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.

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 of Metropolitan State is $10,570 for Minnesota residents and $10,977 for out-of-state students. The school has 806 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,294 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	$10,977 $10,570 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	806
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	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Metropolitan State is $10,570 for Minnesota residents and $10,977 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $491.

Metropolitan State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Minnesota Residents	$10,570
Out-of-State	$10,977
Tuition per Credit Hour
Minnesota Residents	$491
Out-of-State	$491

Metropolitan 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college 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 Metropolitan State University is $10,570 for Minnesota residents and $10,977 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.85% 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	$9,828	$742
2023-2024	-	-	$10,171	$806

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 $19,802 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $17,246 (public) / $15,729 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Metropolitan State University	$10,570	$10,977
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,802
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,930
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$14,058	$15,741
Public	$12,663	$17,246
Private	$15,729

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $24,928. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.18% 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
2023-2024	$15,864	$9,064

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $510 at Metropolitan State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.87% 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	$491
2023-2024	$510

Graduate Programs at Metropolitan State

Metropolitan State University offers 35 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, 306 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	252
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	3
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	16
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	7	35
Total	35	12	306

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Management Information Systems program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 59 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
Management Information Systems	✕	11	-
Project Management	✕	8	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	4	-
Mathematics	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Metropolitan State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$61,300
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	32	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	31	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	30	$61,800
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Metropolitan State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Science	✕	16	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-

Metropolitan State University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 306 students have completed their graduate studies.

252 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
35 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)	27 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	19	-
Computer Science	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	31	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	17	-
Public Administration	✔	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	71 completers	-
Dental Public Health and Education	✕	4	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	5	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	30	$61,800
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	32	-
Nursing Science	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	80 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$61,300
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	21	-
	Total	252

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	16	-
	Total	16

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	4	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	-	-
	Total	35

Graduate Student Population at Metropolitan State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 806 students enrolled into Metropolitan State University graduate schools where it has total 6,294 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 180 full-time and 626 part-time graduate students. By gender, 335 male and 471 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	806	335	471
Full-time	180	70	110
Part-tme	626	265	361

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

There are 434 White (53.85%), 154 Black/African American (19.11%), 35 Hispanic (4.34%), 89 Asian (11.04%), and 94 students with other races. 52 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	806	335	471
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	89	37	52
Black/African American	154	80	74
Hispanic	35	15	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	434	160	274
Two More	25	10	15
Un-Known	12	3	9
Non-resident Alien	52	29	23

Metropolitan State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 397 graduate students (49.26% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 225 graduate students (27.92% 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	806
Enrolled Online Exclusively	397
Enrolled Some Online Courses	225
Not in Online Courses	184

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