Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is a four-year, public school located in Highland Heights, KY.
It offers 47 graduate programs - 27 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 16 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,590 for in-state and $16,044 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,025 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,801 students at NKU. NKU offers online graduate programs and 4,022 out of 5,025 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
NKU have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Salmon P. Chase College of Law. In addition, you can find NKU'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 $10,590 for Kentucky residents and $16,044 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northern Kentucky University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,165 students
4,022 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$10,590
Out-of-State$16,044 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 47 Graduate Programs
27 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Northern Kentucky University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northern Kentucky University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $10,590 and $16,044 for non-Kentucky residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $567 for Kentucky residents and $870 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,206 | $15,660 |
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| Fees | $384 | $384 |
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| Cost per Credit | $567 | $870 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $11,660 (On-Campus) / $11,660 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,500 (On-Campus) / $7,220 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,550 | $31,004 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,270 | $35,724 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $11,418 | $11,418 | $10,284 | $10,284 | $10,590 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,358 | $17,358 | $15,594 | $15,594 | $16,044 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northern Kentucky University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 27 Master's (2 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 16 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs). 1,447 students have been conferred Master's degree and 212 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 | 1,447 | 212 | 137 | - |
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| Men | 382 | 76 | 18 | - |
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| Women | 1,065 | 136 | 119 | - |
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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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| Geography | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
NKU graduate schools have a total of 5,165 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,339 male and 3,826 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,312 full-time and 3,853 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 4,022 students enrolled through online exclusively and 428 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,954 White, 693 Black, and 139 Asian students are attending at Northern Kentucky University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
24 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,464 students are older than 65. It has 1,887 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,650 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,165 |
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| Men | 1,339 |
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| Women | 3,826 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,165 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,312 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,853 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,165 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 139 |
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| Black | 693 |
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| Hispanic | 154 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 3,954 |
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| Two or more races | 82 |
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| Un-Known | 79 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,165 |
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| 21 & Under | 24 |
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| 22-24 | 612 |
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| 25-29 | 1,275 |
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| 30-34 | 919 |
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| 35-39 | 731 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,464 |
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Online Population
At Northern Kentucky University graduate schools, 4,022 students enrolled online exclusively and 428 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,025 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,022 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 428 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 575 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,022 |
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| Kentucky Resident | 1,772 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 2,245 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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