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. GSU is a historically black school.

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 of GSU is $7,416 for Louisiana residents and $16,439 for out-of-state students. The school has 857 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,058 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 55 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 9 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	857
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	55 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at GSU 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.

GSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Louisiana Residents	$7,416
Out-of-State	$16,439
Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana Residents	$284
Out-of-State	$284

GSU 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)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 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
2023-2024	$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 $19,793 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,998 (public) / $18,847 (private).

The following 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	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Louisiana Graduate Schools	$12,617	$18,891
Public	$9,880	$18,998
Private	$18,847

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,180 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at GSU.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,122. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$10,631	$6,276	$10,631	$6,781
2019-2020	$10,990	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2020-2021	$10,990	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2021-2022	$10,990	$5,190	$9,932	$5,190
2022-2023	$10,990	$5,190	$9,932	$5,190
2023-2024	$10,990	$5,190	$9,932	$5,190

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
2023-2024	$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, 138 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	131
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	3
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Post Master's Degree	2	1	4
Total	20	8	138

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Criminal Justice/Safety Studies program with 32 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education (other) program with 3 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Education (other)	✔	1	-
Social Work (other)	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	32	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	28	-
Social Sciences	✕	20	-
Social Work	✔	17	$36,300
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	13	$85,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Grambling State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✔	3	-
Criminology	✔	-	-

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 138 students have completed their graduate studies.

131 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 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 [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	9 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Education (other)	✔	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	28	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	32 completers	$32,800
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	32	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	9	-
Social Work	✔	17	$36,300
Social Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	13	$85,100
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	131

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Criminology	✕	-	-
	Total	3

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at GSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 857 students enrolled into Grambling State University graduate schools where it has total 5,058 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 206 full-time and 651 part-time graduate students. By gender, 222 male and 635 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	857	222	635
Full-time	206	71	135
Part-tme	651	151	500

Grambling State University is a historically black school and 813 (94.87% of total students) students are Black/African American at Grambling State University. There are 5 White (0.58%), 8 Hispanic (0.93%), 1 Asian (0.12%), and 30 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	857	222	635
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	813	210	603
Hispanic	8	4	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	5	3	2
Two More	8	1	7
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	20	3	17

Grambling State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 642 graduate students (74.91% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 179 graduate students (20.89% 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	857
Enrolled Online Exclusively	642
Enrolled Some Online Courses	179
Not in Online Courses	36

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