University at Buffalo (UB) is a four-year, public school located in Buffalo, NY.
It offers 465 graduate programs - 204 Master's, 131 Doctorate, 49 Post-bachelor's, and 81 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,530 for in-state and $28,210 for out-of-state students.
A total of 11,544 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 31,903 students at UB. UB offers online graduate programs and 2,153 out of 11,544 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UB have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Law School and Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, . In addition, you can find UB'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 $14,530 for New York residents and $28,210 for out-of-state students. It offers 465 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University at Buffalo |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 12 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 11,426 students
2,153 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,530
Out-of-State$28,210 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 465 Graduate Programs
204 Master's, 131 Doctorate, 130 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University at Buffalo
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University at Buffalo 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 $14,530 and $28,210 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 $1,041 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 | $24,990 |
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| Fees | $3,220 | $3,220 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $1,041 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $17,426 (On-Campus) / $17,426 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,830 (On-Campus) / $4,830 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $38,286 | $51,966 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $38,286 | $51,966 |
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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 | $14,238 | $14,388 | $14,388 | $14,388 | $14,530 |
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| Out-of-State | $26,028 | $26,178 | $26,178 | $27,338 | $28,210 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University at Buffalo offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 465 major areas - 204 Master's (5 online programs), 131 Doctorate (6 online programs), 49 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 81 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 3,323 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,044 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 | 3,323 | 1,044 | 153 | 61 |
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| Men | 1,687 | 442 | 39 | 14 |
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| Women | 1,636 | 602 | 114 | 47 |
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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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| History | 8 |
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Graduate Student Population
UB graduate schools have a total of 11,426 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,359 male and 6,067 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 7,335 full-time and 4,091 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,153 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,168 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,713 White, 613 Black, and 928 Asian students are attending at University at Buffalo. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
603 grad students are younger than 22 and 958 students are older than 65. It has 8,122 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,861 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 11,426 |
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| Men | 5,359 |
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| Women | 6,067 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 11,426 |
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| Full-time Students | 7,335 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,091 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 11,426 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 42 |
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| Asian | 928 |
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| Black | 613 |
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| Hispanic | 562 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 4,713 |
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| Two or more races | 249 |
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| Un-Known | 284 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 11,426 |
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| 21 & Under | 603 |
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| 22-24 | 4,474 |
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| 25-29 | 3,648 |
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| 30-34 | 1,231 |
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| 35-39 | 630 |
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| 40 & Over | 958 |
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Online Population
At University at Buffalo graduate schools, 2,153 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,168 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 11,544 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,153 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,168 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,223 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,153 |
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| New York Resident | 1,901 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 188 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 64 |
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