Graduate Programs at University of Northern Colorado

Graduate School Overview

University of Northern Colorado (referred to as Northern Colorado) is a Public, 4 years school located in Greeley, CO. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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

Northern Colorado Directory Information
School Name	University of Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado)
Address	Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO 80639
Phone	970-351-1890
Web	https://www.unco.edu
Online Application	https://www.unco.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.unco.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Northern Colorado is $13,866 for Colorado residents and $24,000 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,652 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,380 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,000 $13,866 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	2,652
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	102 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Northern Colorado is $13,866 for Colorado residents and $24,000 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $646 for Colorado residents and $1,209 for out-of-state students.

University of Northern Colorado offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Northern Colorado 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)	6 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Northern Colorado is $13,866 for Colorado residents and $24,000 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.24% 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
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,476	$1,968	$19,551	$1,968
2019-2020	$10,867	$2,027	$19,620	$2,027
2020-2021	$10,867	$2,088	$19,620	$2,088
2021-2022	$11,192	$2,174	$20,205	$2,174
2022-2023	$11,628	$2,238	$21,762	$2,238

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Colorado is average compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,895 (public) / $21,106 (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 Northern Colorado	$13,866	$24,000
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,263	$19,895
Public	$12,189	$20,895
Private	$21,106

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,118 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Northern Colorado. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.31% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,262. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.31% 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	$11,204	$3,022	$11,546	$3,022
2019-2020	$11,204	$3,068	$11,204	$3,068
2020-2021	$11,310	$3,104	$11,438	$3,104
2021-2022	$12,152	$3,290	$11,844	$3,598
2022-2023	$12,870	$3,392	$12,014	$4,248

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $646 for Colorado residents and $1,209 for other students at University of Northern Colorado. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$582	$1,086
2019-2020	$604	$1,090
2020-2021	$604	$1,090
2021-2022	$622	$1,123
2022-2023	$646	$1,209

Graduate Programs at Northern Colorado

University of Northern Colorado offers 57 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 989 students have completed their study at University of Northern Colorado.

Offered Degrees at University of Northern Colorado
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	40	5	905
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	17	1	84
Total	57	6	989

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

The most popular Master's program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 146 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 13 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Northern Colorado
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	146	$45,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	100	$46,600
Education	✕	80	$38,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	79	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	69	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Northern Colorado
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	9	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	8	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	✕	6	-

University of Northern Colorado offers 57 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 989 students have completed their graduate studies.

905 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	422 completers	$38,900
Education	✕	80	$38,900
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	10	-
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)	✕	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	100	$46,600
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	11	-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	146	$45,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	$40,200
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	14	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Education (other)	✔	6	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	7	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	22	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	17	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	16	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	17	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	69	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	92 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	42	-
School Psychology	✕	14	-
Educational Psychology	✔	32	-
Applied Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	11	-
Music	✕	32	$27,400
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	83 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	42	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	7	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	5	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	5	-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	23	$90,000
Business [+]	✕	90 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	79	-
Accounting	✕	11	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	905

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	$62,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	✕	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	4	-
School Psychology	✕	3	-
Educational Psychology	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Music	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	9	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Nursing Science	✔	6	-
	Total	84

Graduate Student Population at Northern Colorado

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,991 students enrolled into University of Northern Colorado graduate schools where it has total 9,380 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 932 full-time and 2,059 part-time graduate students. By gender, 733 male and 2,258 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	2,991	733	2,258
Full-time	932	288	644
Part-tme	2,059	445	1,614

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

There are 2,239 White (74.86%), 97 Black/African American (3.24%), 367 Hispanic (12.27%), 61 Asian (2.04%), and 227 students with other races. 94 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,991	733	2,258
American Indian/Native American	10	2	8
Asian	61	21	40
Black/African American	97	37	60
Hispanic	367	80	287
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	2	4
White	2,239	509	1,730
Two More	85	24	61
Un-Known	32	13	19
Non-resident Alien	94	45	49

University of Northern Colorado offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,397 graduate students (46.71% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 674 graduate students (22.53% 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	2,991
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,397
Enrolled Some Online Courses	674
Not in Online Courses	920

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Northern Colorado. 536 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.92% of total students), 192 students are aged above 50 (6.42%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Northern Colorado.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,991	733	2,258
Age 20-21	27	1	26
Age 22-24	509	129	380
Age 25-29	845	222	623
Age 30-34	544	148	396
Age 35-39	362	85	277
Age 40-49	512	102	410
Age 50-64	183	42	141
Over 64	9	4	5

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