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Graduate Programs at NSU

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Graduate Program 23 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 19 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 984
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $20,546

Graduate Programs Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 23 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 19 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 984 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at NSU and 859 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (21 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (17 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$9,758 Louisiana residents
$20,546 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment984 graduate students
859 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at NSU

It offers 23 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree2117
Post Master's Degree74
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship11
Doctor's degree - professional practice11
Total2319

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for students from other States at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.71% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$9,614$9,614$9,614$9,758
Out-of-State$20,402$20,402$20,402$20,546
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 984 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 210 male and 774 female students. By attendance status, there are 211 full-time and 773 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total984774210
Full-time21111992
Part-time773655118
[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 859 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 92 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 984 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total984
Online Exclusively859
In Some Online Classes92
Not In Online Classes33
[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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