Graduate Programs at McNeese State University

Graduate School Overview

McNeese State University (referred to as McNeese) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lake Charles, LA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1954 - Current).

McNeese Directory Information
School Name	McNeese State University (McNeese)
Address	4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone	337-475-5000
Web	https://www.mcneese.edu
Online Application	https://mymcneese.mcneese.edu/web/guest/home
Financial Info	https://www.mcneese.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at McNeese State University is $8,458 for Louisiana residents and $9,958 for out-of-state students. The school has 534 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,230 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 31 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,958 $8,458 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	534
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (31 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at McNeese State University is $8,458 for Louisiana residents and $9,958 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $476 for Louisiana residents and $564 for out-of-state students.

McNeese State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

McNeese 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, 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)	31 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 McNeese State University is $8,458 for Louisiana residents and $9,958 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -39.47% 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	$5,703	$2,252	$13,740	$2,252
2019-2020	$5,703	$2,417	$13,740	$2,417
2020-2021	$5,703	$2,646	$13,740	$2,646
2021-2022	$5,703	$2,710	$13,740	$2,710
2022-2023	$5,703	$2,755	$7,203	$2,755

The graduate school tuition & fees of McNeese is inexpensive 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
McNeese State University	$8,458	$9,958
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 living costs are $15,348 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at McNeese State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.60% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,938. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.40% 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	$8,326	$4,040	$9,430	$4,880
2019-2020	$8,624	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2020-2021	$9,062	$4,260	$9,795	$5,160
2021-2022	$9,344	$5,190	$9,932	$5,190
2022-2023	$9,878	$5,470	$10,468	$5,470

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $476 for Louisiana residents and $564 for other students at McNeese State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -39.42% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Louisiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$443	$901
2019-2020	$460	$910
2020-2021	$473	$931
2021-2022	$473	$931
2022-2023	$476	$564

Graduate Programs at McNeese

McNeese State University offers 30 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, 227 students have completed their study at McNeese State University.

Offered Degrees at McNeese State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	12	207
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	6	13
Post Master's Degree	4	4	7
Total	30	22	227

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 47 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at McNeese State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	11	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	9	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at McNeese State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	47	$94,300
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	40	$94,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	34	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	32	-
Psychology	✔	28	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at McNeese State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-

McNeese State University offers 30 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 227 students have completed their graduate studies.

207 students have earned/completed Master's program.
13 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
7 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 [+]	✔ (6 completers)	29 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	$48,500
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	10	-
Education (other)	✔	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Engineering	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	4	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	24	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Psychology	✔	25	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	32 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	32	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	40 completers	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	40	$94,300
Business [+]	✔	34 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	34	-
	Total	207

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	4	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	9	-
	Total	13

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Psychology	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	6	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at McNeese

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 561 students enrolled into McNeese State University graduate schools where it has total 6,230 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 267 full-time and 294 part-time graduate students. By gender, 140 male and 421 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	561	140	421
Full-time	267	83	184
Part-tme	294	57	237

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

There are 354 White (63.10%), 120 Black/African American (21.39%), 16 Hispanic (2.85%), 10 Asian (1.78%), and 61 students with other races. 38 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	561	140	421
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	10	4	6
Black/African American	120	22	98
Hispanic	16	6	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	354	85	269
Two More	15	1	14
Un-Known	7	0	7
Non-resident Alien	38	22	16

McNeese State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 271 graduate students (48.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 148 graduate students (26.38% 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	561
Enrolled Online Exclusively	271
Enrolled Some Online Courses	148
Not in Online Courses	142

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at McNeese State University. 173 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.84% of total students), 29 students are aged above 50 (5.17%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at McNeese State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	561	140	421
Age 20-21	15	4	11
Age 22-24	158	52	106
Age 25-29	139	35	104
Age 30-34	86	23	63
Age 35-39	56	9	47
Age 40-49	78	11	67
Age 50-64	29	6	23

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