Graduate School Tuition at Hardin-Simmons University

Hardin-Simmons University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Abilene, TX. It offers 24 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $15,074 for all graduate students. A total of 418 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,765 students at HSU.

HSU offers online graduate programs and 140 out of 418 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program has the highest salary ($76,900) after graduation and the Master's Health and Physical Education/Fitness program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $37,200 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Hardin-Simmons University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Abilene, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,074. It offers twenty-four (24) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Hardin-Simmons University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX
Graduate School Students	461 students 140 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$15,074
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 24 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $15,074 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $795.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$14,310
Fees	$764
Cost per Credit	$795
Books & Supplies	$1,060
Room & Board	$10,634 (On-Campus) / $10,634 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,302 (On-Campus) / $3,302 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,070
Off-Campus Total	$30,070

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$13,405	$14,320	$14,870	$15,074	$15,074

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Hardin-Simmons University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 18 Master's (6 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor', 2 Post-Master'.

137 students have been conferred Master's degree and 43 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	137	43	-	10
Men	58	16	-	5
Women	79	27	-	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.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$31,200	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Human Development and Family Studies	5^ONLINE	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	28^ONLINE	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	10		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

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 and Corrections		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
Music Theory and Composition	1	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
Physician Assistant	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Science	7^ONLINE	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
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED			10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	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
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
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,937 students enrolled in Hardin-Simmons University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 461 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 157 male and 304 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 324 full-time and 137 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 140 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 101 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	461	324	137
Men Students	157	106	51
Women Students	304	218	86

By race/ethnicity 303 White, 44 Black, and 19 Asian students are attending at Hardin-Simmons University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	461	157	304
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	4	15	44
Black	44	19	25
Hispanic	71	20	51
White	303	106	197
Tow or More Races	9	2	7
Race Unknown	2	0	2

12 students are younger than 22 and 57 students are older than 65. The school has 298 students aged between 22 and 30 and 51 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	461
21 & Under	12
22-24	185
25-29	113
30-34	35
35-39	16
40 & Over	57

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

At HSU, 140 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 101 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	418
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	140
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	101
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	177

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	140
Texas Resident	120
Other State In U.S.	20
Outside of U.S.	0

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