963 for out-of-state students.

Buffalo State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New York Residents	$12,157
Out-of-State	$24,637
Tuition per Credit Hour
New York Residents	$471
Out-of-State	$963

Buffalo State 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of SUNY Buffalo State University is $12,157 for New York residents and $24,637 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.88% 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
	New York Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,090	$787	$22,650	$787
2019-2020	$11,310	$833	$23,100	$833
2020-2021	$11,310	$805	$23,100	$805
2021-2022	$11,310	$942	$23,100	$942
2022-2023	$11,310	$847	$23,100	$847
2023-2024	$11,310	$847	$23,790	$847

The graduate school tuition & fees of Buffalo State is average compared to public graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
SUNY Buffalo State University	$12,157	$24,637
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,748
Public	$12,252	$23,176
Private	$25,848

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,026 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Buffalo State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.46% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,026. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.30% 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	$13,890	$2,708	$13,890	$3,180
2019-2020	$14,220	$3,788	$14,220	$4,278
2020-2021	$13,706	$2,750	$13,706	$3,240
2021-2022	$14,386	$2,750	$14,386	$3,240
2022-2023	$14,386	$3,788	$14,386	$4,278
2023-2024	$16,716	$2,814	$16,716	$3,310

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $471 for New York residents and $991 for other students at SUNY Buffalo State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.91% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New York Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$462	$944
2019-2020	$471	$963
2020-2021	$471	$963
2021-2022	$471	$963
2022-2023	$471	$963
2023-2024	$471	$991

Graduate Programs at Buffalo State

SUNY Buffalo State University offers 89 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, 643 students have completed their study at SUNY Buffalo State University.

Offered Degrees at SUNY Buffalo State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	64	2	566
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	0	18
Post Master's Degree	16	1	59
Total	89	3	643

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at SUNY Buffalo State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program with 184 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at SUNY Buffalo State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	20	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	11	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	10	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at SUNY Buffalo State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	184	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	59	$38,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	54	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	27	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	27	-

SUNY Buffalo State University offers 89 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 643 students have completed their graduate studies.

566 students have earned/completed Master's program.
18 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
59 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	290 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	59	$38,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	27	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	3	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	$44,000
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	15	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	19	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	19	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	15	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	54	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	-	$43,300
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	2	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Music Teacher Education	✔	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	27	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	15	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Earth Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	-	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Ecology	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	199 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	-	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	-	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	6	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	184	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Chemistry	✕	-	-
Physics	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	7	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Economics	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	15	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	11	-
Management Science	✕	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	566

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	5	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting	✕	-	-
	Total	18

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	20	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	10	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	59

Graduate Student Population at Buffalo State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 981 students enrolled into SUNY Buffalo State University graduate schools where it has total 6,445 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 386 full-time and 595 part-time graduate students. By gender, 256 male and 725 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	981	256	725
Full-time	386	92	294
Part-tme	595	164	431

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

There are 718 White (73.19%), 123 Black/African American (12.54%), 57 Hispanic (5.81%), 35 Asian (3.57%), and 48 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	981	256	725
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	35	10	25
Black/African American	123	35	88
Hispanic	57	16	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	718	175	543
Two More	29	9	20
Un-Known	2	2	0
Non-resident Alien	15	8	7

SUNY Buffalo State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 227 graduate students (23.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 198 graduate students (20.18% 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	981
Enrolled Online Exclusively	227
Enrolled Some Online Courses	198
Not in Online Courses	556

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at SUNY Buffalo State University. 400 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.77% of total students), 64 students are aged above 50 (6.52%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at SUNY Buffalo State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	981	256	725
Age 20-21	32	7	25
Age 22-24	368	72	296
Age 25-29	234	63	171
Age 30-34	116	41	75
Age 35-39	87	27	60
Age 40-49	80	24	56
Age 50-64	62	22	40
Over 64	2	0	2

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