Howard University (HU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, DC.
It offers 89 graduate programs - 38 Master's, 39 Doctorate, and 12 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $38,050.
A total of 3,077 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 12,886 students at HU. HU offers online graduate programs and 339 out of 3,077 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
HU have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and College of Medicine. In addition, you can find HU'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 $38,050. It offers eighty-nine (89) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Howard University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2400 Sixth St NW, Washington, DC |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,101 students
339 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $38,050 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 89 Graduate Programs
38 Master's, 39 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Howard University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Howard University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $38,050 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,027.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $37,334 |
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| Fees | $716 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,027 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,360 |
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| Room & Board | $16,474 (On-Campus) / $22,216 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,452 (On-Campus) / $6,776 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $59,336 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $68,402 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $33,249 | $34,224 | $34,326 | $36,022 | $38,050 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Howard University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 89 major areas - 38 Master's, 39 Doctorate, 12 Post-Master's. 312 students have been conferred Master's degree and 491 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 |
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| Total | 312 | 491 | - | 22 |
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| Men | 83 | 173 | - | 11 |
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| Women | 229 | 318 | - | 11 |
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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 |
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| Architecture | 17 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
HU graduate schools have a total of 3,101 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,016 male and 2,085 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,637 full-time and 464 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 339 students enrolled through online exclusively and 874 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 127 White, 2,248 Black, and 141 Asian students are attending at Howard University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
96 grad students are younger than 22 and 400 students are older than 65. It has 1,884 students aged between 22 and 30 and 696 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,101 |
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| Men | 1,016 |
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| Women | 2,085 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,101 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,637 |
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| Part-time Students | 464 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,101 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 141 |
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| Black | 2,248 |
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| Hispanic | 202 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 127 |
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| Two or more races | 115 |
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| Un-Known | 54 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,101 |
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| 21 & Under | 96 |
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| 22-24 | 798 |
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| 25-29 | 1,086 |
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| 30-34 | 474 |
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| 35-39 | 222 |
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| 40 & Over | 400 |
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Online Population
At Howard University graduate schools, 339 students enrolled online exclusively and 874 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,077 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 339 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 874 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,864 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 339 |
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| District of Columbia Resident | 20 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 319 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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