2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Suffolk University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $36,336 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,365.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$35,860
Fees$476
Cost per Credit$1,365
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$19,562 (On-Campus) / $26,054 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,098 (On-Campus) / $3,222 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$59,196
Off-Campus Total$66,812
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$39,477$40,238$39,813$40,078$36,336

Graduate Program Overview

Suffolk University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $36,336.
It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSuffolk University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address73 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Graduate School Students2,420 students
215 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$36,336
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 63 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 24 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Suffolk University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 33 Master's , 6 Doctorate , 23 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 671 students have been conferred Master's degree and 334 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
Total67133417-
Men2561436-
Women41519111-
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Disability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intellectual Property LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiation Biology/RadiobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Public Administration, OtherNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED 3 -
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management- NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Accounting- NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Finance- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Taxation- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Architecture9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations/Image Management14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Ethics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Developmental and Child Psychology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Police Science15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration34 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
International Policy Analysis10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International Relations and Affairs- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Graphic Design9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management38 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management134 NOT OFFERED - -
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership11 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)2 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Accounting59 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Science107 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics48 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)6 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Taxation20 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Developmental and Child Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EconomicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,647 students enrolled in Suffolk University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 2,420 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 899 male and 1,521 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,345 full-time and 1,075 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 215 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,461 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,420
Men Students899
Women Students1,521
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,420
Full-time Students1,345
Part-time Students1,075
By race/ethnicity 1,518 White, 162 Black, and 176 Asian students are attending at Suffolk University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,420
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian176
Black162
Hispanic184
White1,518
Two or more races51
Un-Known67
41 students are younger than 22 and 146 students are older than 65. The school has 1,752 students aged between 22 and 30 and 414 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,420
21 & Under41
22-24871
25-29881
30-34293
35-39121
40 & Over146
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Suffolk University, 215 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,461 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,353
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses215
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,461
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses677
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses215
Massachusetts Resident141
Other State In U.S.62
Outside of U.S.8


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