Graduate Programs | University of Northern Colorado

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Northern Colorado with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $14,788 and $25,426 for non-Colorado residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $689 for Colorado residents and $1,281 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$12,204	$22,842
Fees	$2,584	$2,584
Cost per Credit	$689	$1,281
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$15,230 (On-Campus) / $14,678 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,238 (On-Campus) / $3,790 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$34,456	$45,094
Off-Campus Total	$34,456	$45,094

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,894	$12,955	$13,366	$13,866	$14,788
Out-of-State	$21,647	$21,708	$22,379	$24,000	$25,426

Graduate Program Overview

University of Northern Colorado is a four-years, public school located in Greeley, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,788 for Colorado residents and $25,426 for out-of-state students.

It offers fifty-seven (57) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Northern Colorado
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	Carter Hall - Rm 4000, Greeley, CO
Graduate School Students	2,991 students 1,207 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$14,788 Out-of-State$25,426
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 57 Graduate Programs 40 Master's, 17 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Northern Colorado offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 57 major areas - 40 Master's (5 online programs), 17 Doctorate (1 online programs). 907 students have been conferred Master's degree and 84 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	907	84	-	-
Men	215	30	-	-
Women	692	54	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	100	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	11	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	5	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	146	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	13	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	6^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	5^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	69	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	14	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology	32^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	32	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,348 students enrolled in University of Northern Colorado including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 2,991 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 733 male and 2,258 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 932 full-time and 2,059 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 1,207 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 497 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,991
Men Students	733
Women Students	2,258

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,991
Full-time Students	932
Part-time Students	2,059

By race/ethnicity 2,239 White, 97 Black, and 61 Asian students are attending at University of Northern Colorado. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,991
American Indian / Native American	10
Asian	61
Black	97
Hispanic	367
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	6
White	2,239
Two or more races	85
Un-Known	32

28 students are younger than 22 and 676 students are older than 65. The school has 1,121 students aged between 22 and 30 and 827 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,991
21 & Under	28
22-24	429
25-29	692
30-34	490
35-39	337
40 & Over	676

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Northern Colorado, 1,207 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 497 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,652
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,207
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	497
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	948

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,207
Colorado Resident	806
Other State In U.S.	388
Outside of U.S.	13

Graduate School Tuition at University of Northern Colorado