Northern Kentucky University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Northern Kentucky University is a four-years, public school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $10,284 for Kentucky residents and $15,594 for other students in average.

It offers sixty graduate programs: 26 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 25 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 524 students have been conferred Master's degree and 200 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Northern Kentucky University
Type	four-years, public
Address	Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY
Graduate School Students	4,704 students 3,877 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$10,284 Out-of-State$15,594
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 60 Graduate Programs 26 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 27 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Northern Kentucky University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $10,284 and $15,594 for non-Kentucky residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $550 for Kentucky residents and $845 for out-of-state students.

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

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,900	$15,210
Fees	$384	$384
Cost per Credit	$550	$845
Books & Supplies	$800
Room & Board	$11,454 (On-Campus) / $11,454 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,500 (On-Campus) / $5,364 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,038	$30,348
Off-Campus Total	$27,902	$33,212

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$10,896	$11,418	$11,418	$11,418	$10,284
Out-of-State	$16,548	$17,358	$17,358	$17,358	$15,594

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Northern Kentucky University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 60 major areas - 25 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 24 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 1 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	524	200	62	-
Men	152	66	16	-
Women	372	134	46	-

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Science/Studies	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	18		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	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	-	-	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers		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	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
American Literature (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Medical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,100	-	-
Social Work	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,200	-	-

Social Sciences

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	14	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	108	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$86,500	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	100	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$72,600	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	16	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,600	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	17	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Information Systems		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public/Applied History	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,211 students enrolled in Northern Kentucky University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 4,704 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,247 male and 3,457 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,206 full-time and 3,498 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 3,877 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 654 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	4,704
Men Students	1,247
Women Students	3,457

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	4,704
Full-time Students	1,206
Part-time Students	3,498

By race/ethnicity 3,708 White, 553 Black, and 118 Asian students are attending at Northern Kentucky University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	4,704
American Indian / Native American	12
Asian	118
Black	553
Hispanic	128
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	6
White	3,708
Two or more races	83
Un-Known	73

21 students are younger than 22 and 1,294 students are older than 65. The school has 1,831 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,558 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	4,704
21 & Under	21
22-24	498
25-29	1,333
30-34	891
35-39	667
40 & Over	1,294

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northern Kentucky University, 3,877 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 654 students are enrolled in some online courses.