SUNY Buffalo State University (Buffalo State) is a four-year, public school located in Buffalo, NY.
It offers 87 graduate programs - 62 Master's, 10 Post-bachelor's, 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,208 for in-state and $24,688 for out-of-state students.
A total of 933 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,188 students at Buffalo State. Buffalo State offers online graduate programs and 247 out of 933 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Buffalo State'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 $12,208 for New York residents and $24,688 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-seven (87) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | SUNY Buffalo State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 898 students
247 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,208
Out-of-State$24,688 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 87 Graduate Programs
62 Master's, 25 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at SUNY Buffalo State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at SUNY Buffalo State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $12,208 and $24,688 for non-New York residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for New York residents and $991 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,310 | $23,790 |
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| Fees | $898 | $898 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $991 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,052 |
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| Room & Board | $15,986 (On-Campus) / $17,158 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,876 (On-Campus) / $3,396 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $32,122 | $44,602 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,814 | $46,294 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $12,115 | $12,252 | $12,157 | $12,157 | $12,208 |
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| Out-of-State | $23,905 | $24,042 | $23,947 | $24,637 | $24,688 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
SUNY Buffalo State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 87 major areas - 62 Master's (3 online programs), 10 Post-Bachelor's, 15 Post-Master's (1 online programs).
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 | 533 | - | 8 | 38 |
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| Men | 118 | - | 3 | 10 |
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| Women | 415 | - | 5 | 28 |
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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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| Chemistry | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Physics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Buffalo State graduate schools have a total of 898 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 231 male and 667 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 319 full-time and 579 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 247 students enrolled through online exclusively and 168 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 647 White, 108 Black, and 39 Asian students are attending at SUNY Buffalo State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
38 grad students are younger than 22 and 143 students are older than 65. It has 584 students aged between 22 and 30 and 168 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 898 |
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| Men | 231 |
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| Women | 667 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 898 |
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| Full-time Students | 319 |
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| Part-time Students | 579 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 898 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 39 |
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| Black | 108 |
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| Hispanic | 49 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 647 |
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| Two or more races | 38 |
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| Un-Known | 1 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 898 |
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| 21 & Under | 38 |
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| 22-24 | 340 |
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| 25-29 | 244 |
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| 30-34 | 107 |
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| 35-39 | 61 |
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| 40 & Over | 143 |
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Online Population
At SUNY Buffalo State University graduate schools, 247 students enrolled online exclusively and 168 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 933 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 247 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 168 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 518 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 247 |
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| New York Resident | 223 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 21 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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