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East Tennessee State University Graduate School

East Tennessee State University (referred to as ETSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Johnson City, TN.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ETSU is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,929 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,483 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

East Tennessee State University (referred to as ETSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Johnson City, TN.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1927 - Current).
ETSU Directory Information
School NameEast Tennessee State University (ETSU)
Address1276 Gilbreath Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone423-439-1000
Webhttps://www.etsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://etsuapply.force.com
Financial Infohttps://www.etsu.edu/financial-aid-and-scholarships
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of ETSU is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,929 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,483 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 157 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$25,904
$10,784 for Tennessee Residents
Student Population2,929
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs157 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at ETSU is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $488 for Tennessee residents and $1,329 for out-of-state students.
ETSU offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tennessee Residents$10,784
Out-of-State$25,904
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tennessee Residents$488
Out-of-State$1,329
ETSU 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)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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 East Tennessee State University is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.19% 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
Tennessee ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$8,460$1,855$23,598$1,855
2019-2020$8,640$1,919$23,760$1,919
2020-2021$8,640$1,919$23,760$1,919
2021-2022$8,784$1,952$23,904$1,952
2022-2023$8,784$1,952$23,904$1,952
2023-2024$8,784$2,000$23,904$2,000
The graduate school tuition & fees of ETSU is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $20,557 (public) / $20,515 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
East Tennessee State University$10,784$25,904
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Tennessee Graduate Schools$16,573$20,098
Public$11,434$20,557
Private$20,515
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,550 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at ETSU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 7.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,218. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.48% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,472$5,385$8,472$6,285
2019-2020$8,242$5,385$8,242$5,385
2020-2021$8,938$5,520$7,818$6,870
2021-2022$9,582$5,520$10,746$7,170
2022-2023$9,613$6,360$12,411$7,710
2023-2024$10,270$6,930$11,938$8,280
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $490 for Tennessee residents and $1,331 for other students at East Tennessee State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.15% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tennessee ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$470$1,311
2019-2020$480$1,321
2020-2021$480$1,321
2021-2022$488$1,329
2022-2023$488$1,329
2023-2024$490$1,331
For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $37,922 for Tennessee residents and $48,645 for out-of-state students.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at ETSU.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at East Tennessee State University
Tennessee ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Medicine$35,744$2,178$46,467$2,178
Pharmacy$38,674$1,703$38,674$1,703

Graduate Programs at ETSU

East Tennessee State University offers 99 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, 1,085 students have completed their study at East Tennessee State University.
Offered Degrees at East Tennessee State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree450681
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship130148
Doctor's degree - other20143
Post Bachelor's Degree330109
Post Master's Degree604
Total9901,085
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at East Tennessee State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) program with 16 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 99 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 76 completers.
East Tennessee State University offers 99 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,085 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 681 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 143 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 109 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)✕2-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Communication✕3-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕15-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕12-
Education [+] ✕ 107 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕10-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕11-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕6$41,000
Special Education and Teaching✕16-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕22$33,500
Elementary Education and Teaching✕2-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕1-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕19-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕13-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕--
Reading Teacher Education✕7-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 14 completers-
English Language and Literature✕14-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
General Studies✕1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕11-
Biomedical Sciences✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Mathematics✕9-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕-$34,800
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕18-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕13-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕16-
Human Services [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Social Work✕71$36,300
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Sociology✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 238 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕39-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕5-
Public Health✕80$47,600
Environmental Health✕--
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕10-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕99$84,400
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕5-
Business [+] ✕ 101 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕64$45,400
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕6-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce✕19-
Accounting✕12-
History [+] ✕ 10 completers-
History✕10-
Total681
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕36$74,700
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕5-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕6-
Psychology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Psychology✕10-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 75 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕7-
Public Health✕9-
Environmental Health✕--
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕37-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕--
Nursing Science✕2-
Nursing Practice✕20-
Business [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Organizational Leadership✕14-
Total148
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 143 completers-
Medicine✕67-
Pharmacy✕76-
Total143
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ --
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ --
Computer and Information Sciences✕--
Education [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕3-
Reading Teacher Education✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕2-
Public Health✕4-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕4-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕16-
Business [+] ✕ --
Business Administration and Management✕--
History ✕ --
Total109
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ --
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕--
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕--
Total4

Graduate Student Population at ETSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,929 students enrolled into East Tennessee State University graduate schools where it has total 13,483 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,796 full-time and 1,133 part-time graduate students. By gender, 957 male and 1,972 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
Total2,9299571,972
Full-time1,7966401,156
Part-tme1,133317816
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,145 White (73.23%), 175 Black/African American (5.97%), 80 Hispanic (2.73%), 114 Asian (3.89%), and 415 students with other races. 220 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,9299571,972
American Indian/Native American110
Asian1143975
Black/African American17557118
Hispanic802456
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,1456681,477
Two More661947
Un-Known1283197
Non-resident Alien220118102
East Tennessee State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,039 graduate students (35.47% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 421 graduate students (14.37% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,929
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,039
Enrolled Some Online Courses421
Not in Online Courses1,469
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at East Tennessee State University. 1,008 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.41% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 165 students are aged above 50 (5.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at East Tennessee State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,9299571,972
Age 18-19303
Age 20-211042084
Age 22-24904297607
Age 25-29854293561
Age 30-34367140227
Age 35-3924487157
Age 40-4928880208
Age 50-6415335118
Over 641257

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