Austin Peay State Graduate Programs

Austin Peay State University Graduate School Overview

Austin Peay State University (referred to as Austin Peay State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Clarksville, TN. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1947 - Current).

Austin Peay State Directory Information
School Name	Austin Peay State University (Austin Peay State)
Address	601 College St, Clarksville, TN 37044
Phone	931-221-7011
Web	https://www.apsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.apsu.edu/admissions/applicant/apply
Financial Info	https://www.apsu.edu/financialaid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Austin Peay State University is $9,841 for Tennessee residents and $14,827 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,083 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,954 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 27 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Austin Peay State Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,827 $9,841 for Tennessee Residents
Student Population	1,083
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	27 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Austin Peay State University is $9,841 for Tennessee residents and $14,827 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $457 for Tennessee residents and $734 for out-of-state students. Austin Peay State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Austin Peay State 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tennessee Residents	$9,841
Out-of-State	$14,827
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tennessee Residents	$457
Out-of-State	$734

Austin Peay 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at Austin Peay State
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 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 On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Austin Peay State University is $9,841 for Tennessee residents and $14,827 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.08% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tennessee Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,686	$1,529	$20,268	$1,529
2018-2019	$7,920	$1,425	$20,502	$1,425
2019-2020	$8,100	$1,583	$13,086	$1,583
2020-2021	$8,100	$1,583	$13,086	$1,583
2021-2022	$8,226	$1,615	$13,212	$1,615

The graduate school tuition & fees of Austin Peay State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $22,345 (public) / $19,300 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Austin Peay State University	$9,841	$14,827
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$11,404	$19,526
Public	$11,404	$22,345
Private	$19,300

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $20,426 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Austin Peay State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 9.34% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,494. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.48% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$10,223	$4,538	$10,223	$4,538
2018-2019	$10,699	$4,538	$10,699	$4,538
2019-2020	$11,542	$6,317	$11,542	$6,317
2020-2021	$12,120	$6,562	$11,340	$6,562
2021-2022	$12,056	$8,370	$12,124	$8,370

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $457 for Tennessee residents and $734 for other students at Austin Peay State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.96% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tennessee Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$427	$1,126
2018-2019	$440	$1,139
2019-2020	$450	$727
2020-2021	$450	$727
2021-2022	$457	$734

Graduate Programs at Austin Peay State

Austin Peay State University offers 30 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, 349 students have completed their study at Austin Peay State University.

Offered Degrees at Austin Peay State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	12	334
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	5	2
Post Master's Degree	1	1	13
Total	30	18	349

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Reading Teacher Education program with 53 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Austin Peay State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	13	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	1	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	0	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Austin Peay State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Reading Teacher Education	✔	53	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	39	$82,500
Education	✔	30	$40,700
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✔	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Austin Peay State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation

Austin Peay State University offers 30 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 349 students have completed their graduate studies.

334 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
13 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✔	26	-
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	17 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	0	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	17	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	113 completers	$40,700
Education	✔	30	$40,700
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	15	$43,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	$35,000
Reading Teacher Education	✔	53	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
English Language And Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (2 completers)	12 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	0	-
General Studies	✔	12	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	19 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✔	0	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	19	$39,600
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	9 completers	-
Psychology	✔	0	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	9	-
Human Services [+]	✕	22 completers	-
	✕	0	-
Social Work	✕	22	$36,800
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Music	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	55 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	39	$82,500
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	30 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
Military History	✕	5	-
	Total	334

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✔	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	0	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	0	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	✕	0	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Biometry/Biometrics	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	0 completers	-
	Total	13

Graduate Student Population at Austin Peay State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,185 students enrolled into Austin Peay State University graduate schools where it has total 10,954 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 369 full-time and 816 part-time graduate students. By gender, 389 male and 796 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	1,185	389	796
Full-time	369	125	244
Part-tme	816	264	552

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 789 White (66.58%), 216 Black/African American (18.23%), 35 Hispanic (2.95%), 17 Asian (1.43%), and 128 students with other races. 49 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,185	389	796
American Indian/Native American	3	3	0
Asian	17	6	11
Black/African American	216	67	149
Hispanic	35	12	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	789	243	546
Two More	54	17	37
Un-Known	22	9	13
Non-resident Alien	49	32	17

Austin Peay State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 770 graduate students (64.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 236 graduate students (19.92% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.