| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holocaust and Related Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 63 graduate programs - 42 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 13 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,841 for in-state and $25,472 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,147 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,905 students at Kean. Kean offers online graduate programs and 180 out of 2,147 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,841 for New Jersey residents and $25,472 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Kean University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ |
| Graduate School Students | 2,118 students 180 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$19,841 Out-of-State$25,472 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 63 Graduate Programs 42 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Kean University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Jersey residents, the tuition & fees are $19,841 and $25,472 for non-New Jersey residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $868 for New Jersey residents and $1,043 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,885 | $23,516 |
| Fees | $1,956 | $1,956 |
| Cost per Credit | $868 | $1,043 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $18,264 (On-Campus) / $16,656 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $3,324 (On-Campus) / $4,846 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $42,629 | $48,260 |
| Off-Campus Total | $42,543 | $48,174 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $17,356 | $17,476 | $18,000 | $18,630 | $19,841 |
| Out-of-State | $22,318 | $22,438 | $23,110 | $23,919 | $25,472 |
Kean University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 42 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 13 Post-Master's. 555 students have been conferred Master's degree and 60 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 555 | 60 | - | 101 |
| Men | 135 | 16 | - | 11 |
| Women | 420 | 44 | - | 90 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holocaust and Related Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations/Image Management | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 57 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Art Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Exercise Physiology | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Biotechnology | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holocaust and Related Studies | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Technologies/Technicians (other) | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational Psychology | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Forensic Psychology | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 30 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 40 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art/Art Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 52 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physician Assistant | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 28 | |
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 20 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 | |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | |
| Art Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 27 | |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Education and Leadership | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | |||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,081 full-time and 1,037 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 180 students enrolled through online exclusively and 77 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 826 White, 383 Black, and 111 Asian students are attending at Kean University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
12 grad students are younger than 22 and 433 students are older than 65. It has 1,236 students aged between 22 and 30 and 466 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 2,118 |
|---|---|
| Men | 476 |
| Women | 1,642 |
| Total | 2,118 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,081 |
| Part-time Students | 1,037 |
| Total | 2,118 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 3 |
| Asian | 111 |
| Black | 383 |
| Hispanic | 518 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 826 |
| Two or more races | 29 |
| Un-Known | 187 |
| Total | 2,118 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 12 |
| 22-24 | 668 |
| 25-29 | 568 |
| 30-34 | 289 |
| 35-39 | 177 |
| 40 & Over | 433 |
At Kean University graduate schools, 180 students enrolled online exclusively and 77 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,147 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 180 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 77 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,890 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 180 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Resident | 174 |
| Other State In U.S. | 6 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |