Graduate Programs at University of Dayton

Graduate School Overview

University of Dayton (referred to as Dayton) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dayton, OH. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1928 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Dayton Directory Information
School Name	University of Dayton (Dayton)
Address	300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469
Phone	937-229-1000
Web	https://www.udayton.edu
Online Application	https://udayton.edu/apply/undergraduate/index.php
Financial Info	https://udayton.edu/affordability

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Dayton is $18,590 in average. The school has 3,258 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,674 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 158 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,590
Student Population	3,258
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	158 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Dayton is $18,590 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,030.

University of Dayton offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Dayton 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Dayton is $18,590. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.48% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$16,650	$50
2019-2020	$17,190	$50
2020-2021	$17,730	$50
2021-2022	$18,090	$50
2022-2023	$18,540	$50

The graduate school tuition & fees of Dayton is average compared to private graduate schools in Ohio. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Ohio graduate tuition is $22,574 (public) / $17,807 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Dayton	$18,590
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Ohio Graduate Schools	$15,377	$18,930
Public	$12,758	$22,574
Private	$17,807

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,140 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Dayton. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,140. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.13% 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	$13,580	$1,750	$13,580	$1,750
2019-2020	$14,050	$1,750	$14,050	$1,750
2020-2021	$14,580	$1,750	$14,580	$1,750
2021-2022	$14,870	$1,750	$14,870	$1,750
2022-2023	$15,390	$1,750	$15,390	$1,750

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,030 at University of Dayton. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.49% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$925
2019-2020	$955
2020-2021	$985
2021-2022	$1,005
2022-2023	$1,030

The law school tuition at University of Dayton is $38,510 for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Dayton.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Dayton
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$38,250	$260

Graduate Programs at Dayton

University of Dayton offers 84 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, 1,179 students have completed their study at University of Dayton.

Offered Degrees at University of Dayton
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	47	2	835
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	0	49
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	119
Post Bachelor's Degree	27	3	176
Total	84	5	1,179

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Secondary School Administration/Principalship program with 41 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 150 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 86 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Dayton
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	41	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	✔	35	-
Systems Engineering	✔	28	-
Operations Research	✔	13	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Dayton
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	150	$58,900
Computer Science	✕	136	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	48	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	41	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	38	$47,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Dayton
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	86	$42,000
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	13	-
Laser and Optical Engineering	✕	10	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	8	-

University of Dayton offers 84 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,179 students have completed their graduate studies.

835 students have earned/completed Master's program.
119 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
176 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	136 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	136	-
Education [+]	✕	92 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	38	$47,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	8	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	$41,800
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	187 completers	-
Engineering	✕	2	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	19	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	9	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	12	-
Civil Engineering	✕	20	-
Computer Engineering	✕	12	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	35	-
Laser and Optical Engineering	✕	7	-
Engineering Mechanics	✕	1	-
Materials Engineering	✕	20	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	41	-
Systems Engineering	✕	1	-
Energy Systems Engineering, General	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	35	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	48	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	16	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	12	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	1	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	0	$42,500
Community Psychology	✕	4	-
School Psychology	✕	26	-
Human Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	34	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	35	-
Business [+]	✕	181 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	150	$58,900
Accounting	✕	16	-
Finance	✕	1	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	14	-
	Total	835

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	13	-
Laser and Optical Engineering	✕	10	-
Materials Engineering	✕	4	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	4	-
	Total	49

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	86 completers	$42,000
Law	✕	86	$42,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
	Total	119

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	11	-
Health Communication	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	✕	35	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	57 completers	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	41	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	5	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Materials Engineering	✕	2	-
Systems Engineering	✕	28	-
Operations Research	✕	13	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	5	-
Engineering Design	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	0	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Air and Space Operations Technology	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Project Management	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
Telecommunications Management	✕	3	-
	Total	176

Graduate Student Population at Dayton

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,334 students enrolled into University of Dayton graduate schools where it has total 11,674 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,515 full-time and 819 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,691 male and 1,643 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	3,334	1,691	1,643
Full-time	2,515	1,303	1,212
Part-tme	819	388	431

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

There are 1,792 White (53.75%), 239 Black/African American (7.17%), 81 Hispanic (2.43%), 53 Asian (1.59%), and 1,169 students with other races. 1,016 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,334	1,691	1,643
American Indian/Native American	5	2	3
Asian	53	21	32
Black/African American	239	88	151
Hispanic	81	35	46
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,792	732	1,060
Two More	60	33	27
Un-Known	87	45	42
Non-resident Alien	1,016	734	282

University of Dayton offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,067 graduate students (32.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 667 graduate students (20.01% 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	3,334
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,067
Enrolled Some Online Courses	667
Not in Online Courses	1,600

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Dayton. 1,408 students are aged 20 to 24 (42.23% of total students), 173 students are aged above 50 (5.19%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Dayton.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,334	1,691	1,643
Age 20-21	76	41	35
Age 22-24	1,332	730	602
Age 25-29	824	429	395
Age 30-34	389	212	177
Age 35-39	230	90	140
Age 40-49	310	119	191
Age 50-64	164	65	99
Over 64	9	5	4

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