Graduate School Tuition at Cornerstone University

Cornerstone University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Grand Rapids, MI. It offers 18 graduate programs - 17 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,322 for all graduate students. A total of 348 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,781 students at Cornerstone.

Cornerstone offers online graduate programs and 271 out of 348 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Cornerstone University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,322. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Cornerstone University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1001 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Graduate School Students	423 students 271 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$9,322
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 18 Graduate Programs 17 Master's, 1 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $9,322 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $368.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$8,522
Fees	$800
Cost per Credit	$368
Books & Supplies	$840
Room & Board	$12,200 (On-Campus) / $8,900 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,330 (On-Campus) / $2,330 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,692
Off-Campus Total	$21,392

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$14,470	$14,710	$14,960	$14,960	$9,322

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Cornerstone University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 17 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs).

153 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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	153	3	-	-
Men	64	-	-	-
Women	89	3	-	-

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	5^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religion/Religious Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Christian Studies	2	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
Bible/Biblical Studies	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Religious Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	30	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
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Project Management	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,930 students enrolled in Cornerstone University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 423 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 193 male and 230 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 39 full-time and 384 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 271 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 31 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	423	39	384
Men Students	193	16	177
Women Students	230	23	207

By race/ethnicity 276 White, 84 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Cornerstone University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	423	193	230
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	3	2	84
Black	84	36	48
Hispanic	19	7	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	13	13	0
White	276	126	150
Tow or More Races	11	3	8

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

At Cornerstone, 271 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 31 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	348
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	271
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	31
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	46

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	271
Michigan Resident	231
Other State In U.S.	31
Outside of U.S.	9

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