Graduate Programs at Alcorn State University

Graduate School Overview

Alcorn State University (referred to as Alcorn State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Alcorn State, MS. Alcorn State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1948 - Current).

Alcorn State Directory Information
School Name	Alcorn State University (Alcorn State)
Address	1000 ASU Dr Ste 359, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Phone	601-877-6100
Web	https://www.alcorn.edu
Online Application	https://selfserve.alcorn.edu/pls/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Financial Info	https://www.alcorn.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Alcorn State University is $8,395 for Mississippi residents and $8,854 for out-of-state students. The school has 541 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,074 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,854 $8,395 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	541
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Alcorn State University is $8,395 for Mississippi residents and $8,854 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Mississippi residents and $457 for out-of-state students.

Alcorn State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Alcorn State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Alcorn State University is $8,395 for Mississippi residents and $8,854 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.47% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,732	$1,352	$5,732	$1,352
2019-2020	$5,910	$1,380	$5,910	$1,380
2020-2021	$6,044	$1,246	$6,044	$1,246
2021-2022	$7,785	$610	$7,785	$610
2022-2023	-	-	$8,174	$680

The graduate school tuition & fees of Alcorn State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $13,289 (public) / $13,840 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Alcorn State University	$8,395	$8,854
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,635	$13,645
Public	$8,633	$13,289
Private	$13,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,673 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Alcorn State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.61% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,673. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -5.62% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,372	$4,996	$10,372	$6,820
2019-2020	$10,374	$5,016	$10,374	$6,840
2020-2021	$10,788	$3,100	$10,788	$6,528
2021-2022	$10,890	$3,140	$10,890	$6,776
2022-2023	$10,255	$3,268	$10,255	$6,418

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $457 at Alcorn State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$394
2019-2020	$405
2020-2021	$405
2021-2022	$433
2022-2023	$457

Graduate Programs at Alcorn State

Alcorn State University offers 17 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 106 students have completed their study at Alcorn State University.

Offered Degrees at Alcorn State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	4	102
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	4
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	17	5	106

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Alcorn State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 36 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Alcorn State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Alcorn State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	36	-
Community College Education	✔	24	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	21	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	18	-
Community College Education	✔	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Alcorn State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-

Alcorn State University offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 106 students have completed their graduate studies.

102 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	56 completers	-
Community College Education	✔	16	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	36	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	9	-
Biotechnology	✕	0	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (other)	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	13	-
Casino Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	102

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
	Total	4

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Alcorn State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 541 students enrolled into Alcorn State University graduate schools where it has total 3,074 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 171 full-time and 370 part-time graduate students. By gender, 132 male and 409 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	541	132	409
Full-time	171	56	115
Part-tme	370	76	294

Alcorn State University is a historically black school and 507 (93.72% of total students) students are Black/African American at Alcorn State University. There are 17 White (3.14%), 5 Asian (0.92%), and 12 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	541	132	409
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	5	2	3
Black/African American	507	118	389
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	17	5	12
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	12	7	5

Alcorn State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 327 graduate students (60.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 154 graduate students (28.47% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	541
Enrolled Online Exclusively	327
Enrolled Some Online Courses	154
Not in Online Courses	60

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Alcorn State University. 107 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.78% of total students), 75 students are aged above 50 (13.86%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Alcorn State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	541	132	409
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	103	46	57
Age 25-29	127	42	85
Age 30-34	67	11	56
Age 35-39	62	11	51
Age 40-49	103	12	91
Age 50-64	71	10	61
Over 64	4	0	4

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