Nichols College | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Nichols College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Dudley, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $40,375 in average for all students.

It offers 25 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 7 programs - 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 4 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Nichols College
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	Center Rd, Dudley, MA
Online Students	286 Enrolled Online Exclusively 120 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$40,375
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$1,165
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	7 Programs
Associates	1 Programs
Bachelors	2 Programs
Masters	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Nichols College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $40,375 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $1,165 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $828 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $785 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

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

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$35,715	$36,540	$37,300	$38,650	$40,375
Graduate	$1,538	$1,558	$1,075	$1,150	$1,165

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$752	$753	$786	$793	$828
Graduate	$738	$758	$775	$775	$785

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Nichols College offers 25 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 4 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	20	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	4	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Nichols College, there are 1,403 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 406 students were attending classes through distance learning (286 students are enrolled exclusively and 120 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,403
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	286
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	120
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	997

By student location, out of a total of 286 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 214 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 69 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.