It offers 30 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 7 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,375.
A total of 1,525 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,777 students at Rivier. Rivier offers online graduate programs and 492 out of 1,525 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,375. It offers thirty (30) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Rivier University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 420 South Main St, Nashua, NH |
| Graduate School Students | 1,544 students 492 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $13,375 |
| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 30 Graduate Programs 20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Rivier University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,375 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $725.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,050 | |
| Fees | $325 | |
| Cost per Credit | $725 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,400 | |
| Room & Board | $15,636 (On-Campus) / $13,060 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,450 (On-Campus) / $5,630 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $32,861 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $33,465 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $11,745 | $12,195 | $11,395 | $12,871 | $13,375 |
Rivier University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 20 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 7 Post-Master's. 726 students have been conferred Master's degree and 15 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 | 726 | 15 | - | 19 |
| Men | 434 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Women | 292 | 14 | - | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 208 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Science | 352 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 2 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Special Education and Teaching | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Education (other) | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
| Nursing Science | 80 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 18 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marketing (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 945 full-time and 599 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 492 students enrolled through online exclusively and 331 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 514 White, 76 Black, and 783 Asian students are attending at Rivier University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 1,544 |
|---|---|
| Men | 747 |
| Women | 797 |
| Total | 1,544 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 945 |
| Part-time Students | 599 |
| Total | 1,544 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 4 |
| Asian | 783 |
| Black | 76 |
| Hispanic | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 514 |
| Two or more races | 9 |
| Un-Known | 137 |
At Rivier University graduate schools, 492 students enrolled online exclusively and 331 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,525 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 492 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 331 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 702 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 492 |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire Resident | 286 |
| Other State In U.S. | 194 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |