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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1951 - 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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Upper Iowa University is $19,685 in average. The school has 533 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,610 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 84 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 54 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,685
Student Population	533
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	84 graduate programs (54 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Upper Iowa University is $19,685 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $547.

Upper Iowa University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Upper Iowa University 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	54 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Upper Iowa University is $19,685. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.78% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$18,324	-
2018-2019	$18,540	-
2019-2020	$21,060	-
2020-2021	$19,152	-
2021-2022	$19,685	-

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 $19,204 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $17,029 (public) / $13,155 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Upper Iowa University	$19,685
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,111	$13,833
Public	$11,125	$17,029
Private	$13,155

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $12,829 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Upper Iowa University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.99% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,829. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.99% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,760	$3,286	$9,760	$3,286
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $547 at Upper Iowa University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.82% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$509
2018-2019	$515
2019-2020	$585
2020-2021	$532
2021-2022	$547

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, 266 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	263
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	6	2
Post Master's Degree	4	4	1
Total	29	24	266

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 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 70 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	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	1	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Upper Iowa University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	70	$61,400
Business Administration and Management	✔	51	$61,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	35	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	35	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	33	-

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 266 students have completed their graduate studies.

263 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
1 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 [+]	✔ (5 completers)	41 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	9	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	8	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	22	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Homeland Security	✔	11	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	19	$53,800
Business [+]	✔	170 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	70	$61,400
Organizational Leadership	✔	33	-
Accounting	✔	15	-
Finance	✔	17	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	35	-
	Total	263

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	2 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Homeland Security	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	0	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-
Accounting	✔	0	-
Finance	✔	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at UIU

For academic year 2021-2022, total 533 students enrolled into Upper Iowa University graduate schools where it has total 3,610 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 438 full-time and 95 part-time graduate students. By gender, 191 male and 342 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	533	191	342
Full-time	438	154	284
Part-tme	95	37	58

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

There are 369 White (69.23%), 105 Black/African American (19.70%), 13 Hispanic (2.44%), 7 Asian (1.31%), and 39 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	533	191	342
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	7	2	5
Black/African American	105	28	77
Hispanic	13	7	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	369	140	229
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	19	4	15
Non-resident Alien	13	10	3

Upper Iowa University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 477 graduate students (89.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15 graduate students (2.81% 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	533
Enrolled Online Exclusively	477
Enrolled Some Online Courses	15
Not in Online Courses	41

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Upper Iowa University. 68 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.76% of total students), 45 students are aged above 50 (8.44%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Upper Iowa University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	533	191	342
Age 20-21	4	1	3
Age 22-24	64	32	32
Age 25-29	115	31	84
Age 30-34	103	34	69
Age 35-39	84	35	49
Age 40-49	118	42	76
Age 50-64	43	15	28
Over 64	2	1	1

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