Graduate Programs | University of Dubuque

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Dubuque with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,020 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $659.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$7,740
Fees	$1,280
Cost per Credit	$659
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$11,470 (On-Campus) / $11,470 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$1,700 (On-Campus) / $3,950 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,390
Off-Campus Total	$25,640

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$13,140	$13,140	$7,940	$8,490	$9,020

Graduate Program Overview

University of Dubuque is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Dubuque, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,020.

It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Dubuque
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA
Graduate School Students	407 students 51 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$9,020
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 5 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Dubuque offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 5 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 1 Post-Bachelor'. 161 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 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
Total	161	4	1	-
Men	63	2	1	-
Women	98	2	-	-

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.

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physician Assistant	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	107	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,001 students enrolled in University of Dubuque including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 407 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 176 male and 231 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 351 full-time and 56 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 51 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 3 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	407
Men Students	176
Women Students	231

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	407
Full-time Students	351
Part-time Students	56

By race/ethnicity 241 White, 32 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at University of Dubuque. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	407
Asian	1
Black	32
Hispanic	17
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	241
Two or more races	6
Un-Known	100

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Dubuque, 51 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	332
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	51
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	278

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	51
Iowa Resident	4
Other State In U.S.	47
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at University of Dubuque