Graduate Programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Graduate School Overview

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (referred to as UL Lafayette) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lafayette, LA.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1925 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UL Lafayette Directory Information
School Name	University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette)
Address	104 University Circle, Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone	377-482-1000
Web	https://www.louisiana.edu
Online Application	https://louisiana.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Info	https://financialaid.louisiana.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UL Lafayette is $10,184 for Louisiana residents and $23,912 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,269 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,219 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 120 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,912 $10,184 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	2,269
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	120 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UL Lafayette is $10,184 for Louisiana residents and $23,912 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $564 for Louisiana residents and $1,327 for out-of-state students.

UL Lafayette offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Louisiana Residents	$10,184
Out-of-State	$23,912
Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana Residents	$564
Out-of-State	$1,327

UL Lafayette 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)	9 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 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 Louisiana at Lafayette is $10,184 for Louisiana residents and $23,912 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.12% 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
	Louisiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,511	$4,285	$19,239	$4,285
2019-2020	$5,511	$4,637	$19,239	$4,637
2020-2021	$5,511	$4,627	$19,238	$4,627
2021-2022	$5,511	$4,619	$19,239	$4,619
2022-2023	$5,511	$4,645	$19,239	$4,645
2023-2024	$5,511	$4,673	$19,239	$4,673

The graduate school tuition & fees of UL Lafayette is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Louisiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,998 (public) / $18,847 (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 Louisiana at Lafayette	$10,184	$23,912
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Louisiana Graduate Schools	$12,617	$18,891
Public	$9,880	$18,998
Private	$18,847

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,458 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UL Lafayette.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.02% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,429. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.04% 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	$10,708	$4,002	$10,111	$4,842
2019-2020	$10,708	$4,230	$10,990	$5,130
2020-2021	$11,144	$4,260	$11,520	$5,160
2021-2022	$11,784	$4,290	$11,784	$5,190
2022-2023	$11,642	$5,470	$12,028	$5,470
2023-2024	$11,988	$5,470	$13,959	$5,470

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $566 for Louisiana residents and $1,329 for other students at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.15% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Louisiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$544	$1,307
2019-2020	$564	$1,326
2020-2021	$563	$1,326
2021-2022	$563	$1,325
2022-2023	$564	$1,327
2023-2024	$566	$1,329

Graduate Programs at UL Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers 66 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, 842 students have completed their study at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Offered Degrees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	34	2	757
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	10	0	67
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	12	0	6
Post Master's Degree	9	5	7
Total	66	8	842

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 360 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 16 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	2	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	360	$44,200
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	49	$93,100
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	44	-
Engineering	✕	40	$48,800
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	27	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Computer Science	✕	11	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Computer Engineering	✕	7	-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)	✕	6	-

University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers 66 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 842 students have completed their graduate studies.

757 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
7 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	2	-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	✕	4	-
Architecture [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Architecture	✕	17	$44,300
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	15	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Informatics	✕	10	-
Computer Science	✕	14	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	71 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	26	$36,400
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	12	-
Engineering [+]	✕	43 completers	$48,800
Engineering	✕	40	$48,800
Computer Engineering	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	8	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	14	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	11	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	120 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	27	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	44	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	49	$93,100
Business [+]	✕	374 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	360	$44,200
Accounting	✕	14	-
History [+]	✕	8 completers	-
History	✕	8	-
	Total	757

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
French Studies	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Engineering [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	7	-
Systems Engineering	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	5	-
	Total	67

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Accounting	✕	1	-
	Total	6

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at UL Lafayette

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,269 students enrolled into University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduate schools where it has total 15,219 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,093 full-time and 1,176 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,005 male and 1,264 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	2,269	1,005	1,264
Full-time	1,093	518	575
Part-tme	1,176	487	689

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

There are 1,268 White (55.88%), 381 Black/African American (16.79%), 124 Hispanic (5.46%), 95 Asian (4.19%), and 401 students with other races. 311 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,269	1,005	1,264
American Indian/Native American	7	5	2
Asian	95	55	40
Black/African American	381	130	251
Hispanic	124	58	66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,268	518	750
Two More	47	24	23
Un-Known	36	19	17
Non-resident Alien	311	196	115

University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,001 graduate students (44.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 166 graduate students (7.32% 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	2,269
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,001
Enrolled Some Online Courses	166
Not in Online Courses	1,102

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 549 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.20% of total students), 104 students are aged above 50 (4.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,269	1,005	1,264
Age 20-21	26	12	14
Age 22-24	523	209	314
Age 25-29	581	279	302
Age 30-34	423	217	206
Age 35-39	333	142	191
Age 40-49	279	109	170
Age 50-64	97	34	63
Over 64	7	3	4

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