Cumberland University (CU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lebanon, TN.
It offers 19 graduate programs - 19 Master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,280.
A total of 712 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,457 students at CU. CU offers online graduate programs and 230 out of 712 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CU'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 $8,280. It offers nineteen (19) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Cumberland University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, TN |
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| Graduate School Students | 420 students
230 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $8,280 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 19 Graduate Programs
19 Master's |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Cumberland University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Cumberland University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $8,280 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $690.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $8,280 |
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| Cost per Credit | $690 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $12,800 (On-Campus) / $11,640 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,380 (On-Campus) / $5,880 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,660 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,000 |
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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 | $7,020 | $7,500 | $7,800 | $8,280 | $8,280 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Cumberland University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 19 Master's (9 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 | 272 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 172 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 100 | - | - | - |
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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
CU graduate schools have a total of 420 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 241 male and 179 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 79 full-time and 341 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 230 students enrolled through online exclusively and 467 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 180 White, 42 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Cumberland University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 420 |
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| Men | 241 |
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| Women | 179 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 420 |
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| Full-time Students | 79 |
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| Part-time Students | 341 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 420 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 42 |
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| Hispanic | 15 |
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| White | 180 |
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| Two or more races | 6 |
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| Un-Known | 7 |
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Online Population
At Cumberland University graduate schools, 230 students enrolled online exclusively and 467 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 712 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 230 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 467 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 15 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 230 |
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| Tennessee Resident | 199 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 29 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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