Jacksonville State University Graduate School

Jacksonville State University (referred to as Jacksonville State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jacksonville, AL.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Jacksonville State is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $17,640 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,322 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,632 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Jacksonville State University (referred to as Jacksonville State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jacksonville, AL.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1935 - Current).
Jacksonville State Directory Information
School NameJacksonville State University (Jacksonville State)
Address700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265
Phone256-782-5781
Webhttps://www.jsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.jsu.edu/undergraduate/apply/index.html
Financial Infohttps://www.jsu.edu/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Jacksonville State is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $17,640 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,322 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,632 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 78 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$17,640
$11,304 for Alabama Residents
Student Population1,322
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs78 graduate programs
(24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Jacksonville State is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $17,640 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $410 for Alabama residents and $820 for out-of-state students.
Jacksonville State offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Alabama Residents$11,304
Out-of-State$17,640
Tuition per Credit Hour
Alabama Residents$410
Out-of-State$820
Jacksonville 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, 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)24 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
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Jacksonville State University is $11,304 for Alabama residents and $17,640 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -14.70% 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
Alabama ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$9,168$912$18,336$912
2019-2020$9,600$1,000$19,200$1,000
2020-2021$9,600$1,000$19,200$1,000
2021-2022$9,600$1,000$19,200$1,000
2022-2023$9,840$1,000$19,680$1,000
2023-2024$10,128$1,176$16,464$1,176
The graduate school tuition & fees of Jacksonville State is average compared to public graduate schools in Alabama. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Alabama graduate tuition is $21,404 (public) / $13,479 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Jacksonville State University$11,304$17,640
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Alabama Graduate Schools$11,128$16,835
Public$10,239$21,404
Private$13,479
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,424 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Jacksonville State.
On-campus living costs are increased by 3.26% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,258. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.28% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$7,494$2,339$8,566$3,680
2019-2020$8,000$1,507$11,367$2,753
2020-2021$8,110$2,003$9,648$2,692
2021-2022$8,320$1,997$9,927$2,680
2022-2023$8,640$2,400$9,972$3,318
2023-2024$8,894$2,506$10,728$3,530
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $428 for Alabama residents and $699 for other students at Jacksonville State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -14.76% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Alabama ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$382$764
2019-2020$400$800
2020-2021$400$800
2021-2022$400$800
2022-2023$410$820
2023-2024$428$699

Graduate Programs at Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State University offers 38 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, 600 students have completed their study at Jacksonville State University.
Offered Degrees at Jacksonville State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree3014492
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship117
Doctor's degree - other1136
Post Bachelor's Degree328
Post Master's Degree3257
Total3820600
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Jacksonville State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 41 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management program with 54 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 36 completers.
Jacksonville State University offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 600 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 492 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 36 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 57 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences5-
Education [+] (6 completers) 172 completers$58,000
Educational Leadership and Administration27$54,800
Educational/Instructional Technology11-
Special Education and Teaching18-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services16$39,500
Elementary Education and Teaching36-
Secondary Education and Teaching20-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching19-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching20-
Reading Teacher Education5-
Engineering Technology [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)3-
Work and Family Studies [+] --
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences--
English Language and Literature [+] 12 completers-
English Language and Literature12-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 6 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 15 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences15-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 completers-
Mathematics2-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 23 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management23-
Psychology [+] 6 completers-
Psychology--
Applied Behavior Analysis6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (2 completers) 66 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies12-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management54-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 52 completers-
Public Administration15-
Social Work37-
Social Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 14 completers-
Design and Visual Communications6-
Music8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 65 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse37-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing28-
Business [+] (1 completers) 41 completers-
Business Administration and Management41-
History [+] 5 completers-
History5-
Total492
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 7 completers-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management7-
Total7
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 36 completers-
Nursing Practice36-
Total36
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature [+] 1 completers-
English Language and Literature1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing2-
Total8
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 16 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration3-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services13-
Total57

Graduate Student Population at Jacksonville State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,322 students enrolled into Jacksonville State University graduate schools where it has total 9,632 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 479 full-time and 843 part-time graduate students. By gender, 471 male and 851 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
Total1,322471851
Full-time479162317
Part-tme843309534
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 873 White (66.04%), 308 Black/African American (23.30%), 5 Hispanic (0.38%), 11 Asian (0.83%), and 125 students with other races. 48 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,322471851
American Indian/Native American835
Asian1156
Black/African American30895213
Hispanic514
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White873305568
Two More000
Un-Known683434
Non-resident Alien482820
Jacksonville State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 870 graduate students (65.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 295 graduate students (22.31% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,322
Enrolled Online Exclusively870
Enrolled Some Online Courses295
Not in Online Courses157
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Jacksonville State University. 340 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.72% of total students), 109 students are aged above 50 (8.25%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Jacksonville State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,322471851
Age 20-211257
Age 22-24328133195
Age 25-29314116198
Age 30-3417560115
Age 35-3914746101
Age 40-4923779158
Age 50-641083177
Over 64110

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