University of Mary offers 120 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 51 major programs - 1 Certificate, 11 Bachelors, 24 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 14 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $21,468 for undergraduate programs and $11,692 for graduate programs.

Total 1,017 students out of total 3,652 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 573 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Mary is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Mary
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address7500 University Dr, Bismarck, ND
Online Students1,017 Enrolled Online Exclusively
632 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$21,468
Graduate Tuition & Fees$11,692
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total51 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Bachelors11 Programs
Masters24 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate14 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Mary. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,468 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,692 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $650 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $590 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$19,074$19,730$20,290$20,900$21,468
Graduate$17,694$17,861$13,304$12,230$11,692
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$580$605$620$630$650
Graduate$620$625$612$610$590
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Mary offers 120 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 51 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 11 Bachelors, 24 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1NOT OFFERED11 24114
Overall Programs5NOT OFFERED60 35515

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental RetardationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Christian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM4 NOT OFFERED 8
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 2102 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Mary, there are 3,652 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,649 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,017 students are enrolled exclusively and 632 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,652
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,017
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses632
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,003

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,017 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 568 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 442 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,017
North Dakota Resident568
Other State In U.S.442
Outside of U.S.6
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,017
Undergraduate334
Graduate683
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses334
Degree/Certificate Seeking332
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking2

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