University of Nebraska at Kearney

Graduate Programs

University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a four-years, public school located in Kearney, NE. It offers 22 graduate programs - 17 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 3 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $7,542 for Nebraska residents and $14,982 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 1,840 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 6,225 students at UNK. University of Nebraska at Kearney offers online graduate programs and 1,629 out of 1,840 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($57,300) after graduation and the Doctorate Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $49,800 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

University of Nebraska at Kearney is a four-years, public school located in Kearney, Nebraska. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $7,542 for Nebraska residents and $14,982 for other students in average.

It offers twenty-two graduate programs: 17 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 473 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Nebraska at Kearney
Type	four-years, public
Address	2504 9th Avenue, Kearney, NE
Graduate School Students	1,840 students 1,629 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$7,542 Out-of-State$14,982
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 22 Graduate Programs 17 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $7,542 and $14,982 for non-Nebraska residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $259 for Nebraska residents and $569 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,216	$13,656
Fees	$1,326	$1,326
Cost per Credit	$259	$569
Books & Supplies	$712
Room & Board	$11,080 (On-Campus) / $11,080 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,522 (On-Campus) / $4,522 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,856	$31,296
Off-Campus Total	$23,856	$31,296

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$7,007	$7,187	$7,381	$7,352	$7,542
Out-of-State	$13,823	$14,225	$14,629	$14,792	$14,982

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 16 Master's (9 online programs), 2 Post-Master'(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
Total	473	1	-	21
Men	134	1	-	7
Women	339	-	-	14

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.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	78^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$57,300	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,500	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Salary After Completing	$40,300	-	$49,800
Elementary Education and Teaching	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	45^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,000	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art/Art Studies	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,200	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,300	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,225 students enrolled in University of Nebraska at Kearney including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,840 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 532 male and 1,308 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 298 full-time and 1,542 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 1,629 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 164 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,840
Men Students	532
Women Students	1,308

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,840
Full-time Students	298
Part-time Students	1,542

By race/ethnicity 1,594 White, 30 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,840
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	20
Black	30
Hispanic	102
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,594
Two or more races	41
Un-Known	14

10 students are younger than 22 and 428 students are older than 65. The school has 853 students aged between 22 and 30 and 549 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,840
21 & Under	10
22-24	276
25-29	577
30-34	332
35-39	217
40 & Over	428

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 Nebraska at Kearney, 1,629 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 164 students are enrolled in some online courses.