Graduate Programs at Kentucky State University

Graduate School Overview

Kentucky State University (referred to as KY State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Frankfort, KY. KY State is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1939 - Current).

KY State Directory Information
School Name	Kentucky State University (KY State)
Address	400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-2355
Phone	502-597-6000
Web	https://www.kysu.edu
Online Application	https://ssb-prod.ec.kysu.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Financial Info	https://www.kysu.edu/finance-and-administration/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of KY State is $6,621 for Kentucky residents and $11,034 for out-of-state students. The school has 116 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,726 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 37 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,034 $6,621 for Kentucky Residents
Student Population	116
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	37 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at KY State is $6,621 for Kentucky residents and $11,034 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $428 for Kentucky residents and $643 for out-of-state students.

KY State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Kentucky Residents	$6,621
Out-of-State	$11,034
Tuition per Credit Hour
Kentucky Residents	$428
Out-of-State	$643

KY 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Kentucky State University is $6,621 for Kentucky residents and $11,034 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.36% 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
	Kentucky Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,560	-	$11,340	-
2019-2020	$7,560	$390	$11,550	$390
2020-2021	$7,560	$1,100	$11,550	$1,100
2021-2022	$7,560	$1,320	$11,340	$1,320
2022-2023	$6,501	$120	$10,555	$120
2023-2024	-	-	$10,494	$540

The graduate school tuition & fees of KY State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $18,150 (public) / $10,885 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Kentucky State University	$6,621	$11,034
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,528	$13,148
Public	$11,160	$18,150
Private	$10,885

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,298 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at KY State.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,146. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.62% 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	$6,690	$998	$6,328	$1,937
2019-2020	$6,690	$998	$6,328	$1,937
2020-2021	$6,680	$998	$6,328	$5,612
2021-2022	$6,690	$998	$7,790	$5,612
2022-2023	$8,076	$3,195	$7,034	$5,312
2023-2024	$8,186	$2,995	$7,034	$5,112

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $665 at Kentucky State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.42% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$630
2019-2020	$630
2020-2021	$630
2021-2022	$630
2022-2023	$643
2023-2024	$665

Graduate Programs at KY State

Kentucky State University offers 9 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, 39 students have completed their study at Kentucky State University.

Offered Degrees at Kentucky State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	2	37
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	2
Total	9	3	39

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Aquaculture program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Environmental Studies program with 7 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Administration program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Kentucky State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Aquaculture	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Kentucky State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Environmental Studies	✕	7	-
Aquaculture	✕	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Kentucky State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-

Kentucky State University offers 9 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 39 students have completed their graduate studies.

37 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Aquaculture	✕	6	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Forensic Psychology	✔	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	-
	Total	37

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Aquaculture	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at KY State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 116 students enrolled into Kentucky State University graduate schools where it has total 1,726 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 54 full-time and 62 part-time graduate students. By gender, 58 male and 58 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	116	58	58
Full-time	54	30	24
Part-tme	62	28	34

Kentucky State University is a historically black school and 54 (46.55% of total students) students are Black/African American at Kentucky State University. There are 14 White (12.07%), 2 Hispanic (1.72%), 2 Asian (1.72%), and 44 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	116	58	58
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	54	21	33
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	14	9	5
Two More	3	2	1
Un-Known	21	11	10
Non-resident Alien	20	13	7

Kentucky State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 62 graduate students (53.45% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 42 graduate students (36.21% 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	116
Enrolled Online Exclusively	62
Enrolled Some Online Courses	42
Not in Online Courses	12

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Kentucky State University. 25 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.55% of total students), 10 students are aged above 50 (8.62%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Kentucky State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	116	58	58
Age 22-24	25	18	7
Age 25-29	34	19	15
Age 30-34	24	11	13
Age 35-39	5	1	4
Age 40-49	18	6	12
Age 50-64	9	2	7
Over 64	1	1	0

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