Table 48-3. Average annual tuition and fees, percentage with grants and employer aid, average annual amount of grants and employer aid, net tuition after grants for part-time graduate students, and percentage attending part time, by program and institutional characteristics: 2003–04
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| Characteristic |
Average
tuition and
fees |
Percent
with
grants |
Percent with
employer
aid1 |
Average
grants
(including
unaided
students) |
Average
employer aid1
(including
unaided
students) |
Net tuition
after grants2
(all part-time
students) |
Percent
attending
part time |
|
| Master’s degree students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
$5,600 |
41.1 |
27.9 |
$1,600 |
$900 |
$4,300 |
44.3 |
| Degree program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Business administration (M.B.A.) |
6,400 |
58.7 |
48.7 |
2,800 |
2,300 |
4,200 |
36.8 |
| Education (any master’s) |
5,500 |
36.3 |
26.3 |
1,000 |
500 |
4,700 |
52.0 |
| Any other master’s degree |
5,400 |
39.3 |
22.5 |
1,700 |
800 |
4,100 |
42.3 |
| Selected fields of study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Humanities |
4,900 |
42.5 |
18.1 |
1,800 |
800! |
3,500 |
46.1 |
| Social/behavioral sciences |
4,700 |
20.8! |
10.7! |
600! |
200! |
4,400 |
40.6 |
| Life and physical sciences |
5,700 |
37.7 |
13.7! |
2,200! |
600! |
3,800 |
45.9 |
| Engineering/computer science/mathematics |
6,500 |
43.7 |
29.9 |
2,100 |
900 |
4,800 |
48.2 |
| Institution type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
3,700 |
38.6 |
24.7 |
1,300 |
700 |
2,800 |
48.4 |
| Private not-for-profit |
8,100 |
44.5 |
31.5 |
1,900 |
1,100 |
6,500 |
42.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Doctoral degree students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
5,800 |
48.2 |
22.7 |
3,200 |
800 |
3,800 |
32.5 |
| Degree program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ph.D. (except in education) |
5,500 |
52.7 |
17.5 |
4,200 |
600 |
3,100 |
29.7 |
| Education (any doctorate)3 |
4,800 |
41.2 |
27.3 |
1,700 |
800 |
3,600 |
55.6 |
| Any other doctoral degree4 |
7,700 |
46.1 |
29.8 |
2,700! |
1,100! |
5,900 |
24.9 |
| Selected fields of study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Humanities |
5,100 |
44.3 |
15.4 |
3,400 |
400 |
3,300 |
35.8 |
| Social/behavioral sciences |
6,700! |
46.7 |
21.2 |
2,400! |
400 |
5,100 |
31.7 |
| Life and physical sciences |
5,300 |
73.2 |
16.6 |
7,300 |
600 |
1,800 |
25.2 |
| Engineering/computer science/mathematics |
7,100 |
52.1 |
17.7 |
4,000 |
500! |
4,600 |
30.1 |
| Institution type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Public |
4,700 |
48.4 |
18.9 |
3,200 |
500 |
3,000 |
35.3 |
| Private not-for-profit |
7,000 |
43.8 |
24.1 |
3,200 |
1,100 |
4,800 |
27.5 |
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! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
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1Employer aid is considered a type of grant aid and therefore is included in the estimates for grants as well.
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2If grants were greater than tuition, net tuition was set to zero. Consequently, average net tuition may be larger than average tuition and fees minus average grants.
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3Ph.D. in education, Ed.D., or any other doctoral degree in which education is the field of study.
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4Examples include D.B.A. (Doctor of Business Administration), D.F.A. (Doctor of Fine Arts), and D.P.A. (Doctor of Public Administration).
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NOTE: Table is limited to students who attended for the full year at only one institution in 2003–04 to keep aid and price consistent. Too few first-professional students enrolled part time to present their data separately. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04).
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