Graduate Programs at Empire State University

Graduate School Overview

Empire State University (referred to as Empire State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Saratoga Springs, NY.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Empire State Directory Information
School Name	Empire State University (Empire State)
Address	Two Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391
Phone	518-587-2100
Web	https://www.esc.edu
Online Application	https://www.esc.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.esc.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Empire State is $11,870 for New York residents and $24,350 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,672 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,407 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 88 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,350 $11,870 for New York Residents
Student Population	1,672
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs (88 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Empire State is $11,870 for New York residents and $24,350 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.

Empire State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New York Residents	$11,870
Out-of-State	$24,350
Tuition per Credit Hour
New York Residents	$471
Out-of-State	$963

Empire 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	88 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Empire State University is $11,870 for New York residents and $24,350 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.92% 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	$535	$22,650	$535
2019-2020	$11,310	$535	$23,100	$535
2020-2021	$11,310	$560	$23,100	$560
2021-2022	$11,310	$560	$23,100	$560
2022-2023	$11,310	$560	$23,100	$560
2023-2024	$11,310	$560	$23,790	$560

The graduate school tuition & fees of Empire 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
Empire State University	$11,870	$24,350
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 off-campus living costs are $17,050. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.32% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,600	$2,284
2019-2020	$11,600	$2,284
2020-2021	$11,600	$2,226
2021-2022	$11,600	$2,226
2022-2023	$11,600	$2,226
2023-2024	$14,230	$2,820

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 Empire 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 Empire State

Empire State University offers 52 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, 497 students have completed their study at Empire State University.

Offered Degrees at Empire State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	24	19	363
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	25	25	131
Post Master's Degree	2	2	3
Total	52	46	497

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Project Management program with 23 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 113 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Empire State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Project Management	✕	23	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	17	-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	✕	15	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	9	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	9	-

Popular Master's Programs at Empire State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	113	$64,400
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	51	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	32	-
Nursing Administration	✔	28	-
Nursing Education	✔	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Empire State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-

Empire State University offers 52 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 497 students have completed their graduate studies.

363 students have earned/completed Master's program.
131 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
3 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	11 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	11	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	113 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	51	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✔	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	32	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Social Sciences (other)	✔	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	72 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	18	-
Medical Informatics	✔	-	-
Nursing Education	✔	26	-
Nursing Administration	✔	28	-
Business [+]	✔ (5 completers)	134 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	113	$64,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	8	-
Finance	✔	9	-
Labor Studies	✔	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	-	-
History [+]	✔	-	-
Public/Applied History	✔	-	-
	Total	363

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Social Sciences (other)	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	9	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	2	-
Labor Studies	✔	1	-
History [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✔	2	-
	Total	131

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Empire State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,672 students enrolled into Empire State University graduate schools where it has total 9,407 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 168 full-time and 1,504 part-time graduate students. By gender, 469 male and 1,203 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	1,672	469	1,203
Full-time	168	58	110
Part-tme	1,504	411	1,093

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

There are 868 White (51.91%), 185 Black/African American (11.06%), 143 Hispanic (8.55%), 62 Asian (3.71%), and 414 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,672	469	1,203
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	62	24	38
Black/African American	185	45	140
Hispanic	143	45	98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	868	271	597
Two More	36	14	22
Un-Known	368	67	301
Non-resident Alien	6	2	4

Empire State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,632 graduate students (97.61% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15 graduate students (0.90% 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	1,672
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,632
Enrolled Some Online Courses	15
Not in Online Courses	25

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Empire State University. 147 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.79% of total students), 271 students are aged above 50 (16.21%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Empire State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,672	469	1,203
Age 20-21	10	3	7
Age 22-24	137	37	100
Age 25-29	300	93	207
Age 30-34	275	94	181
Age 35-39	240	64	176
Age 40-49	439	117	322
Age 50-64	260	56	204
Over 64	11	5	6

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