2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Hofstra University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $29,950 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,606.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$29,340
Fees$610
Cost per Credit$1,606
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$17,720 (On-Campus) / $25,303 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,050 (On-Campus) / $2,772 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$50,720
Off-Campus Total$59,025
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$26,134$27,172$28,180$29,280$29,950

Graduate Program Overview

Hofstra University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Hempstead, 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 $29,950.
It offers 168 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameHofstra University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Graduate School Students4,193 students
435 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$29,950
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 168 Graduate Programs
100 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 56 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Hofstra University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 168 major areas - 100 Master's (2 online programs), 12 Doctorate , 12 Post-Bachelor', 44 Post-Master'. 1,098 students have been conferred Master's degree and 415 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
Total1,098415-92
Men401175-16
Women697240-76
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.
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Gerontology- NOT OFFERED - -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling- NOT OFFERED - -
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED - -
Accounting- NOT OFFERED - -
Finance- NOT OFFERED - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration- NOT OFFERED - -
Labor StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce- NOT OFFERED - -
Management Information Systems- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management- NOT OFFERED - -
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Curriculum and Instruction2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration2 - NOT OFFERED -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Elementary Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Mathematics Teacher Education5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education8 - NOT OFFERED -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Law29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Literature (British and Commonwealth- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human/Medical Genetics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Gerontology1 NOT OFFERED - -
Sustainability Studies13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology31 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School Psychology11 - NOT OFFERED -
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED -
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Science and Technology29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management66 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant62 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling4 NOT OFFERED - -
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Public Health20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Health/Medical Physics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/Therapist22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Medical Informatics19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Business Administration and Management9 NOT OFFERED - -
Accounting51 NOT OFFERED - -
Finance8 NOT OFFERED - -
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 NOT OFFERED - -
International Business/Trade/Commerce- NOT OFFERED - -
Management Information Systems- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science168 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management9 NOT OFFERED - -
Marketing Research- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Taxation13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Bilingual and Multilingual Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED 8
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Educational/Instructional Technology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Special Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Special Education and Teaching (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Elementary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Health Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Reading Teacher Education- - NOT OFFERED 5
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Gerontology- NOT OFFERED - -
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology- - NOT OFFERED 11
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling- NOT OFFERED - -
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Public Health- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED - -
Accounting- NOT OFFERED - -
Finance- NOT OFFERED - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration- NOT OFFERED - -
International Business/Trade/Commerce- NOT OFFERED - -
Marketing/Marketing Management- NOT OFFERED - -
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED -
Reading Teacher Education- - NOT OFFERED -
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Molecular MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychometrics and Quantitative PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School Psychology- - NOT OFFERED -
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED -
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,243 students enrolled in Hofstra University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 4,193 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,506 male and 2,687 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 3,030 full-time and 1,163 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 435 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 720 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,193
Men Students1,506
Women Students2,687
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,193
Full-time Students3,030
Part-time Students1,163
By race/ethnicity 2,260 White, 347 Black, and 488 Asian students are attending at Hofstra University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,193
American Indian /
Native American
10
Asian488
Black347
Hispanic456
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
9
White2,260
Two or more races92
Un-Known296
118 students are younger than 22 and 354 students are older than 65. The school has 3,013 students aged between 22 and 30 and 602 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,193
21 & Under118
22-241,660
25-291,353
30-34409
35-39193
40 & Over354
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hofstra University, 435 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 720 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,128
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses435
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses720
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,973
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses435
New York Resident373
Other State In U.S.61
Outside of U.S.1

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