Graduate Programs & Tuition at Briar Cliff University

Briar Cliff University (Briar Cliff) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Sioux City, IA.

It offers 16 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,738.

A total of 181 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 947 students at Briar Cliff. Briar Cliff offers online graduate programs and 92 out of 181 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Briar Cliff's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,738. It offers sixteen (16) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBriar Cliff University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA
Graduate School Students203 students
92 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$9,738
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 16 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Briar Cliff University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Briar Cliff University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,738 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $477.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$8,586
Fees$1,152
Cost per Credit$477
Books & Supplies$2,182
Room & Board$11,518 (On-Campus) / $12,648 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$7,684 (On-Campus) / $7,684 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$31,122
Off-Campus Total$32,252
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Tuition & Fees$10,530$10,530$9,554$9,366$9,738

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Briar Cliff University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 16 major areas - 10 Master's (5 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 25 students have been conferred Master's degree and 34 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2534-5
Men97--
Women1627-5

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing12 ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Briar Cliff graduate schools have a total of 203 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 60 male and 143 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 118 full-time and 85 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 92 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 159 White, 12 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Briar Cliff University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

3 grad students are younger than 22 and 26 students are older than 65. It has 125 students aged between 22 and 30 and 27 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total203
Men60
Women143
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total203
Full-time Students118
Part-time Students85
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total203
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian5
Black12
Hispanic18
White159
Two or more races4
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total203
21 & Under3
22-2485
25-2940
30-3417
35-3910
40 & Over26

Online Population

At Briar Cliff University graduate schools, 92 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment181
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses92
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses89
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses92
Iowa Resident57
Other State In U.S.35
Outside of U.S.0
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