Graduate School Tuition at Otterbein University

Otterbein University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Westerville, OH. It offers 19 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $14,628 for all graduate students. A total of 285 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,458 students at Otterbein.

Otterbein offers online graduate programs and 49 out of 285 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($111,500) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $47,000 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Otterbein University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Westerville, Ohio. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,628. It offers nineteen (19) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Otterbein University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1 South Grove Street, Westerville, OH
Graduate School Students	352 students 49 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$14,628
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 19 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $14,628 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $636.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$14,253
Fees	$375
Cost per Credit	$636
Books & Supplies	$1,508
Room & Board	$12,968 (On-Campus) / $8,926 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,164 (On-Campus) / $7,914 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$32,268
Off-Campus Total	$32,976

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$945	$6,767	$14,392	$14,398	$14,628

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Otterbein University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 13 Master's , 4 Doctorate (3 online programs), 2 Post-Master'.

103 students have been conferred Master's degree and 23 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	103	23	-	3
Men	29	7	-	-
Women	74	16	-	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	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	4	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 and Wellness	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	27	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	3	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Nurse Leader		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	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,000	-	-
Organizational Leadership		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
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,605 students enrolled in Otterbein University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 352 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 105 male and 247 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 80 full-time and 272 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 49 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 60 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	352	80	272
Men Students	105	35	70
Women Students	247	45	202

By race/ethnicity 253 White, 28 Black, and 9 Asian students are attending at Otterbein University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	352	105	247
Asian	1	8	28
Black	28	12	16
Hispanic	3	0	3
White	253	81	172
Tow or More Races	7	1	6
Race Unknown	51	10	41

2 students are younger than 22 and 69 students are older than 65. The school has 130 students aged between 22 and 30 and 80 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	352
21 & Under	2
22-24	54
25-29	76
30-34	54
35-39	26
40 & Over	69

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

At Otterbein, 49 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 60 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	285
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	49
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	60
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	176

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	49
Ohio Resident	42
Other State In U.S.	7
Outside of U.S.	0

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