CUNY Graduate School and University Center Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

CUNY Graduate School and University Center offers 133 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 11 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 6,050 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at CUNY Graduate Center and 2,072 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $10,294 for New York residents and $23,524 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at CUNY Graduate School and University Center.

Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree Programs	Master's (78 programs) Doctorate - Research (53 programs) Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate Programs	Master's (11 programs)
Tuition & Fees	$10,294 New York residents $23,524 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment	6,050 graduate students 2,072 enrolled in online courses

^* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.

Offered Graduate Degrees at CUNY Graduate Center

It offers 133 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.

Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Master's Degree	78	11
Post Master's Degree	3	0
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	53	0
Doctor's degree - professional practice	2	0
Total	133	11

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $10,294 for New York residents and $23,524 for students from other States at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.49% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.

2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024	2025
In-State	$10,410	$10,410	$10,410	$10,294
Out-of-State	$23,640	$23,640	$23,640	$23,524

^* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.

[Chart] CUNY Graduate School and University Center Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At CUNY Graduate School and University Center, 6,050 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 2,154 male and 3,896 female students. By attendance status, there are 3,581 full-time and 2,469 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Enrollment
	Total	Female	Male
Total	6,050	3,896	2,154
Full-time	3,581	2,180	1,401
Part-time	2,469	1,716	753

[Chart] CUNY Graduate School and University Center Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At CUNY Graduate School and University Center, 2,072 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 554 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 6,050 students.

Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
	Graduate Students
Total	6,050
Online Exclusively	2,072
In Some Online Classes	554
Not In Online Classes	3,424

[Chart] CUNY Graduate School and University Center Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

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