Graduate Programs | Heritage Christian University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Heritage Christian University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $5,742 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $280.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$4,482
Fees	$1,260
Cost per Credit	$280
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Room & Board	$7,561 (On-Campus) / $14,967 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,069 (On-Campus) / $4,770 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$17,972
Off-Campus Total	$27,079

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$5,112	$5,112	$5,112	$5,112	$5,742

Graduate Program Overview

Heritage Christian University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Florence, Alabama. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $5,742.

It offers two (2) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Heritage Christian University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	3625 Helton Dr, Florence, AL
Graduate School Students	48 students 54 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$5,742
Student to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 2 Graduate Programs 2 Master's

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Heritage Christian University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 2 major areas - 2 Master's (2 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
Total	6	-	-	-
Men	6	-	-	-
Women	-	-	-	-

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.

Theology and Religious Vocations

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Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 131 students enrolled in Heritage Christian University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 48 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 45 male and 3 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7 full-time and 41 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 54 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 6 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	48
Men Students	45
Women Students	3

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	48
Full-time Students	7
Part-time Students	41

By race/ethnicity 38 White, 5 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Heritage Christian University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	48
Asian	3
Black	5
Hispanic	2
White	38

The school has 19 students aged between 22 and 30 and 11 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	48
22-24	4
25-29	15
30-34	7
35-39	4
40 & Over	31

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Heritage Christian University, 54 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	61
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
Alabama Resident	15
Other State In U.S.	36
Outside of U.S.	3

Graduate School Tuition at Heritage Christian University