Graduate Programs at University of Mary

Graduate School Overview

University of Mary (referred to as UMary) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bismarck, ND.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1969 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UMary Directory Information
School Name	University of Mary (UMary)
Address	7500 University Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone	701-255-7500
Web	https://www.umary.edu
Online Application	https://www.umary.edu/forms/application
Financial Info	https://www.umary.edu/finances

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UMary is $11,692 in average. The school has 1,146 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,652 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 130 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 48 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,692
Student Population	1,146
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	130 graduate programs (48 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UMary is $11,692 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $610.

UMary offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,238
Required Fees	$992
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$610

UMary 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)	48 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Mary is $11,692. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -4.40% 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	$14,900	$730
2019-2020	$16,740	$954
2020-2021	$16,875	$986
2021-2022	$12,244	$1,060
2022-2023	$11,238	$992
2023-2024	$10,620	$1,072

The graduate school tuition & fees of UMary is average compared to private graduate schools in North Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Dakota graduate tuition is $10,467 (public) / $12,111 (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 Mary	$11,692
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,047	$10,394
Public	$9,083	$10,467
Private	$12,111

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,694 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UMary.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,258. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.82% 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	$7,034	$2,550	$10,600	$2,550
2019-2020	$7,540	$2,600	$10,966	$2,600
2020-2021	$7,840	$2,782	$10,999	$2,782
2021-2022	$7,990	$2,829	$11,237	$2,829
2022-2023	$8,220	$2,998	$11,806	$2,998
2023-2024	$8,506	$3,188	$13,070	$3,188

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $583 at University of Mary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -4.43% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$600
2019-2020	$620
2020-2021	$625
2021-2022	$612
2022-2023	$610
2023-2024	$583

Graduate Programs at UMary

University of Mary offers 55 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, 485 students have completed their study at University of Mary.

Offered Degrees at University of Mary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	21	338
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	9
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	130
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	9	8
Total	55	30	485

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 135 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 53 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	2	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	2	-
Christian Studies	✔	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
Medical Informatics	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	135	$60,000
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	24	-
Nursing Administration	✔	21	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	16	-
Project Management	✔	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Mary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	53	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	7	-

University of Mary offers 55 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 485 students have completed their graduate studies.

338 students have earned/completed Master's program.
130 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 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
Education [+]	✔ (9 completers)	71 completers	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	16	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	9	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	12	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	✔	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✔	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	8	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	7	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	91 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	13	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	24	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✔	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Medical Informatics	✔	1	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	12	-
Nursing Education	✕	7	-
Nursing Administration	✔	21	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✔	13	-
Business [+]	✔	151 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	135	$60,000
Office Management and Supervision	✔	-	-
Project Management	✔	16	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	-	-
Accounting and Business/Management	✔	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	-	-
	Total	338

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	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 [+]	✕	130 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	53	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	7	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	22	-
	Total	130

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Public Administration	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	2 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Medical Informatics	✔	1	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Project Management	✔	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	2	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at UMary

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,146 students enrolled into University of Mary graduate schools where it has total 3,652 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 638 full-time and 508 part-time graduate students. By gender, 366 male and 780 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	1,146	366	780
Full-time	638	193	445
Part-tme	508	173	335

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

There are 870 White (75.92%), 40 Black/African American (3.49%), 13 Asian (1.13%), and 223 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,146	366	780
American Indian/Native American	81	19	62
Asian	13	7	6
Black/African American	40	26	14
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	870	263	607
Two More	34	12	22
Un-Known	103	35	68
Non-resident Alien	3	3	0

University of Mary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 683 graduate students (59.60% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 186 graduate students (16.23% 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	1,146
Enrolled Online Exclusively	683
Enrolled Some Online Courses	186
Not in Online Courses	277

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Mary. 343 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.93% of total students), 71 students are aged above 50 (6.20%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Mary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,146	366	780
Age 20-21	25	3	22
Age 22-24	318	89	229
Age 25-29	289	102	187
Age 30-34	146	56	90
Age 35-39	119	47	72
Age 40-49	178	52	126
Age 50-64	70	17	53
Over 64	1	0	1

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