Howard University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Howard University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, District of Columbia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $34,326 in average for all students.

It offers ninety-nine graduate programs: 44 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 15 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 241 students have been conferred Master's degree and 476 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Howard University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC
Graduate School Students	3,002 students 109 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$34,326
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 99 Graduate Programs 44 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Howard University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $34,326 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,837.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$33,860
Fees	$466
Cost per Credit	$1,837
Books & Supplies	$1,360
Room & Board	$14,678 (On-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,260 (On-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$53,624

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$32,884	$32,884	$33,249	$34,224	$34,326

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Howard University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 43 Master's (1 online programs), 36 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor', 14 Post-Master'. 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	241	476	-	33
Men	70	198	-	14
Women	171	278	-	19

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.

Architecture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Architecture		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
African Studies	1		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	4		NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	4		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$97,000	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemical Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	1		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	1		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biochemistry			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Anatomy	1		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Microbiology			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Genetics			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physiology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pharmacology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nutrition Sciences	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology And Religious Vocations

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Divinity/Ministry	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physics			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social Work	60		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,900	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Economics	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sociology	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	20		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Dentistry	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Advanced General Dentistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medicine	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Health	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	40^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	$80,700	-	-
Accounting	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,859 students enrolled in Howard University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,002 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,023 male and 1,979 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,553 full-time and 449 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 109 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 614 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,002
Men Students	1,023
Women Students	1,979

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,002
Full-time Students	2,553
Part-time Students	449

By race/ethnicity 145 White, 2,131 Black, and 163 Asian students are attending at Howard University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,002
American Indian / Native American	4
Asian	163
Black	2,131
Hispanic	187
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	4
White	145
Two or more races	111
Un-Known	49

41 students are younger than 22 and 334 students are older than 65. The school has 1,932 students aged between 22 and 30 and 693 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,002
21 & Under	41
22-24	725
25-29	1,207
30-34	475
35-39	218
40 & Over	334

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Howard University, 109 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 614 students are enrolled in some online courses.