Also known as

  • University at Buffalo
  • UB
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • University of Buffalo

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
10,608
50.4% Female
49.6% Male

Institution Overview

System
State University of New York System

School Type
Public

Region
Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA

Academic Calendar
Semester

Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics


Graduate Assistantships
Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes

Total # of Programs
339

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
123
Doctoral Research
75
Doctoral Professional
13
Distance
2

Degrees Offered

Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Student Body

Demographics
0.45%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.03%
Asian
3.55%
Black or African American
2.22%
Hispanic or Latino
46.62%
White
0.83%
Two or more races
8.07%
Unknown
32.23%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions


Application Fee
$75

Admissions Office Web Address
admissions.buffalo.edu/

Tuition & Aid


Average In-State Tuition
$10,870

Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$22,210

Academics: Programs - Overview


Academic
Yes

Occupational
No

Continuing Professional
No

Recreational or avocational
No

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
123
Doctor's Degree Research
75
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Professional
13
Post Master's Certificate
45

Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Applied Economics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Yes
Yes
No
No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree Yes No
Biology Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Canadian Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Chemistry Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
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
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Clinical Nurse Specialist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Clinical Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Commercial and Advertising Art Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Computational Mathematics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Computational Science Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Counseling Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral – Research Yes No
Dental Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Dental Materials Master's Degree Yes No
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dietetic Technician Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Education, General Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational Evaluation and Research Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational/Instructional Technology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Endodontics/Endodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Yes
Yes
No
No
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Fine and Studio Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
French Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Genetics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Post Master's Certificate Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Industrial Engineering 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/Global Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Latin Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Library Science, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree Yes No
Management Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Medical Informatics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Multicultural Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Natural Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Nurse Anesthetist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Yes
Yes
No
No
Nursing Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Periodontics/Periodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Pharmacology and Toxicology Master's Degree Yes No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's Degree Yes No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Structural Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Yes
Yes
No
No
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree Yes No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate
Yes
Yes
No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,645 1,597 22 26
With faculty status 1,645 1,597 22 26
Tenured 830 815 0 15
On tenure track 319 313 0 6
Not on tenure track 496 469 22 5
Multi-year contract 158 154 4 0
Annual contract 338 315 18 5
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships


Graduate Assistantships
Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching
Research

Additional Information


State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No

Medical Degree Offered?
Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?
Yes

Overview


Average In-State Tuition
$10,870

Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$22,210

Financial aid office web address
financialaid.buffalo.edu/

Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes

Typical Room
$7,571

Typical Board
$5,190

Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$10,870$22,210
Full time Fees$2,295$2,295
Part time, per credit hour$453$925

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Dentistry $32,960 $2,367 $62,950 $2,367
Law $24,670 $2,327 $42,680 $2,327
Medicine $38,250 $2,367 $63,260 $2,367
Pharmacy $24,440 $2,274 $46,730 $2,274

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
10,608
50.4% Female
49.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.45%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.03%
Asian
3.55%
Black or African American
2.22%
Hispanic or Latino
46.62%
White
0.83%
Two or more races
8.07%
Unknown
32.23%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 19 29
Asian 284 356
Black Or African American 145 232
Hispanic Or Latino 104 131
Non-resident Alien 2,137 1,282
White 2,154 2,791
Two Or More Races 40 48
Unknown 383 473

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
2,509
52.4% Male
47.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
342
54.4% Male
45.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
686
46.5% Male
53.5% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
102
25.5% Male
74.5% 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
12 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1660

Phone
716-645-2000

Fax

Email


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