Graduate Programs at University of Central Arkansas

Graduate School Overview

University of Central Arkansas (referred to as Central Arkansas) is a Public, 4 years school located in Conway, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1931 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Central Arkansas Directory Information
School Name	University of Central Arkansas (Central Arkansas)
Address	201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001
Phone	501-450-5000
Web	https://www.uca.edu
Online Application	https://uca.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://uca.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Central Arkansas is $7,162 for Arkansas residents and $12,443 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,919 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,913 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 126 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,443 $7,162 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	1,919
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	126 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Central Arkansas is $7,162 for Arkansas residents and $12,443 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $285 for Arkansas residents and $570 for out-of-state students.

Central Arkansas offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Arkansas Residents	$7,162
Out-of-State	$12,443
Tuition per Credit Hour
Arkansas Residents	$285
Out-of-State	$570

Central Arkansas 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)	16 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
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 University of Central Arkansas is $7,162 for Arkansas residents and $12,443 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.21% 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
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,807	$1,431	$9,614	$1,431
2019-2020	$5,018	$1,521	$10,037	$1,521
2020-2021	$5,018	$1,611	$10,037	$1,611
2021-2022	$5,063	$1,710	$10,125	$1,710
2022-2023	$5,133	$1,791	$10,265	$1,791
2023-2024	$5,281	$1,881	$10,562	$1,881

The graduate school tuition & fees of Central Arkansas is average compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Central Arkansas	$7,162	$12,443
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,175 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Central Arkansas.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.21% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,862. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.35% 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	$6,854	$5,757	$6,493	$5,757
2019-2020	$7,198	$6,317	$6,843	$6,317
2020-2021	$7,554	$3,851	$7,511	$5,584
2021-2022	$7,896	$4,992	$7,810	$6,646
2022-2023	$8,250	$5,420	$8,143	$7,565
2023-2024	$8,662	$5,447	$9,349	$7,513

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $295 for Arkansas residents and $588 for other students at University of Central Arkansas. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$267	$534
2019-2020	$279	$558
2020-2021	$279	$558
2021-2022	$281	$563
2022-2023	$285	$570
2023-2024	$295	$588

Graduate Programs at Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas offers 51 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, 739 students have completed their study at University of Central Arkansas.

Offered Degrees at University of Central Arkansas
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	8	504
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	1	22
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	111
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	4	73
Post Master's Degree	5	1	29
Total	51	14	739

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Central Arkansas by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 34 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 82 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 57 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Central Arkansas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	34	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	22	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	13	-
School Psychology	✔	7	-
Music Performance	✔	7	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Central Arkansas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	82	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	68	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	41	-
Library Science (other)	✕	29	$48,100
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	24	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Central Arkansas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	57	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	47	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	15	-
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	5	-

University of Central Arkansas offers 51 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 739 students have completed their graduate studies.

504 students have earned/completed Master's program.
111 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
73 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
29 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 [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	173 completers	-
Education	✕	8	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	7	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	$41,500
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	17	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	68	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	20	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	32 completers	$40,200
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✔	8	$40,200
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	24	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Creative Writing	✕	3	-
Library Science [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Library Science (other)	✕	29	$48,100
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	15	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	7	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	18	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	79 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	41	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	6	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✔	7	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	18	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	7	$87,600
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	102 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	82	-
Accounting	✕	18	-
Management Science	✔	2	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	504

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	15	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	2	-
	Total	22

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	111 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	47	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	57	-
Nursing Practice	✕	7	-
	Total	111

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	41 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	34	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	2	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	7	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	73

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
	Total	29

Graduate Student Population at Central Arkansas

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,919 students enrolled into University of Central Arkansas graduate schools where it has total 9,913 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 723 full-time and 1,196 part-time graduate students. By gender, 469 male and 1,450 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	1,919	469	1,450
Full-time	723	197	526
Part-tme	1,196	272	924

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

There are 1,463 White (76.24%), 178 Black/African American (9.28%), 85 Hispanic (4.43%), 35 Asian (1.82%), and 158 students with other races. 65 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,919	469	1,450
American Indian/Native American	5	0	5
Asian	35	8	27
Black/African American	178	34	144
Hispanic	85	24	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,463	343	1,120
Two More	75	30	45
Un-Known	12	5	7
Non-resident Alien	65	25	40

University of Central Arkansas offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 992 graduate students (51.69% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 183 graduate students (9.54% 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	1,919
Enrolled Online Exclusively	992
Enrolled Some Online Courses	183
Not in Online Courses	744

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