Briar Cliff University (Briar Cliff) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Sioux City, IA.

It offers 15 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,366.

A total of 218 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 927 students at Briar Cliff. Briar Cliff offers online graduate programs and 130 out of 218 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Briar Cliff's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,366. It offers fifteen (15) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBriar Cliff University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA
Graduate School Students234 students
130 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$9,366
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 15 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Briar Cliff University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Briar Cliff University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,366 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $459.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$8,268
Fees$1,098
Cost per Credit$459
Books & Supplies$1,544
Room & Board$10,208 (On-Campus) / $9,894 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,556 (On-Campus) / $4,556 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,674
Off-Campus Total$25,360

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Briar Cliff University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 15 major areas - 10 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 34 students have been conferred Master's degree and 30 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3430-4
Men1015--
Women2415-4

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing15 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Briar Cliff graduate schools have a total of 234 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 74 male and 160 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 106 full-time and 128 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 130 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 178 White, 15 Black, and 9 Asian students are attending at Briar Cliff University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

It has 144 students aged between 22 and 30 and 40 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total234
Men74
Women160
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total234
Full-time Students106
Part-time Students128
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total234
Asian9
Black15
Hispanic17
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White178
Two or more races8
Un-Known1
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total234
22-2488
25-2956
30-3420
35-3920
40 & Over34

Online Population

At Briar Cliff University graduate schools, 130 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment218
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses130
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses88
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses130
Iowa Resident74
Other State In U.S.56
Outside of U.S.0