Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is a four-year, public school located in Boca Raton, FL.

It offers 123 graduate programs - 65 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 31 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,693 for in-state and $18,482 for out-of-state students.

A total of 6,176 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 30,790 students at FAU. FAU offers online graduate programs and 2,061 out of 6,176 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

FAU have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. In addition, you can find FAU'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 $6,693 for Florida residents and $18,482 for out-of-state students. It offers 123 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameFlorida Atlantic University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL
Graduate School Students5,401 students
2,061 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,693
Out-of-State$18,482
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 123 Graduate Programs
65 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 34 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Florida Atlantic University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Florida Atlantic University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Florida residents, the tuition & fees are $6,693 and $18,482 for non-Florida residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $375 for Florida residents and $1,027 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,467$16,695
Fees$1,226$1,787
Cost per Credit$375$1,027
Books & Supplies$1,256
Room & Board$12,536 (On-Campus) / $14,840 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,174 (On-Campus) / $7,644 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,659$38,448
Off-Campus Total$30,433$42,222

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Florida Atlantic University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 123 major areas - 65 Master's (5 online programs), 24 Doctorate, 31 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 1,628 students have been conferred Master's degree and 232 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
Total1,62823214422
Men61790564
Women1,0111428818

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
Environmental Science8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences 27 NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Transportation and Highway EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ocean EngineeringONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Analytics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied and Professional EthicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Experimental PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiological Psychology/PsychobiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social WorkNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 17ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Social Work NOT OFFER
Health/Medical Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse111 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting125 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems32ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 25 NOT OFFER
Taxation29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
InsuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

FAU graduate schools have a total of 5,401 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,112 male and 3,289 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,568 full-time and 2,833 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,061 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,587 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,146 White, 946 Black, and 279 Asian students are attending at Florida Atlantic University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

233 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,245 students are older than 65. It has 3,286 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,412 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,401
Men2,112
Women3,289
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,401
Full-time Students2,568
Part-time Students2,833
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,401
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian279
Black946
Hispanic1,127
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White2,146
Two or more races187
Un-Known35
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,401
21 & Under233
22-241,722
25-291,564
30-34828
35-39584
40 & Over1,245

Online Population

At Florida Atlantic University graduate schools, 2,061 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,587 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,176
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,061
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,587
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,528
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,061
Florida Resident1,905
Other State In U.S.147
Outside of U.S.8