Arkansas Tech University - Graduate Degrees and Programs

Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Russellville, AR. It offers 37 graduate programs - 28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $6,831 for Arkansas residents and $12,087 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 950 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 12,101 students at ATU. Arkansas Tech University offers online graduate programs and 534 out of 950 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($50,500) after graduation and the Master's Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $40,000 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Arkansas Tech University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Russellville, Arkansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $6,831 for Arkansas residents and $12,087 for other students in average.

It offers thirty-seven graduate programs: 28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 5 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 289 students have been conferred Master's degree and 14 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Arkansas Tech University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	Administration Bldg 200; 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR
Graduate School Students	950 students 534 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$6,831 Out-of-State$12,087
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 37 Graduate Programs 28 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Arkansas Tech University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $6,831 and $12,087 for non-Arkansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $292 for Arkansas residents and $584 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,256	$10,512
Fees	$1,575	$1,575
Cost per Credit	$292	$584
Books & Supplies	$1,240
Room & Board	$8,754 (On-Campus) / $12,711 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,876 (On-Campus) / $4,324 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$19,701	$24,957
Off-Campus Total	$25,106	$30,362

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$5,958	$6,372	$6,485	$6,737	$6,831
Out-of-State	$10,890	$11,484	$11,597	$11,993	$12,087

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Arkansas Tech University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 37 major areas - 27 Master's (9 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 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	289	14	22	1
Men	110	5	7	1
Women	179	9	15	-

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.

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mechanical Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	^ONLINE		^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$50,500	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology		NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,000	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	21^ONLINE		^ONLINE	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	10^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$50,500	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	14	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	46^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education (other)	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 12,101 students enrolled in Arkansas Tech University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 950 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 278 male and 672 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 187 full-time and 763 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 534 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 170 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	950
Men Students	278
Women Students	672

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	950
Full-time Students	187
Part-time Students	763

By race/ethnicity 734 White, 93 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at Arkansas Tech University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	950
American Indian / Native American	7
Asian	8
Black	93
Hispanic	39
White	734
Two or more races	24

13 students are younger than 22 and 251 students are older than 65. The school has 401 students aged between 22 and 30 and 285 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	950
21 & Under	13
22-24	181
25-29	220
30-34	164
35-39	121
40 & Over	251

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Arkansas Tech University, 534 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 170 students are enrolled in some online courses.