Gallaudet University (Gallaudet) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, DC.

It offers 35 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,508.

A total of 460 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,335 students at Gallaudet. Gallaudet offers online graduate programs and 194 out of 460 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Gallaudet'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 $21,508. It offers thirty-five (35) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameGallaudet University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC
Graduate School Students445 students
194 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$21,508
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 35 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Gallaudet University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Gallaudet University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,508 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,119.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$20,142
Fees$1,366
Cost per Credit$1,119
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$15,892 (On-Campus) / $15,892 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,600 (On-Campus) / $5,600 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$44,600
Off-Campus Total$44,600

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Gallaudet University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 35 major areas - 18 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's. 138 students have been conferred Master's degree and 27 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
Total1382795
Men271032
Women1111763

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Deaf Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human-Centered Technology Design6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Sign Language (ASL)28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Developmental and Child Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Gallaudet graduate schools have a total of 445 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 111 male and 334 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 256 full-time and 189 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 194 students enrolled through online exclusively and 86 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 252 White, 49 Black, and 25 Asian students are attending at Gallaudet University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

6 grad students are younger than 22 and 94 students are older than 65. It has 230 students aged between 22 and 30 and 130 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total445
Men111
Women334
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total445
Full-time Students256
Part-time Students189
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total445
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian25
Black49
Hispanic64
White252
Two or more races10
Un-Known21
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total445
21 & Under6
22-24111
25-29119
30-3477
35-3953
40 & Over94

Online Population

At Gallaudet University graduate schools, 194 students enrolled online exclusively and 86 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment460
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses194
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses86
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses180
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses194
District of Columbia Resident22
Other State In U.S.167
Outside of U.S.5