Graduate Programs at Upper Iowa University

Graduate School Overview

Upper Iowa University (referred to as UIU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Fayette, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1951 - Current).

UIU Directory Information
School Name	Upper Iowa University (UIU)
Address	605 Washington St, Fayette, IA 52142-1857
Phone	563-425-5200
Web	https://www.uiu.edu
Online Application	https://uiu.edu/locations/fayette/Apply.html
Financial Info	https://uiu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UIU is $18,958 in average. The school has 609 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,072 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 87 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 53 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,958
Student Population	609
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	87 graduate programs (53 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UIU is $18,958 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $524.

UIU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$18,870
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$524

UIU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	53 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Upper Iowa University is $18,958. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.47% 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	$18,540	-
2019-2020	$21,060	-
2020-2021	$19,152	-
2021-2022	$19,685	-
2022-2023	$18,870	-
2023-2024	$18,958	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of UIU is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Upper Iowa University	$18,958
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,022 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UIU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.79% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,022. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.79% 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	$8,454	$3,286	$8,454	$3,286
2019-2020	$8,706	$3,286	$8,706	$3,286
2020-2021	$9,105	$3,352	$9,105	$3,352
2021-2022	$9,410	$3,419	$9,410	$3,419
2022-2023	$9,644	$3,487	$9,644	$3,487
2023-2024	$9,770	$4,252	$9,770	$4,252

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $526 at Upper Iowa University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.38% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$515
2019-2020	$585
2020-2021	$532
2021-2022	$547
2022-2023	$524
2023-2024	$526

Graduate Programs at UIU

Upper Iowa University offers 29 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, 235 students have completed their study at Upper Iowa University.

Offered Degrees at Upper Iowa University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	14	230
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	6	5
Post Master's Degree	4	4	0
Total	29	24	235

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Upper Iowa University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 56 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Upper Iowa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Public Administration	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Upper Iowa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	56	$61,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	27	-
Public Administration	✔	24	$53,800
Organizational Leadership	✔	24	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	21	-

Upper Iowa University offers 29 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 235 students have completed their graduate studies.

230 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 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 [+]	✔ (5 completers)	35 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	8	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	21	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Homeland Security	✔	17	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	24	$53,800
Business [+]	✔	132 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	56	$61,400
Organizational Leadership	✔	24	-
Accounting	✔	15	-
Finance	✔	10	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	27	-
	Total	230

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	4 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Homeland Security	✔	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	1	-
	Total	5

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	-	-
Accounting	✔	-	-
Finance	✔	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at UIU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 609 students enrolled into Upper Iowa University graduate schools where it has total 3,072 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 468 full-time and 141 part-time graduate students. By gender, 196 male and 413 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	609	196	413
Full-time	468	144	324
Part-tme	141	52	89

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

There are 421 White (69.13%), 110 Black/African American (18.06%), 34 Hispanic (5.58%), 10 Asian (1.64%), and 34 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	609	196	413
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	10	6	4
Black/African American	110	30	80
Hispanic	34	19	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	421	124	297
Two More	9	6	3
Un-Known	9	4	5
Non-resident Alien	13	5	8

Upper Iowa University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 559 graduate students (91.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 25 graduate students (4.11% 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	609
Enrolled Online Exclusively	559
Enrolled Some Online Courses	25
Not in Online Courses	25

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Upper Iowa University. 79 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.97% of total students), 49 students are aged above 50 (8.05%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Upper Iowa University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	609	196	413
Age 20-21	7	4	3
Age 22-24	72	40	32
Age 25-29	135	42	93
Age 30-34	110	34	76
Age 35-39	92	28	64
Age 40-49	144	37	107
Age 50-64	46	10	36
Over 64	3	1	2

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