Graduate Programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Graduate School Overview

University of Nebraska at Kearney (referred to as UNK) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kearney, NE. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a historically black school. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1916 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UNK Directory Information
School Name	University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK)
Address	2504 9th Avenue, Kearney, NE 68849-1212
Phone	308-865-8441
Web	https://www.unk.edu
Online Application	https://www.unk.edu/admissions/apply.php
Financial Info	https://www.unk.edu/offices/financial_aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney is $7,562 for Nebraska residents and $15,002 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,772 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,041 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,002 $7,562 for Nebraska Residents
Student Population	1,772
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney is $7,562 for Nebraska residents and $15,002 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $259 for Nebraska residents and $569 for out-of-state students.

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Nebraska at Kearney 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)	10 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 Nebraska at Kearney is $7,562 for Nebraska residents and $15,002 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.13% 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
	Nebraska Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,892	$1,295	$12,930	$1,295
2019-2020	$6,048	$1,333	$13,296	$1,333
2020-2021	$6,216	$1,136	$13,656	$1,136
2021-2022	$6,216	$1,326	$13,656	$1,326
2022-2023	$6,216	$1,346	$13,656	$1,346

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNK is average compared to public graduate schools in Nebraska. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Nebraska graduate tuition is $14,483 (public) / $13,689 (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 Nebraska at Kearney	$7,562	$15,002
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Nebraska Graduate Schools	$11,113	$13,987
Public	$8,409	$14,483
Private	$13,689

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,114 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Nebraska at Kearney. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,114. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.28% 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	$10,208	$4,392	$10,208	$4,392
2019-2020	$10,452	$4,496	$10,452	$4,496
2020-2021	$10,776	$4,640	$10,776	$4,640
2021-2022	$11,080	$4,522	$11,080	$4,522
2022-2023	$11,390	$4,724	$11,390	$4,724

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $259 for Nebraska residents and $569 for other students at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Nebraska Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$246	$539
2019-2020	$252	$554
2020-2021	$259	$569
2021-2022	$259	$569
2022-2023	$259	$569

Graduate Programs at UNK

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers 21 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, 510 students have completed their study at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Offered Degrees at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	10	484
Post Master's Degree	2	0	26
Total	21	10	510

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Biology/Biological Sciences program with 81 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	15	$49,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	81	$45,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	75	$45,500
Special Education and Teaching	✔	46	$49,500
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	42	$40,300
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	40	$57,300

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers 21 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 510 students have completed their graduate studies.

484 students have earned/completed Master's program.
26 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	286 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	75	$45,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	40	$57,300
Special Education and Teaching	✔	46	$49,500
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	42	$40,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	12	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	26	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	31	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✔	13	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	20	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	81 completers	$45,000
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	81	$45,000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (2 completers)	20 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✔	16	-
Music	✔	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	23 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	22	$49,200
Long Term Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	17	-
History [+]	✕	24 completers	-
History	✕	24	$44,300
	Total	484

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	15	$49,800
	Total	26

Graduate Student Population at UNK

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,848 students enrolled into University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate schools where it has total 6,041 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 318 full-time and 1,530 part-time graduate students. By gender, 559 male and 1,289 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	1,848	559	1,289
Full-time	318	81	237
Part-tme	1,530	478	1,052

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

There are 1,610 White (87.12%), 27 Black/African American (1.46%), 101 Hispanic (5.47%), 28 Asian (1.52%), and 82 students with other races. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,848	559	1,289
American Indian/Native American	6	3	3
Asian	28	7	21
Black/African American	27	12	15
Hispanic	101	40	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	1,610	461	1,149
Two More	44	20	24
Un-Known	10	3	7
Non-resident Alien	19	10	9

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,655 graduate students (89.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 148 graduate students (8.01% 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	1,848
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,655
Enrolled Some Online Courses	148
Not in Online Courses	45

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Nebraska at Kearney. 310 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.77% of total students), 125 students are aged above 50 (6.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,848	559	1,289
Age 20-21	10	5	5
Age 22-24	300	87	213
Age 25-29	519	147	372
Age 30-34	346	122	224
Age 35-39	226	69	157
Age 40-49	322	86	236
Age 50-64	118	39	79
Over 64	7	4	3

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University of Nebraska at Kearney Graduate Schools

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