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Graduate Programs at NSU

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Graduate Program 24 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 20 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 901
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $20,546

Graduate Programs Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 24 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 20 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 901 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at NSU and 765 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, 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 (22 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (18 programs)
Doctorate - Research (1 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$9,758 Louisiana residents
$20,546 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment901 graduate students
765 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 24 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 Degree2218
Post Master's Degree74
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship11
Doctor's degree - professional practice11
Total2420

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, 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 2025 graduate tuition & fees are stayed the same compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$9,614$9,614$9,758$9,758
Out-of-State$20,402$20,402$20,546$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, 901 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 205 male and 696 female students. By attendance status, there are 226 full-time and 675 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total901696205
Full-time22613393
Part-time675563112
[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 765 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 95 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 901 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total901
Online Exclusively765
In Some Online Classes95
Not In Online Classes41
[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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