Graduate Programs at Grambling State University

Graduate School Overview

Grambling State University (referred to as GSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Grambling, LA. Grambling State University is a historically black school. Grambling State University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. 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 (1/1/1949 - Current).

GSU Directory Information
School Name	Grambling State University (GSU)
Address	403 Main Street, Grambling, LA 71245
Phone	318-247-3811
Web	https://www.gram.edu
Online Application	https://www.gram.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.gram.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Grambling State University is $7,416 for Louisiana residents and $16,439 for out-of-state students. The school has 865 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,270 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 56 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,439 $7,416 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	865
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	56 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Grambling State University is $7,416 for Louisiana residents and $16,439 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $284.

Grambling State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Grambling 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, remedial services, 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)	11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Grambling State University is $7,416 for Louisiana residents and $16,439 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Louisiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,110	$2,058	$5,110	$11,081
2019-2020	$5,110	$2,306	$5,110	$11,329
2020-2021	$5,110	$2,270	$5,110	$11,293
2021-2022	$5,110	$2,306	$5,110	$11,329
2022-2023	$5,110	$2,306	$5,110	$11,329

The graduate school tuition & fees of GSU is average compared to public graduate schools in Louisiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,981 (public) / $20,053 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Grambling State University	$7,416	$16,439
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Louisiana Graduate Schools	$12,599	$19,346
Public	$9,850	$18,981
Private	$20,053

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $284 at Grambling State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$284
2019-2020	$284
2020-2021	$284
2021-2022	$284
2022-2023	$284

Graduate Programs at GSU

Grambling State University offers 20 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, 209 students have completed their study at Grambling State University.

Offered Degrees at Grambling State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	5	198
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	11
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Post Master's Degree	2	1	0
Total	20	9	209

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education (other) program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Criminal Justice/Safety Studies program with 99 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education (other) program with 11 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✔	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Social Work (other)	✔	0	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	99	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	84	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	44	-
Social Sciences	✕	35	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✔	11	-
Education (other)	✔	5	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Criminology	✔	0	-

Grambling State University offers 20 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 209 students have completed their graduate studies.

198 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	15 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✔	8	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	32	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	84 completers	$32,800
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	84	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Social Work	✔	20	$36,300
Social Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	35	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	8	$85,100
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	198

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	11	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Criminology	✔	0	-
	Total	11

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Social Work (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at GSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 865 students enrolled into Grambling State University graduate schools where it has total 5,270 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 194 full-time and 671 part-time graduate students. By gender, 224 male and 641 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	865	224	641
Full-time	194	56	138
Part-tme	671	168	503

Grambling State University is a historically black school and 820 (94.80% of total students) students are Black/African American at Grambling State University. There are 3 White (0.35%), 9 Hispanic (1.04%), 1 Asian (0.12%), and 32 students with other races. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	865	224	641
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	820	209	611
Hispanic	9	5	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	3	1	2
Two More	11	3	8
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	18	4	14

Grambling State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 645 graduate students (74.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 108 graduate students (12.49% 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	865
Enrolled Online Exclusively	645
Enrolled Some Online Courses	108
Not in Online Courses	112

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Grambling State University. 104 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.02% of total students), 112 students are aged above 50 (12.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Grambling State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	865	224	641
Age 20-21	5	3	2
Age 22-24	99	27	72
Age 25-29	262	92	170
Age 30-34	136	28	108
Age 35-39	102	26	76
Age 40-49	149	28	121
Age 50-64	94	16	78
Over 64	18	4	14

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