Howard University (HU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, DC.
It offers 97 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 40 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 13 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $39,178.
A total of 3,371 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,890 students at HU. HU offers online graduate programs and 748 out of 3,371 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
HU have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and College of Medicine. In addition, you can find HU'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 $39,178. It offers ninety-seven (97) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Howard University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,226 students
748 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $39,178 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 97 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 40 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Howard University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $39,178 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,087.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $38,454 |
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| Fees | $724 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,087 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,360 |
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| Room & Board | $17,322 (On-Campus) / $24,334 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,540 (On-Campus) / $6,946 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $61,400 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $71,818 |
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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 | $34,224 | $34,326 | $36,022 | $38,050 | $39,178 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Howard University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 97 major areas - 43 Master's (3 online programs), 40 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's, 13 Post-Master's. 403 students have been conferred Master's degree and 529 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 | 403 | 529 | - | 23 |
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| Men | 106 | 201 | - | 8 |
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| Women | 297 | 328 | - | 15 |
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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 | 25 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| General Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
HU graduate schools have a total of 3,226 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,113 male and 2,113 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,699 full-time and 527 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 748 students enrolled through online exclusively and 548 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 96 White, 2,364 Black, and 112 Asian students are attending at Howard University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
54 grad students are younger than 22 and 452 students are older than 65. It has 2,050 students aged between 22 and 30 and 808 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,226 |
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| Men | 1,113 |
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| Women | 2,113 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,226 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,699 |
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| Part-time Students | 527 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,226 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 17 |
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| Asian | 112 |
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| Black | 2,364 |
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| Hispanic | 202 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 96 |
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| Two or more races | 119 |
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| Un-Known | 111 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,226 |
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| 21 & Under | 54 |
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| 22-24 | 808 |
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| 25-29 | 1,242 |
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| 30-34 | 520 |
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| 35-39 | 288 |
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| 40 & Over | 452 |
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Online Population
At Howard University graduate schools, 748 students enrolled online exclusively and 548 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,371 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 748 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 548 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,075 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 748 |
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| District of Columbia Resident | 69 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 542 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 7 |
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