University of St Thomas (UST) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Houston, TX.
It offers 44 graduate programs - 32 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,634.
A total of 936 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,301 students at UST. UST offers online graduate programs and 501 out of 936 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find UST'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 $21,634. It offers forty-four (44) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of St Thomas |
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 844 students 501 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $21,634 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 44 Graduate Programs 32 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of St Thomas
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of St Thomas with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,634 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,163.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
| Tuition | $20,934 |
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| Fees | $700 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,163 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,094 |
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| Room & Board | $10,840 (On-Campus) / $10,898 (Off-Campus) |
| Personal Expenses | $3,846 (On-Campus) / $4,664 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,414 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $38,290 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| Tuition & Fees | $21,634 | $21,634 | $21,634 | $21,634 | $21,634 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of St Thomas offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 44 major areas - 32 Master's (12 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 8 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 264 students have been conferred Master's degree and 18 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 | 264 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Men | 115 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Women | 149 | 10 | - | 3 |
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 |
| Creative Writing | 17ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
| Biotechnology | ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
Graduate Student Population
UST graduate schools have a total of 844 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 351 male and 493 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 220 full-time and 624 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 501 students enrolled through online exclusively and 138 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 318 White, 83 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at University of St Thomas. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
6 grad students are younger than 22 and 420 students are older than 65. It has 278 students aged between 22 and 30 and 232 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 844 |
| Men | 351 |
| Women | 493 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 844 |
| Full-time Students | 220 |
| Part-time Students | 624 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 844 |
American Indian / Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 46 |
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| Black | 83 |
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| Hispanic | 270 |
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Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 318 |
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| Two or more races | 18 |
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| Un-Known | 15 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 844 |
| 21 & Under | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 101 |
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| 25-29 | 177 |
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| 30-34 | 121 |
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| 35-39 | 111 |
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| 40 & Over | 420 |
Online Population
At University of St Thomas graduate schools, 501 students enrolled online exclusively and 138 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 936 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 501 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 138 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 297 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 501 |
| Texas Resident | 314 |
| Other State In U.S. | 169 |
| Outside of U.S. | 18 |