Graduate Programs at Delta State University

Graduate School Overview

Delta State University (referred to as Delta State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Cleveland, MS. 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 and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1930 - Current).

Delta State Directory Information
School Name	Delta State University (Delta State)
Address	1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
Phone	662-846-3000
Web	https://www.deltastate.edu
Online Application	https://www.deltastate.edu/academic-affairs/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.deltastate.edu/student-affairs/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Delta State University is $8,605 for Mississippi residents and $8,605 for out-of-state students. The school has 667 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,556 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 59 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,605 $8,605 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	667
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	59 graduate programs (19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Delta State University is $8,605 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $469.

Delta State University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Delta 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)	19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Weekend/evening college 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 Delta State University is $8,605. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.93% 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	$7,076	$170
2019-2020	$7,501	$170
2020-2021	$7,951	$170
2021-2022	$8,190	$170
2022-2023	$8,435	$170

The graduate school tuition & fees of Delta State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 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
Delta State University	$8,605
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,696	$13,645
Public	$8,755	$13,289
Private	$13,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,317 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Delta State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.38% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,500. Off-campus living costs are increased by 27.26% 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	$7,722	$3,600	$5,722	$4,500
2019-2020	$7,908	$3,800	$5,908	$4,700
2020-2021	$7,985	$3,800	$5,908	$4,700
2021-2022	$8,114	$3,800	$5,908	$4,700
2022-2023	$8,317	$4,000	$8,500	$5,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $469 at Delta State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.08% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$393
2019-2020	$417
2020-2021	$442
2021-2022	$455
2022-2023	$469

Graduate Programs at Delta State

Delta State University offers 21 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, 399 students have completed their study at Delta State University.

Offered Degrees at Delta State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	14	385
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	7
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	6
Post Master's Degree	1	1	1
Total	21	17	399

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 99 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 7 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Delta State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Delta State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	99	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	61	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	53	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✔	32	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	31	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Delta State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	7	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-

Delta State University offers 21 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 399 students have completed their graduate studies.

385 students have earned/completed Master's program.
6 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 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
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	215 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	61	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	22	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	29	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	53	-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	✔	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	31	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	8	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	5	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✔ (1 completers)	32 completers	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✔	32	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	112 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	99	-
Accounting	✔	13	-
	Total	385

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Education	✔	7	-
	Total	7

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-
	Total	6

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Delta State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 686 students enrolled into Delta State University graduate schools where it has total 2,556 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 278 full-time and 408 part-time graduate students. By gender, 220 male and 466 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	686	220	466
Full-time	278	101	177
Part-tme	408	119	289

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

There are 295 White (43.00%), 310 Black/African American (45.19%), 16 Hispanic (2.33%), 4 Asian (0.58%), and 61 students with other races. 30 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	686	220	466
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	310	79	231
Hispanic	16	5	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	295	108	187
Two More	3	3	0
Un-Known	27	9	18
Non-resident Alien	30	15	15

Delta State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 568 graduate students (82.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 67 graduate students (9.77% 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	686
Enrolled Online Exclusively	568
Enrolled Some Online Courses	67
Not in Online Courses	51

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Delta State University. 165 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.05% of total students), 57 students are aged above 50 (8.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Delta State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	686	220	466
Age 20-21	8	2	6
Age 22-24	157	69	88
Age 25-29	169	54	115
Age 30-34	102	34	68
Age 35-39	79	20	59
Age 40-49	114	27	87
Age 50-64	54	14	40
Over 64	3	0	3

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