Graduate Programs at Henderson State University

Graduate School Overview

Henderson State University (referred to as Henderson State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Arkadelphia, AR.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1934 - Current).

Henderson State Directory Information
School Name	Henderson State University (Henderson State)
Address	1100 Henderson Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001
Phone	870-230-5000
Web	https://www.hsu.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.hsu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.hsu.edu/pages/future-students/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Henderson State is $6,903 for Arkansas residents and $9,081 for out-of-state students. The school has 712 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,519 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 104 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,081 $6,903 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	712
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	104 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Henderson State is $6,903 for Arkansas residents and $9,081 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $315 for Arkansas residents and $436 for out-of-state students.

Henderson State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Arkansas Residents	$6,903
Out-of-State	$9,081
Tuition per Credit Hour
Arkansas Residents	$315
Out-of-State	$436

Henderson State 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Henderson State University is $6,903 for Arkansas residents and $9,081 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.45% 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
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,842	$1,284	$6,048	$1,284
2019-2020	$5,058	$1,329	$6,318	$1,329
2020-2021	$5,580	$1,160	$7,452	$1,160
2021-2022	$5,670	$1,260	$7,848	$1,260
2022-2023	$5,670	$1,192	$7,848	$1,192
2023-2024	$5,670	$1,233	$7,848	$1,233

The graduate school tuition & fees of Henderson State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,933 (public) / $15,602 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Henderson State University	$6,903	$9,081
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,529	$14,529
Public	$8,195	$13,933
Private	$15,602

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,708 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Henderson State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.94% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,590. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.74% 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	$7,166	$3,700	$10,000	$5,000
2019-2020	$7,880	$6,318	$10,000	$6,318
2020-2021	$9,200	$7,100	$8,000	$7,500
2021-2022	$9,558	$7,378	$8,312	$7,795
2022-2023	$9,558	$7,378	$8,512	$7,794
2023-2024	$10,680	$7,600	$8,562	$8,028

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $317 for Arkansas residents and $438 for other students at Henderson State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$269	$336
2019-2020	$281	$351
2020-2021	$310	$414
2021-2022	$315	$436
2022-2023	$315	$436
2023-2024	$317	$438

Graduate Programs at Henderson State

Henderson State University offers 26 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, 337 students have completed their study at Henderson State University.

Offered Degrees at Henderson State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	12	3	169
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	1	156
Post Master's Degree	1	1	12
Total	26	5	337

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs program with 70 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 42 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Henderson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✕	70	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	69	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	12	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	10	-
Education (other)	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Henderson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	42	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	24	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	22	-
Business/Commerce	✕	18	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-

Henderson State University offers 26 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 337 students have completed their graduate studies.

169 students have earned/completed Master's program.
156 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
12 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 [+]	✔ (2 completers)	73 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	11	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✔	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	42	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	7	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	22	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	24	-
Business [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	18	-
	Total	169

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	-	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	156

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	12	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at Henderson State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 712 students enrolled into Henderson State University graduate schools where it has total 2,519 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 118 full-time and 594 part-time graduate students. By gender, 149 male and 563 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	712	149	563
Full-time	118	12	106
Part-tme	594	137	457

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

There are 475 White (66.71%), 153 Black/African American (21.49%), 35 Hispanic (4.92%), 6 Asian (0.84%), and 43 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	712	149	563
American Indian/Native American	11	3	8
Asian	6	1	5
Black/African American	153	29	124
Hispanic	35	6	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	475	101	374
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	16	5	11
Non-resident Alien	15	4	11

Henderson State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 636 graduate students (89.33% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 53 graduate students (7.44% 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	712
Enrolled Online Exclusively	636
Enrolled Some Online Courses	53
Not in Online Courses	23

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