Central Michigan University (Central Michigan) is a four-year, public school located in Mount Pleasant, MI.
It offers 126 graduate programs - 74 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 31 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,187.
A total of 4,295 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,488 students at Central Michigan. Central Michigan offers online graduate programs and 1,773 out of 4,295 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Central Michigan have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Medicine. In addition, you can find Central Michigan'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 $17,187 for Michigan residents and $17,187 for out-of-state students. It offers 126 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Central Michigan University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,344 students
1,773 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$17,187
Out-of-State$17,187 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 126 Graduate Programs
74 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 33 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Central Michigan University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Central Michigan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $17,187 and $17,187 for non-Michigan residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $797.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $16,737 | $16,737 |
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| Fees | $450 | $450 |
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| Cost per Credit | $797 | $797 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $12,564 (On-Campus) / $9,053 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,850 (On-Campus) / $3,490 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,851 | $33,851 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,980 | $30,980 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $14,673 | $15,644 | $16,392 | $16,293 | $17,187 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,359 | $15,644 | $16,392 | $16,293 | $17,187 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Central Michigan University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 126 major areas - 74 Master's (22 online programs), 19 Doctorate (3 online programs), 31 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 1,498 students have been conferred Master's degree and 231 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 |
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| Total | 1,498 | 231 | 53 | 12 |
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| Men | 693 | 75 | 19 | 6 |
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| Women | 805 | 156 | 34 | 6 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Engineering | 8 |
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Graduate Student Population
Central Michigan graduate schools have a total of 4,344 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,829 male and 2,515 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,458 full-time and 1,886 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,773 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,107 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,072 White, 327 Black, and 139 Asian students are attending at Central Michigan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
75 grad students are younger than 22 and 665 students are older than 65. It has 2,697 students aged between 22 and 30 and 858 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,344 |
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| Men | 1,829 |
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| Women | 2,515 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,344 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,458 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,886 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,344 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 35 |
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| Asian | 139 |
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| Black | 327 |
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| Hispanic | 138 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 2,072 |
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| Two or more races | 69 |
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| Un-Known | 142 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,344 |
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| 21 & Under | 75 |
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| 22-24 | 1,343 |
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| 25-29 | 1,354 |
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| 30-34 | 513 |
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| 35-39 | 345 |
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| 40 & Over | 665 |
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Online Population
At Central Michigan University graduate schools, 1,773 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,107 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,295 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,773 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,107 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,415 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,773 |
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| Michigan Resident | 1,484 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 248 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 41 |
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