University of Central Arkansas (UCA) is a four-year, public school located in Conway, AR.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,446 for in-state and $12,985 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,844 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,112 students at UCA. UCA offers online graduate programs and 864 out of 1,844 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UCA'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 $7,446 for Arkansas residents and $12,985 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Central Arkansas |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,906 students
864 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,446
Out-of-State$12,985 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Central Arkansas
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Central Arkansas with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,446 and $12,985 for non-Arkansas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $308 for Arkansas residents and $615 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,538 | $11,077 |
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| Fees | $1,908 | $1,908 |
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| Cost per Credit | $308 | $615 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,216 |
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| Room & Board | $9,110 (On-Campus) / $8,697 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,991 (On-Campus) / $9,730 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $24,763 | $30,302 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,089 | $32,628 |
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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 | $6,629 | $6,773 | $6,924 | $7,162 | $7,446 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,648 | $11,835 | $12,056 | $12,443 | $12,985 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Central Arkansas offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 31 Master's (10 online programs), 6 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 496 students have been conferred Master's degree and 138 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 | 496 | 138 | 56 | 31 |
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| Men | 131 | 37 | 30 | 9 |
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| Women | 365 | 101 | 26 | 22 |
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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
UCA graduate schools have a total of 1,906 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 487 male and 1,419 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 744 full-time and 1,162 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 864 students enrolled through online exclusively and 244 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,428 White, 210 Black, and 36 Asian students are attending at University of Central Arkansas. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
86 grad students are younger than 22 and 346 students are older than 65. It has 1,048 students aged between 22 and 30 and 364 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,906 |
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| Men | 487 |
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| Women | 1,419 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,906 |
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| Full-time Students | 744 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,162 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,906 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 36 |
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| Black | 210 |
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| Hispanic | 75 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,428 |
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| Two or more races | 73 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,906 |
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| 21 & Under | 86 |
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| 22-24 | 671 |
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| 25-29 | 377 |
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| 30-34 | 214 |
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| 35-39 | 150 |
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| 40 & Over | 346 |
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Online Population
At University of Central Arkansas graduate schools, 864 students enrolled online exclusively and 244 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,844 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 864 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 244 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 736 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 864 |
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| Arkansas Resident | 674 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 190 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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