Graduate School Tuition at Belmont University

Belmont University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Nashville, TN. It offers 33 graduate programs - 26 Master's, and 7 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $27,050 for all graduate students. A total of 1,526 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,910 students at Belmont.

Belmont offers online graduate programs and 32 out of 1,526 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($104,300) after graduation and the Master's Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $84,000 average salary.

Belmont have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law. In addition, you can find Belmont's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Belmont University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $27,050. It offers thirty-three (33) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Belmont University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN
Graduate School Students	1,620 students 32 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$27,050
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 33 Graduate Programs 26 Master's, 7 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Belmont University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $27,050 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,450.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$26,100
Fees	$950
Cost per Credit	$1,450
Books & Supplies	$1,400
Room & Board	$14,290 (On-Campus) / $19,590 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,560 (On-Campus) / $5,560 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$48,300
Off-Campus Total	$53,600

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$23,510	$24,260	$25,180	$26,110	$27,050

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Belmont University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 33 major areas - 26 Master's , 7 Doctorate .

319 students have been conferred Master's degree and 296 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	319	296	-	-
Men	111	77	-	-
Women	208	219	-	-

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
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	13		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Divinity/Ministry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$27,800	-	-
Music Performance	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Voice and Opera	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Woodwind Instruments		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music (other)	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	7		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	38		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$82,100	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$76,200	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$62,000	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Management and Strategic Communications			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$51,400	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$104,300	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 8,696 students enrolled in Belmont University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,620 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 502 male and 1,118 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,227 full-time and 393 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 32 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 71 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,620	1,227	393
Men Students	502	329	173
Women Students	1,118	898	220

By race/ethnicity 1,250 White, 114 Black, and 60 Asian students are attending at Belmont University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,620	502	1,118
American Indian or Native American	4	0	4
Asian	12	48	114
Black	114	43	71
Hispanic	82	29	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	1,250	372	878
Tow or More Races	55	13	42
Race Unknown	36	24	12

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Belmont, 32 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 71 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,526
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	32
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	71
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,423

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	32
Tennessee Resident	21
Other State In U.S.	10
Outside of U.S.	1

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