Graduate Programs & Tuition at Kean University

Kean University (Kean) is a four-year, public school located in Union, NJ.

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.

You can find Kean'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 $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.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameKean University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ
Graduate School Students2,118 students
180 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$19,841
Out-of-State$25,472
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 63 Graduate Programs
42 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Kean University

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.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-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
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
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

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

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.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total55560-101
Men13516-11
Women42044-90

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Holocaust and Related Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations/Image Management12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching27 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 Services57 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching9 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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Writing7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Statistics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Holocaust and Related Studies5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forensic Psychology28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetic Counseling/Counselor8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied LinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Kean graduate schools have a total of 2,118 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 476 male and 1,642 female postgrad students.

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.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,118
Men476
Women1,642
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,118
Full-time Students1,081
Part-time Students1,037
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,118
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian111
Black383
Hispanic518
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White826
Two or more races29
Un-Known187
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,118
21 & Under12
22-24668
25-29568
30-34289
35-39177
40 & Over433

Online Population

At Kean University graduate schools, 180 students enrolled online exclusively and 77 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,147
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses180
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses77
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,890
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses180
New Jersey Resident174
Other State In U.S.6
Outside of U.S.0
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