Graduate Programs at Bemidji State University

Graduate School Overview

Bemidji State University (referred to as Bemidji State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bemidji, MN. 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 Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1943 - Current).

Bemidji State Directory Information
School Name	Bemidji State University (Bemidji State)
Address	1500 Birchmont Dr, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone	800-475-2001
Web	https://www.bemidjistate.edu
Online Application	https://www.bemidjistate.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.bemidjistate.edu/mybsu/finances/aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Bemidji State University is $9,711 for Minnesota residents and $9,711 for out-of-state students. The school has 346 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,023 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 100 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 32 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,711 $9,711 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	346
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	100 graduate programs (32 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bemidji State University is $9,711 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $495.

Bemidji State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Bemidji 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	32 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 Bemidji State University is $9,711. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.30% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,553	$938
2019-2020	$7,779	$952
2020-2021	$8,012	$1,100
2021-2022	$8,608	$978
2022-2023	$8,909	$802

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bemidji State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,751 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bemidji State University	$9,711
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,963	$15,469
Public	$12,241	$15,941
Private	$15,751

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,572 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bemidji State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.39% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,572. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.39% 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	$8,408	$3,000	$8,408	$3,000
2019-2020	$8,660	$3,000	$8,660	$3,000
2020-2021	$8,920	$3,000	$8,920	$3,000
2021-2022	$9,160	$3,000	$9,160	$3,000
2022-2023	$9,572	$3,000	$9,572	$3,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $495 at Bemidji State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.56% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$420
2019-2020	$432
2020-2021	$445
2021-2022	$478
2022-2023	$495

Graduate Programs at Bemidji State

Bemidji State University offers 20 graduate programs for Master's 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, 90 students have completed their study at Bemidji State University.

Offered Degrees at Bemidji State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	6	88
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	5	2
Total	20	11	90

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 39 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Bemidji State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	2	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	0	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	0	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	0	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bemidji State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	39	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	24	-
Education	✔	8	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	8	-
Environmental Studies	✕	4	-

Bemidji State University offers 20 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 90 students have completed their graduate studies.

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

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	35 completers	-
Education	✔	8	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	24	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	40 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	39	-
Accounting	✔	1	-
	Total	88

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	2 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	2	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	0	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Bemidji State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 402 students enrolled into Bemidji State University graduate schools where it has total 4,023 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 82 full-time and 320 part-time graduate students. By gender, 153 male and 249 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	402	153	249
Full-time	82	32	50
Part-tme	320	121	199

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

There are 352 White (87.56%), 5 Black/African American (1.24%), 12 Hispanic (2.99%), 3 Asian (0.75%), and 30 students with other races. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	402	153	249
American Indian/Native American	9	3	6
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	5	4	1
Hispanic	12	6	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	352	130	222
Two More	12	6	6
Un-Known	5	2	3
Non-resident Alien	4	2	2

Bemidji State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 353 graduate students (87.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 22 graduate students (5.47% 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	402
Enrolled Online Exclusively	353
Enrolled Some Online Courses	22
Not in Online Courses	27

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bemidji State University. 51 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.69% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (9.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bemidji State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	402	153	249
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	47	19	28
Age 25-29	94	40	54
Age 30-34	76	37	39
Age 35-39	59	19	40
Age 40-49	81	24	57
Age 50-64	37	11	26
Over 64	3	1	2
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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