Canisius University (Canisius) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Buffalo, NY.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's, 14 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,370.
A total of 727 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,451 students at Canisius. Canisius offers online graduate programs and 278 out of 727 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Canisius'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 $17,370. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Canisius University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 747 students
278 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $17,370 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 17 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Canisius University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Canisius University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,370 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $915.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $16,470 |
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| Fees | $900 |
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| Cost per Credit | $915 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $13,560 (On-Campus) / $8,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,570 (On-Campus) / $1,570 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,700 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,140 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $15,870 | $15,870 | $16,230 | $16,680 | $17,370 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Canisius University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 33 Master's (12 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's, 14 Post-Master's (7 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 |
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| Total | 332 | - | 3 | 32 |
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| Men | 165 | - | 2 | 11 |
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| Women | 167 | - | 1 | 21 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Canisius graduate schools have a total of 747 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 311 male and 436 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 456 full-time and 291 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 278 students enrolled through online exclusively and 265 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 509 White, 72 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Canisius University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
25 grad students are younger than 22 and 85 students are older than 65. It has 464 students aged between 22 and 30 and 153 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 747 |
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| Men | 311 |
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| Women | 436 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 747 |
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| Full-time Students | 456 |
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| Part-time Students | 291 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 747 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 27 |
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| Black | 72 |
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| Hispanic | 39 |
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| White | 509 |
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| Two or more races | 16 |
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| Un-Known | 32 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 747 |
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| 21 & Under | 25 |
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| 22-24 | 275 |
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| 25-29 | 189 |
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| 30-34 | 94 |
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| 35-39 | 59 |
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| 40 & Over | 85 |
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Online Population
At Canisius University graduate schools, 278 students enrolled online exclusively and 265 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 727 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 278 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 265 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 184 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 278 |
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| New York Resident | 208 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 64 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 6 |
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