2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at CUNY Graduate School and University Center with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $10,410 and $23,640 for non-New York residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $560 for New York residents and $965 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,930$23,160
Fees$480$480
Cost per Credit$560$965
Books & Supplies$1,500
Room & Board$21,788 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,834 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$37,532$50,762
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$10,410$10,410$10,410$10,410$10,410
Out-of-State$23,640$23,640$23,640$23,640$23,640

Graduate Program Overview

CUNY Graduate School and University Center is a four-years, public school located in New York, New York. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,410 for New York residents and $23,640 for out-of-state students.
It offers 164 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCUNY Graduate School and University Center
TypeFour-years, Public
Address365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Graduate School Students6,269 students
3,609 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,410
Out-of-State$23,640
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 164 Graduate Programs
76 Master's, 53 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 164 major areas - 76 Master's (5 online programs), 53 Doctorate , 33 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 2 Post-Master'. 1,457 students have been conferred Master's degree and 356 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,457356226-
Men52214672-
Women935210154-
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies- NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Computational Science- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - - NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 -
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs- NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Public Health- - 28 NOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Labor and Industrial RelationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Labor Studies- NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Near and Middle Eastern Studies6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies8 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies46ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences59ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Education and Leadership26 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature45 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Literature (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences27 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics21 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biopsychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Museology/Museum Studies34ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science30 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy36 - - NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astrophysics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics18 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Chemistry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology111 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Psychology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work17 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Youth Services/Administration25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government32 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology31 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs20 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts18 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health199 - - NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration4 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management107ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Labor Studies29 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History32 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Education and Leadership- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biopsychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - - NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health- - - NOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,017 students enrolled in CUNY Graduate School and University Center including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 6,269 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,296 male and 3,973 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 3,434 full-time and 2,835 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 3,609 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 865 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total6,269
Men Students2,296
Women Students3,973
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total6,269
Full-time Students3,434
Part-time Students2,835
By race/ethnicity 2,652 White, 866 Black, and 672 Asian students are attending at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total6,269
American Indian /
Native American
8
Asian672
Black866
Hispanic1,020
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
10
White2,652
Two or more races122
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At CUNY Graduate School and University Center, 3,609 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 865 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,940
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,609
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses865
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,466
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,609
New York Resident2,527
Other State In U.S.1,082
Outside of U.S.0


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