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Graduate Schools at Rider

Rider University is a Private, 4 years school located in Lawrenceville, NJ. It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees of Rider graduate schools is $19,061. Its tuition is similar to the average graduate tuition of other private graduate schools (Master's College and University (larger programs)), which is $17,732.

Total 885 students have enrolled in graduate schools at Rider University and, of that, 317 graduate school students enrolled online exclusively.

Rider University offers 38 graduate programs and 5 graduate programs are available through distance learning (online classes).

2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rider graduate schools is $19,061 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.51% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Rider.

You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page

Rider 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
Year	Total	Tuition	Fees
2020	$21,398	$20,948	$450
2021	$20,958	$20,508	$450
2022	$20,159	$19,599	$560
2023	$18,594	$18,234	$360
2024	$19,061	$18,701	$360

Rider 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
Year	Tuition Per Credit Hour
2020	$955
2021	$955
2022	$981
2023	$1,013
2024	$1,039

2024 Living Costs
Year	On-Campus		Off-Campus
Year	Room & Board	Other Expenses	Room & Board	Other Expenses
2020	$15,390	$2,500	$10,020	$2,500
2021	$15,500	$2,500	$6,100	$2,500
2022	$16,610	$2,500	$6,300	$2,500
2023	$16,130	$2,000	$6,300	$2,500
2024	$16,730	$2,000	$6,500	$2,500

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Rider University offers 171 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 7 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).

You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.

Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
	Number of Graduate Programs	Number of Online Graduate Programs
Master's	36	5
Doctorate (Research)	1	0
Post-BS Certificate	37	0
Post-MS Certificate	4	0
Total	171	7

Popular Graduate Programs
Program Name	Number of Completers
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	45
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	19
Elementary Education and Teaching	19
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	16
Accounting	12

Popular Graduate Programs
Program Name	Number of Completers
Business Administration and Management	80
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	41
Organizational Leadership	34
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	20
Homeland Security	12

Graduate Student Population

At Rider, there are 4,054 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 885 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 284 male and 601 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.47 to 1. Rider University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 317 students enrolled in online graduate programs.

You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.

Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	39	9	30
Black or African American	99	35	64
Hispanic	88	27	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	559	178	381
Two or More Races	25	7	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	31	11	20
Total	885	284	601