Graduate School Tuition at Hood College

Hood College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Frederick, MD. It offers 32 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 13 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,280 for all graduate students. A total of 854 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,056 students at Hood.

Hood offers online graduate programs and 355 out of 854 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Business Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($74,400) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,400 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Hood College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Frederick, Maryland. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,280. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Hood College
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD
Graduate School Students	878 students 355 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$9,280
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 32 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $9,280 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $501.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$9,000
Fees	$280
Cost per Credit	$501
Books & Supplies	$1,430
Room & Board	$14,250 (On-Campus) / $14,382 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,592 (On-Campus) / $3,736 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$28,552
Off-Campus Total	$28,828

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$9,070	$9,070	$9,080	$9,270	$9,280

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Hood College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 18 Master's (6 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 13 Post-Bachelor'(5 online programs).

187 students have been conferred Master's degree and 27 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	187	27	96	-
Men	68	8	22	-
Women	119	19	74	-

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.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance		NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	64^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$67,400	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioinformatics		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)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED		3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	13	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$67,400	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	16^ONLINE	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
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biomedical Sciences	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Bioinformatics	7	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Environmental Biology	7	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
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	7	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	21	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	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$74,400	-	-
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,095 students enrolled in Hood College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 878 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 271 male and 607 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 154 full-time and 724 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 355 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 214 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	878	154	724
Men Students	271	60	211
Women Students	607	94	513

By race/ethnicity 550 White, 107 Black, and 40 Asian students are attending at Hood College. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	878	271	607
Asian	5	35	107
Black	107	30	77
Hispanic	50	15	35
White	550	164	386
Tow or More Races	37	11	26
Race Unknown	21	8	13

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

At Hood, 355 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 214 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	854
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	355
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	214
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	285

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	355
Maryland Resident	305
Other State In U.S.	48
Outside of U.S.	2

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