East Central University (ECU) is a four-year, public school located in Ada, OK.
It offers 20 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,008 for in-state and $12,236 for out-of-state students.
A total of 733 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,377 students at ECU. ECU offers online graduate programs and 422 out of 733 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,008 for Oklahoma residents and $12,236 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | East Central University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1100 E. 14th Street, Ada, OK |
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| Graduate School Students | 740 students
422 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$6,008
Out-of-State$12,236 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 20 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at East Central University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at East Central University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Oklahoma residents, the tuition & fees are $6,008 and $12,236 for non-Oklahoma residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $273 for Oklahoma residents and $619 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $4,914 | $11,142 |
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| Fees | $1,094 | $1,094 |
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| Cost per Credit | $273 | $619 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,590 |
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| Room & Board | $8,516 (On-Campus) / $11,124 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,332 (On-Campus) / $9,866 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $20,446 | $26,674 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,588 | $34,816 |
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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 | $5,140 | $5,244 | $5,397 | $5,898 | $6,008 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,568 | $11,634 | $11,787 | $11,973 | $12,236 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
East Central University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 19 Master's (7 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's.
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 | 179 | - | 1 | - |
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| Men | 53 | - | 1 | - |
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| Women | 126 | - | - | - |
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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
ECU graduate schools have a total of 740 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 225 male and 515 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 354 full-time and 386 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 422 students enrolled through online exclusively and 182 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 442 White, 57 Black, and 38 Asian students are attending at East Central University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
31 grad students are younger than 22 and 216 students are older than 65. It has 316 students aged between 22 and 30 and 170 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 740 |
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| Men | 225 |
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| Women | 515 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 740 |
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| Full-time Students | 354 |
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| Part-time Students | 386 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 740 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 104 |
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| Asian | 38 |
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| Black | 57 |
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| Hispanic | 45 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 442 |
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| Two or more races | 28 |
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| Un-Known | 23 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 740 |
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| 21 & Under | 31 |
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| 22-24 | 199 |
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| 25-29 | 117 |
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| 30-34 | 87 |
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| 35-39 | 83 |
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| 40 & Over | 216 |
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Online Population
At East Central University graduate schools, 422 students enrolled online exclusively and 182 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 733 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 422 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 182 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 129 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 422 |
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| Oklahoma Resident | 370 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 52 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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