Postsecondary Education

Finance and Resources

Table S-48-3. Standard Errors for the Average and annual tuition and fees, aid, and net tuition after grants for part-time graduate students, by level, degree program, and institution control: Academic years 2003-04 and 2007-08

[In constant 2009–10 dollars]
Characteristic	Average tuition and fees	Percent with grants	Percent with employer aid	Average grants	Average employer aid	Net tuition after grants (all part-time students)	Percent attending part time
	2003–04
Master’s degree students
Total	$230	1.96	1.49	$130	$90	220	1.32
Degree program
Business administration (M.B.A.)	620	4.28	4.30	400	400	490	3.05
Education (any master’s)	380	3.28	3.13	220	140	400	2.19
Any other master’s degree	380	2.57	1.70	170	90	420	1.79

Institution control
Public	130	1.96	1.64	120	80	100	1.42
Private not-for-profit	460	3.95	2.81	280	200	490	2.22

Doctoral degree students
Total	560	2.36	2.42	270	70	520	1.74
Degree program
Ph.D. (except in education)	320	2.29	1.23	390	60	220	2.05
Education (any doctorate)	370	3.57	3.89	260	160	320	2.94
Any other doctoral degree	1,980	7.46	8.81	610	210	2,050	3.07

Institution control
Public	190	1.88	1.19	300	50	180	1.95
Private not-for-profit	1,010	4.74	4.65	530	180	700	2.53

	2007–08
Master’s degree students
Total	170	1.31	1.23	120	90	160	0.69
Degree program
Business administration (M.B.A.)	510	2.87	2.81	400	320	490	1.74
Education (any master’s)	240	2.35	2.12	130	80	230	1.47
Any other master’s degree	220	1.72	1.63	160	120	190	1.00

Institution control
Public	120	1.77	1.70	120	90	130	1.07
Private not-for-profit	340	1.92	1.69	220	170	360	0.92

Doctoral degree students
Total	260	1.94	1.36	280	90	210	1.03
Degree program
Ph.D. (except in education)	360	3.03	1.87	500	130	260	1.02
Education (any doctorate)	360	3.06	2.75	350	180	360	2.75
Any other doctoral degree	680	4.50	3.46	550	220	600	2.00

Institution control
Public	270	2.06	1.61	350	110	180	1.57
Private not-for-profit	540	3.97	2.88	420	190	450	1.33

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), 2003–04 and 2007–08.

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