Graduate Programs at University of Central Oklahoma

Graduate School Overview

University of Central Oklahoma (referred to as UCO) is a Public, 4 years school located in Edmond, OK.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1947 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UCO Directory Information
School Name	University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)
Address	100 N University Dr, Edmond, OK 73034
Phone	405-974-2000
Web	https://www.uco.edu
Online Application	https://www.uco.edu/admissions-aid/get-more-information/ug-admissions-recruitment
Financial Info	https://www.uco.edu/admissions-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UCO is $8,616 for Oklahoma residents and $18,624 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,511 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,250 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 210 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 17 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,624 $8,616 for Oklahoma Residents
Student Population	1,511
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	210 graduate programs (17 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UCO is $8,616 for Oklahoma residents and $18,624 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $307 for Oklahoma residents and $724 for out-of-state students.

UCO offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oklahoma Residents	$8,616
Out-of-State	$18,624
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oklahoma Residents	$307
Out-of-State	$724

UCO 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)	17 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Oklahoma is $8,616 for Oklahoma residents and $18,624 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.60% 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
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,786	$805	$16,794	$805
2019-2020	$7,000	$853	$17,008	$853
2020-2021	$7,000	$905	$17,008	$905
2021-2022	$7,142	$966	$17,150	$966
2022-2023	$7,356	$966	$17,364	$966
2023-2024	$7,626	$990	$17,634	$990

The graduate school tuition & fees of UCO is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Oklahoma. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oklahoma graduate tuition is $15,394 (public) / $12,284 (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 Oklahoma	$8,616	$18,624
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oklahoma Graduate Schools	$10,018	$14,145
Public	$7,042	$15,394
Private	$12,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,786 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UCO.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,464. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.06% 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	$7,970	$7,032	$11,270	$8,632
2019-2020	$8,130	$7,118	$11,494	$8,718
2020-2021	$8,292	$7,200	$11,724	$8,800
2021-2022	$8,458	$7,500	$11,958	$9,200
2022-2023	$8,628	$7,900	$12,198	$9,600
2023-2024	$8,886	$8,160	$12,564	$9,900

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $318 for Oklahoma residents and $736 for other students at University of Central Oklahoma. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Oklahoma Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$283	$700
2019-2020	$292	$709
2020-2021	$292	$709
2021-2022	$298	$715
2022-2023	$307	$724
2023-2024	$318	$736

Graduate Programs at UCO

University of Central Oklahoma offers 82 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, 434 students have completed their study at University of Central Oklahoma.

Offered Degrees at University of Central Oklahoma
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	75	6	430
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	0	4
Total	82	6	434

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nutrition Sciences program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 62 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Central Oklahoma
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nutrition Sciences	✕	4	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Central Oklahoma
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	62	$58,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	37	$45,600
Business Statistics	✕	30	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	$41,100

University of Central Oklahoma offers 82 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 434 students have completed their graduate studies.

430 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	131 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	37	$45,600
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	2	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Learning Sciences	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	$41,100
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	8	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	9	$42,200
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Online Educator/Online Teaching	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	11	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Human Nutrition	✕	-	-
Family Systems	✕	-	-
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Creative Writing	✕	2	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	1	-
General Literature	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	2	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	3	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	16	-
Computational Science	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Psychology	✕	11	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	5	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	10	-
School Psychology	✕	3	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	4	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	18	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	3	-
Political Science and Government	✕	-	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✔	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	-	-
Illustration	✕	-	-
Musical Theatre	✕	-	-
Music	✕	-	-
Music Performance	✕	3	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	1	-
Conducting	✕	-	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	1	-
Voice and Opera	✕	3	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	✕	2	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	8	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	4	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	92 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	62	$58,400
Organizational Leadership	✕	-	-
Business Statistics	✕	30	-
History [+]	✕	9 completers	-
History	✕	9	-
	Total	430

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Statistics	✕	-	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at UCO

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,511 students enrolled into University of Central Oklahoma graduate schools where it has total 12,250 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 634 full-time and 877 part-time graduate students. By gender, 481 male and 1,030 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	1,511	481	1,030
Full-time	634	223	411
Part-tme	877	258	619

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

There are 793 White (52.48%), 111 Black/African American (7.35%), 83 Hispanic (5.49%), 36 Asian (2.38%), and 488 students with other races. 264 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,511	481	1,030
American Indian/Native American	45	12	33
Asian	36	18	18
Black/African American	111	28	83
Hispanic	83	21	62
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	793	220	573
Two More	105	29	76
Un-Known	74	24	50
Non-resident Alien	264	129	135

University of Central Oklahoma offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 265 graduate students (17.54% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 367 graduate students (24.29% 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	1,511
Enrolled Online Exclusively	265
Enrolled Some Online Courses	367
Not in Online Courses	879

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University of Central Oklahoma Graduate School

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