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The Graduate Center, CUNY Online Learning

If you are working full-time or part-time, an online degree may provide the flexibility you need to complete your program of study. Busy students may also choose to take one or two online classes as part of their degree program. Find out what online learning options are available for your major at The Graduate Center, CUNY. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at The Graduate Center

The Graduate Center offers 4 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 141 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Ethnic Studies	23
General Social Sciences	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	60
Public Health	45

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at The Graduate Center is $14,880. Part time students pay $620 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our The Graduate Center tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at The Graduate Center

You can get an online master's degree in 4 different fields at The Graduate Center. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	109
Computer Information Systems	92
Ethnic Studies	44
Museum Studies	10

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center is $23,160. Part time graduate students pay $965 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at The Graduate Center?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9,296 students took at least one online class at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Of these students, 2,658 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 315 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 6,323 were graduate students.

All Online Students at The Graduate Center

Of the 9,300 students at The Graduate Center, CUNY, 99.96% (9,296) took at least one class online. About 99.57% (9,260) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at The Graduate Center, CUNY for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	9,296	9,260
2018-2019	3,817	3,452
2017-2018	3,268	2,981
2016-2017	2,651	2,414
2015-2016	2,167	2,098

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at The Graduate Center

Since The Graduate Center, CUNY is an exclusively online school, all undergraduate seekers were pursuing their entire degree online. Undergraduate students at the school were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at The Graduate Center, CUNY for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	2,658	2,653
2018-2019	2,046	2,000
2017-2018	1,886	1,848
2016-2017	1,652	1,593
2015-2016	1,453	1,401

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at The Graduate Center

Of the 315 undergraduate non-seekers at The Graduate Center, CUNY, 100.00% (315) took at least one class online. About 100.00% (315) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at The Graduate Center, CUNY for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	315	315
2018-2019	194	194
2017-2018	137	137
2016-2017	81	80
2015-2016	131	131

Online Graduate Students at The Graduate Center

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 6,327 graduate students attended The Graduate Center, CUNY, and 99.94% (6,323) were enrolled in at least one online class. 99.45% (6,292) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at The Graduate Center, CUNY for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	6,323	6,292
2018-2019	1,577	1,258
2017-2018	1,245	6,292
2016-2017	918	741
2015-2016	583	566

References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

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