Empire State University (Empire State) is a four-year, public school located in Saratoga Springs, NY.
It offers 60 graduate programs - 28 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 26 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,888 for in-state and $24,368 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,074 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,469 students at Empire State. Empire State offers online graduate programs and 2,070 out of 2,074 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Empire 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 $11,888 for New York residents and $24,368 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty (60) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Empire State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Two Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,756 students
2,070 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,888
Out-of-State$24,368 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 60 Graduate Programs
28 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 31 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Empire State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Empire 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 $11,888 and $24,368 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 | $578 | $578 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $991 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,776 |
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| Room & Board | $14,230 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,820 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,714 | $43,194 |
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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 | $11,870 | $11,870 | $11,870 | $11,870 | $11,888 |
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| Out-of-State | $23,660 | $23,660 | $23,660 | $24,350 | $24,368 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Empire State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 60 major areas - 28 Master's (28 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelor's (26 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 492 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 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 | 492 | 6 | 93 | 1 |
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| Men | 139 | 5 | 25 | - |
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| Women | 353 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Empire State graduate schools have a total of 1,756 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 506 male and 1,250 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 214 full-time and 1,542 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,070 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 1,030 White, 206 Black, and 63 Asian students are attending at Empire State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
15 grad students are younger than 22 and 809 students are older than 65. It has 655 students aged between 22 and 30 and 595 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,756 |
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| Men | 506 |
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| Women | 1,250 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,756 |
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| Full-time Students | 214 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,542 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,756 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 63 |
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| Black | 206 |
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| Hispanic | 150 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 1,030 |
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| Two or more races | 43 |
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| Un-Known | 249 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,756 |
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| 21 & Under | 15 |
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| 22-24 | 221 |
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| 25-29 | 434 |
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| 30-34 | 294 |
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| 35-39 | 301 |
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| 40 & Over | 809 |
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Online Population
At Empire State University graduate schools, 2,070 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,074 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,070 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,070 |
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| New York Resident | 1,978 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 86 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 6 |
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