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Arkansas State University Graduate Schools

Arkansas State University (referred to as Arkansas State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jonesboro, AR. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Arkansas State University is $6,718 for Arkansas residents and $11,956 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,989 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,190 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Arkansas State University (referred to as Arkansas State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jonesboro, AR. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1928 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Arkansas State Directory Information
School NameArkansas State University (Arkansas State)
Address2105 E. Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone870-972-2100
Webhttps://www.astate.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.astate.edu/info/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.astate.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Arkansas State University is $6,718 for Arkansas residents and $11,956 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,989 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,190 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 202 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 62 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$11,956
$6,718 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population4,989
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs202 graduate programs
(62 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Arkansas State University is $6,718 for Arkansas residents and $11,956 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $349 for Arkansas residents and $640 for out-of-state students.
Arkansas State University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Arkansas 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, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)62 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Arkansas State University is $6,718 for Arkansas residents and $11,956 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.80% 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
Arkansas ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$4,806$1,404$9,612$1,404
2019-2020$4,986$1,436$9,972$1,436
2020-2021$4,986$1,614$9,972$1,614
2021-2022$4,986$1,436$9,972$1,436
2022-2023$6,282$436$11,520$436
The graduate school tuition & fees of Arkansas State is average compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,209 (public) / $20,589 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Arkansas State University$6,718$11,956
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Arkansas Graduate Schools$11,092$15,778
Public$7,576$13,209
Private$20,589
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,503 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Arkansas State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 11.03% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,060. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.34% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$9,025$4,171$9,045$5,242
2019-2020$9,672$4,566$9,108$4,566
2020-2021$10,022$4,708$9,367$5,970
2021-2022$9,640$4,633$9,570$5,753
2022-2023$10,100$5,747$9,657$7,403
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $349 for Arkansas residents and $640 for other students at Arkansas State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 15.52% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Arkansas ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$267$534
2019-2020$277$554
2020-2021$277$554
2021-2022$277$554
2022-2023$349$640

Graduate Programs at Arkansas State

Arkansas State University offers 90 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, 2,565 students have completed their study at Arkansas State University.
Offered Degrees at Arkansas State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree54221,744
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship4017
Doctor's degree - other4160
Post Bachelor's Degree231095
Post Master's Degree54649
Total90372,565
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Arkansas State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship program with 534 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship program with 351 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 28 completers.
Arkansas State University offers 90 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,565 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,744 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 60 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 95 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 649 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕10-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Environmental Science✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕4-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (3 completers) 77 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✔4-
Journalism✕0-
Radio and Television✕4-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔29-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)✔40-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕28-
Education [+] ✔ (10 completers) 991 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔106$44,200
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship✔351-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔57-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✔53-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔111$39,400
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔36-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔23-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔84-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕2-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕0-
Music Teacher Education✕1-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0-
Reading Teacher Education✔167-
Social Science Teacher Education✔0-
Computer Teacher Education✕0-
Biology Teacher Education✕0-
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Engineering✕4-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 51 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✔51-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 27 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✔27-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 8 completers-
English Language and Literature✕8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Molecular Biology✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Statistics✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 195 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔188-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemistry✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Psychology✕5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 25 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕4-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔21-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 133 completers-
Public Administration✔102$47,400
Social Work✕31$47,500
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Music Performance✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 92 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕29-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕4-
Dietetics/Dietitian✔0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔28$130,500
Nurse Anesthetist✕31-
Business [+] ✔ (2 completers) 67 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔54$55,200
Management Science✔0-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕13-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total1,744
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Environmental Studies✕2-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕2-
Total17
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 60 completers-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕28-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕27-
Nurse Anesthetist✕0-
Nursing Practice✔5-
Total60
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health Communication✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✕3-
Education [+] ✔ (6 completers) 68 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔1-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship✔25-
Special Education and Teaching✔0-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔5-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments✔8-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✔29-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕0-
Computer Teacher Education✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Statistics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Clinical Child Psychology✕6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 15 completers-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕13-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕2-
Nursing Education✔0-
Nursing Administration✔0-
Business [+] ✔ (2 completers) 1 completers-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔1-
Finance✔0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total95
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 642 completers-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship✔534-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕21-
Reading Teacher Education✔87-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 7 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✔2-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing✔5-
Total649

Graduate Student Population at Arkansas State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,622 students enrolled into Arkansas State University graduate schools where it has total 13,190 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 651 full-time and 3,971 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,366 male and 3,256 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6221,3663,256
Full-time651247404
Part-tme3,9711,1192,852
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 3,277 White (70.90%), 731 Black/African American (15.82%), 148 Hispanic (3.20%), 47 Asian (1.02%), and 419 students with other races. 218 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6221,3663,256
American Indian/Native American20515
Asian472324
Black/African American731198533
Hispanic1484999
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander844
White3,2779072,370
Two More962571
Un-Known772453
Non-resident Alien21813187
Arkansas State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 3,686 graduate students (79.75% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 161 graduate students (3.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total4,622
Enrolled Online Exclusively3,686
Enrolled Some Online Courses161
Not in Online Courses775
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Arkansas State University. 826 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.87% of total students), 342 students are aged above 50 (7.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Arkansas State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6221,3663,256
Age 20-21511536
Age 22-24775256519
Age 25-291,044368676
Age 30-34763259504
Age 35-39639157482
Age 40-491,008241767
Age 50-6433068262
Over 6412210

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