Graduate Programs at University of Lynchburg

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1927 - Current).

Lynchburg Directory Information
School Name	University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg)
Address	1501 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501-3113
Phone	434-544-8100
Web	https://www.lynchburg.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.lynchburg.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.lynchburg.edu/admission/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Lynchburg is $10,605 in average. The school has 913 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,553 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 73 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,605
Student Population	913
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	73 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Lynchburg is $10,605 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $582.

University of Lynchburg offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

University of Lynchburg 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Lynchburg is $10,605. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -9.81% 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	$9,922	$92
2019-2020	$10,906	$212
2020-2021	$11,467	$244
2021-2022	$11,614	$145
2022-2023	$10,485	$120

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lynchburg is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (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 Lynchburg	$10,605
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,110 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Lynchburg. On-campus living costs are increased by 6.33% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,110. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.33% 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	$10,800	$1,350	$10,800	$1,100
2019-2020	$11,450	$2,050	$11,450	$2,050
2020-2021	$12,138	$2,050	$12,138	$2,050
2021-2022	$12,490	$1,720	$12,490	$1,720
2022-2023	$13,060	$2,050	$13,060	$2,050

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $582 at University of Lynchburg. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -9.77% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$551
2019-2020	$606
2020-2021	$648
2021-2022	$645
2022-2023	$582

Graduate Programs at Lynchburg

University of Lynchburg offers 34 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, 563 students have completed their study at University of Lynchburg.

Offered Degrees at University of Lynchburg
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	1	160
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	9
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	331
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	0	2
Post Master's Degree	6	2	61
Total	34	4	563

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program with 33 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 34 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physician Assistant program with 284 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Lynchburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	33	-
Physician Assistant	✔	11	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	8	-
International Public Health/International Health	✔	6	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Lynchburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	34	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Physician Assistant	✕	27	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	18	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Lynchburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✔	284	-
Physician Assistant	✔	283	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	48	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	46	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	13	-

University of Lynchburg offers 34 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 563 students have completed their graduate studies.

160 students have earned/completed Master's program.
331 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
61 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
Education [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	79 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	12	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✕	10	-
Public Health	✕	17	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	27 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	13	-
	Total	160

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	9	-
	Total	9

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	331 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✔	283	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
	Total	331

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✕	0	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	48 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	33	-
Physician Assistant	✔	11	-
International Public Health/International Health	✔	4	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	8	-
	Total	61

Graduate Student Population at Lynchburg

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 913 students enrolled into University of Lynchburg graduate schools where it has total 2,553 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 465 full-time and 448 part-time graduate students. By gender, 317 male and 596 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	913	317	596
Full-time	465	176	289
Part-tme	448	141	307

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

There are 616 White (67.47%), 111 Black/African American (12.16%), 65 Hispanic (7.12%), 39 Asian (4.27%), and 82 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	317	596
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	39	16	23
Black/African American	111	40	71
Hispanic	65	26	39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	616	202	414
Two More	31	15	16
Un-Known	35	11	24
Non-resident Alien	12	4	8

University of Lynchburg offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 511 graduate students (55.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 102 graduate students (11.17% 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	913
Enrolled Online Exclusively	511
Enrolled Some Online Courses	102
Not in Online Courses	300

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Lynchburg. 238 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.07% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (0.33%), 97 students are aged above 50 (10.62%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Lynchburg.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	317	596
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 18-19	2	1	1
Age 20-21	14	1	13
Age 22-24	224	75	149
Age 25-29	196	72	124
Age 30-34	109	32	77
Age 35-39	104	38	66
Age 40-49	166	52	114
Age 50-64	88	40	48
Over 64	9	6	3

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