Arkansas Tech University

Graduate Programs

Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a four-years, public school located in Russellville, AR. It offers 58 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $7,037 for Arkansas residents and $12,450 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 719 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 10,829 students at ATU. Arkansas Tech University offers online graduate programs and 593 out of 719 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 four-years, public school located in Russellville, Arkansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $7,037 for Arkansas residents and $12,450 for other students in average.

It offers fifty-eight graduate programs: 25 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 321 students have been conferred Master's degree and 821 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Arkansas Tech University
Type	four-years, public
Address	Administration Bldg 200; 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR
Graduate School Students	719 students 593 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$7,037 Out-of-State$12,450
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 58 Graduate Programs 25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $7,037 and $12,450 for non-Arkansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $301 for Arkansas residents and $601 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,414	$10,827
Fees	$1,623	$1,623
Cost per Credit	$301	$601
Books & Supplies	$1,240
Room & Board	$8,996 (On-Campus) / $13,711 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,285 (On-Campus) / $4,274 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$20,558	$25,971
Off-Campus Total	$26,262	$31,675

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$6,372	$6,485	$6,737	$6,831	$7,037
Out-of-State	$11,484	$11,597	$11,993	$12,087	$12,450

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 58 major areas - 24 Master's (6 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 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	321	821	19	10
Men	89	258	3	2
Women	232	563	16	8

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.

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	4	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	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Personal And Culinary Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	14^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	$50,500	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	34	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,000	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	37	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	57	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
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	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	10	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	3	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)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Homeland Security (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

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

Construction Trades

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mechanics and Repairers

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Precision Production Trades

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	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	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

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

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,829 students enrolled in Arkansas Tech University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 719 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 237 male and 482 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 135 full-time and 584 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 593 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 74 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	719
Men Students	237
Women Students	482

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	719
Full-time Students	135
Part-time Students	584

By race/ethnicity 567 White, 71 Black, and 2 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	719
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	2
Black	71
Hispanic	27
White	567
Two or more races	19

13 students are younger than 22 and 184 students are older than 65. The school has 308 students aged between 22 and 30 and 214 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	719
21 & Under	13
22-24	153
25-29	155
30-34	108
35-39	106
40 & Over	184

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, 593 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students are enrolled in some online courses.