Harding University (Harding) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Searcy, AR.
It offers 55 graduate programs - 37 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,572.
A total of 1,160 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,696 students at Harding. Harding offers online graduate programs and 431 out of 1,160 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Harding'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 $14,572. It offers fifty-five (55) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Harding University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,112 students
431 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $14,572 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 55 Graduate Programs
37 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Harding University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Harding University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $14,572 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $695.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $13,900 |
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| Fees | $672 |
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| Cost per Credit | $695 |
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| Books & Supplies | $598 |
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| Room & Board | $9,060 (On-Campus) / $9,548 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,066 (On-Campus) / $8,132 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,296 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,850 |
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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 | $11,928 | $11,080 | $13,047 | $13,684 | $14,572 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Harding University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 55 major areas - 37 Master's (3 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 8 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs), 6 Post-Master's. 383 students have been conferred Master's degree and 50 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 | 383 | 50 | 6 | 63 |
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| Men | 136 | 21 | 3 | 9 |
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| Women | 247 | 29 | 3 | 54 |
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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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| Architecture | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Harding graduate schools have a total of 1,112 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 411 male and 701 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 528 full-time and 584 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 431 students enrolled through online exclusively and 221 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 817 White, 134 Black, and 37 Asian students are attending at Harding University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
67 grad students are younger than 22 and 281 students are older than 65. It has 598 students aged between 22 and 30 and 214 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,112 |
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| Men | 411 |
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| Women | 701 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,112 |
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| Full-time Students | 528 |
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| Part-time Students | 584 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,112 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 37 |
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| Black | 134 |
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| Hispanic | 39 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 817 |
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| Two or more races | 23 |
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| Un-Known | 15 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,112 |
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| 21 & Under | 67 |
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| 22-24 | 365 |
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| 25-29 | 233 |
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| 30-34 | 117 |
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| 35-39 | 97 |
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| 40 & Over | 281 |
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Online Population
At Harding University graduate schools, 431 students enrolled online exclusively and 221 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,160 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 431 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 221 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 508 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 431 |
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| Arkansas Resident | 259 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 152 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 20 |
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