Graduate Programs at Metropolitan State University

Graduate School Overview

Metropolitan State University (referred to as Metropolitan State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Saint Paul, MN. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1975 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Metropolitan State Directory Information
School Name	Metropolitan State University (Metropolitan State)
Address	700 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106-5000
Phone	651-793-1300
Web	https://www.metrostate.edu
Online Application	https://www.metrostate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.metrostate.edu/finances/aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Metropolitan State University is $10,237 for Minnesota residents and $10,570 for out-of-state students. The school has 914 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,914 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,570 $10,237 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	914
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	102 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Metropolitan State University is $10,237 for Minnesota residents and $10,570 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Minnesota residents and $490 for out-of-state students.

Metropolitan State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Metropolitan 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, remedial services, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Metropolitan State University is $10,237 for Minnesota residents and $10,570 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.25% 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
	Minnesota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,771	$702	$15,542	$702
2019-2020	$8,082	$722	$16,164	$722
2020-2021	$8,405	$742	$16,810	$742
2021-2022	$9,495	$742	$9,495	$742
2022-2023	-	-	$9,828	$742

The graduate school tuition & fees of Metropolitan State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,928 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Metropolitan State University	$10,237	$10,570
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,925	$15,565
Public	$12,073	$15,941
Private	$15,928

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $22,832. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,325	$9,154
2019-2020	$10,832	$9,996
2020-2021	$11,244	$10,380
2021-2022	$11,644	$11,188
2022-2023	$11,644	$11,188

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $490 at Metropolitan State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$777
2019-2020	$808
2020-2021	$841
2021-2022	$475
2022-2023	$490

Graduate Programs at Metropolitan State

Metropolitan State University offers 36 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, 233 students have completed their study at Metropolitan State University.

Offered Degrees at Metropolitan State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	5	190
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	2
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	7	27
Total	36	12	233

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Project Management program with 8 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 40 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Science program with 16 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Metropolitan State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Project Management	✕	8	-
Management Information Systems	✕	7	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	6	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✔	5	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Metropolitan State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	$61,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	35	$61,300
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	30	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	28	$61,800
Information Technology	✔	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Metropolitan State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Science	✕	16	-
Nursing Science	✕	14	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Nursing Science	✕	0	-

Metropolitan State University offers 36 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 233 students have completed their graduate studies.

190 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
27 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	26	-
Computer Science	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	13	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	34 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	24	-
Public Administration	✔	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	37 completers	-
Dental Public Health and Education	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	28	$61,800
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Nursing Science	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	63 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	$61,300
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	23	-
	Total	190

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	14	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	0	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	15 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	0	-
Project Management	✕	8	-
Management Information Systems	✕	7	-
	Total	27

Graduate Student Population at Metropolitan State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 914 students enrolled into Metropolitan State University graduate schools where it has total 6,914 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 219 full-time and 695 part-time graduate students. By gender, 370 male and 544 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	914	370	544
Full-time	219	69	150
Part-tme	695	301	394

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

There are 510 White (55.80%), 160 Black/African American (17.51%), 36 Hispanic (3.94%), 98 Asian (10.72%), and 110 students with other races. 59 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	914	370	544
American Indian/Native American	6	2	4
Asian	98	46	52
Black/African American	160	80	80
Hispanic	36	18	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	510	183	327
Two More	22	10	12
Un-Known	23	4	19
Non-resident Alien	59	27	32

Metropolitan State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 217 graduate students (23.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 329 graduate students (36.00% 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	914
Enrolled Online Exclusively	217
Enrolled Some Online Courses	329
Not in Online Courses	368

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Metropolitan State University. 48 students are aged 20 to 24 (5.25% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.22%), 95 students are aged above 50 (10.39%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Metropolitan State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	914	370	544
Age 18-19	2	1	1
Age 20-21	3	2	1
Age 22-24	45	20	25
Age 25-29	253	86	167
Age 30-34	195	76	119
Age 35-39	151	62	89
Age 40-49	166	79	87
Age 50-64	83	39	44
Over 64	12	4	8
Age Un-Known	4	1	3

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