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Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
5,455
57.4% Female
42.6% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Public
Region
Great Lakes IL IN MI OH WI
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
435
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
107
Doctoral Research
23
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
10
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.13%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2.00%
Asian
5.99%
Black or African American
1.94%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
65.76%
White
1.19%
Two or more races
2.71%
Unknown
20.24%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$45
Admissions Office Web Address
www.uakron.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$7,731
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$13,237

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
Yes
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
107
Master's (Distance)
5
Doctor's Degree Research
23
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
22
Post Master's Certificate
34
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
2
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Accounting and Related Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Apparel and Textiles, General Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes Yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Child Development Master's Degree Yes No
Chinese Language and Literature Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Community College Education Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dance Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geography Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree Yes No
Geophysics and Seismology Master's Degree Yes No
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geropsychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Law Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's Degree Yes No
International Finance Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
National Security Policy Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Nursing Practice Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Operations Management and Supervision Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree Yes No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree Yes Yes
Physics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree Yes No
Political Science and Government, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Polymer Chemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Psychopharmacology Master's Degree Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree Yes No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree Yes No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Stringed Instruments Master's Degree Yes No
Structural Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Technical Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Transportation and Highway Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree Yes No
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Writing, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 756 756 0 0
With faculty status 756 756 0 0
Tenured 418 418 0 0
On tenure track 115 115 0 0
Not on tenure track 223 223 0 0
Annual contract 223 223 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Computer Engineering and Science Occupations
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations
Library and Student Academic Affairs and Other Education Services Occupations
Healthcare Practioners and Technical Occupations

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$7,731
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$13,237
Financial aid office web address
www.uakron.edu/finaid/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,020
Typical Board
$3,948
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$7,731$13,237
Full time Fees$1,584$1,584
Part time, per credit hour$430$715

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $21,376 $3,256 $21,376 $3,356

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
5,455
57.4% Female
42.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.13%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2.00%
Asian
5.99%
Black or African American
1.94%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
65.76%
White
1.19%
Two or more races
2.71%
Unknown
20.24%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 3 4
Asian 48 61
Black Or African American 106 221
Hispanic Or Latino 44 62
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 1
Non-resident Alien 720 384
White 1,322 2,265
Two Or More Races 23 42
Unknown 59 89

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,107
41.8% Male
58.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
121
60.3% Male
39.7% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
152
52.0% Male
48.0% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
38
23.7% Male
76.3% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
48
56.3% Male
43.8% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesYes
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325-4702
Phone
330-972-7111
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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