CUNY Hunter College (Hunter College) is a four-year, public school located in New York, NY.

It offers 175 graduate programs - 98 Master's, 17 Doctorate, 34 Post-bachelor's, and 26 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,398 for in-state and $20,828 for out-of-state students.

A total of 5,714 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,970 students at Hunter College. Hunter College offers online graduate programs and 353 out of 5,714 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Hunter College'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 $11,398 for New York residents and $20,828 for out-of-state students. It offers 175 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCUNY Hunter College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address695 Park Ave, New York, NY
Graduate School Students5,947 students
353 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,398
Out-of-State$20,828
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 175 Graduate Programs
98 Master's, 17 Doctorate, 60 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at CUNY Hunter College

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at CUNY Hunter College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $11,398 and $20,828 for non-New York residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for New York residents and $855 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,090$20,520
Fees$308$308
Cost per Credit$470$855
Books & Supplies$1,500
Room & Board$11,324 (On-Campus) / $21,788 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,834 (On-Campus) / $3,834 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,056$37,486
Off-Campus Total$38,520$47,950

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

CUNY Hunter College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 175 major areas - 98 Master's, 17 Doctorate, 34 Post-Bachelor's, 26 Post-Master's. 2,038 students have been conferred Master's degree and 51 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
Total2,03851108120
Men448103315
Women1,5904175105

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
Russian Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System Administration126 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health ImpaNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness9 NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 37
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Foreign Language Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education22 NOT OFFER
Computer Teacher Education NOT OFFER 48 NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education NOT OFFER 1
Chemistry Teacher Education3 NOT OFFER
Drama and Dance Teacher Education10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER
Physics Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Latin Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Earth Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor45 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Language Interpretation and Translation12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Italian Language and Literature2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English Literature (British and Commonwealth10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics and Statistics19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Psychology24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and Cartography5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs57 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Playwriting and Screenwriting7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cytotechnology/CytotechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9 NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse Leader NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing66 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Accounting23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Hunter College graduate schools have a total of 5,947 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,347 male and 4,600 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,715 full-time and 4,232 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 353 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,571 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,688 White, 823 Black, and 705 Asian students are attending at CUNY Hunter College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,947
Men1,347
Women4,600
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,947
Full-time Students1,715
Part-time Students4,232
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,947
American Indian /
Native American
11
Asian705
Black823
Hispanic1,404
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
8
White2,688
Two or more races120

Online Population

At CUNY Hunter College graduate schools, 353 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,571 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,714
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses353
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,571
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,790
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses353
New York Resident322
Other State In U.S.31
Outside of U.S.0