Graduate Programs at Middle Tennessee State University

Graduate School Overview

Middle Tennessee State University (referred to as Middle Tennessee State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Murfreesboro, TN.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1928 - Current).

Middle Tennessee State Directory Information
School Name	Middle Tennessee State University (Middle Tennessee State)
Address	1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone	615-898-2300
Web	https://www.mtsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.mtsu.edu/applynow
Financial Info	https://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Middle Tennessee State is $11,124 for Tennessee residents and $28,170 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,648 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,086 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 147 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,170 $11,124 for Tennessee Residents
Student Population	2,648
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	147 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Middle Tennessee State is $11,124 for Tennessee residents and $28,170 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $522 for Tennessee residents and $1,445 for out-of-state students.

Middle Tennessee State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tennessee Residents	$11,124
Out-of-State	$28,170
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tennessee Residents	$522
Out-of-State	$1,445

Middle Tennessee 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)	1 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 On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Middle Tennessee State University is $11,124 for Tennessee residents and $28,170 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.69% 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
	Tennessee Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,496	$1,368	$23,508	$1,368
2019-2020	$8,946	$1,404	$24,768	$1,404
2020-2021	$8,946	$1,404	$24,768	$1,404
2021-2022	$9,396	$1,422	$26,010	$1,422
2022-2023	$9,396	$1,422	$26,010	$1,422
2023-2024	$9,648	$1,476	$26,694	$1,476

The graduate school tuition & fees of Middle Tennessee State is expensive compared to public graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $20,557 (public) / $20,515 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Middle Tennessee State University	$11,124	$28,170
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,573	$20,098
Public	$11,434	$20,557
Private	$20,515

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,268 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Middle Tennessee State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 21.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,242. Off-campus living costs are increased by 22.61% 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	$8,698	$4,148	$8,698	$4,148
2019-2020	$8,976	$4,212	$8,976	$4,212
2020-2021	$9,286	$4,398	$9,286	$4,398
2021-2022	$9,576	$4,486	$9,576	$4,486
2022-2023	$9,576	$4,486	$9,576	$4,486
2023-2024	$11,704	$5,350	$11,678	$5,564

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $537 for Tennessee residents and $1,484 for other students at Middle Tennessee State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.70% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tennessee Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$472	$1,306
2019-2020	$497	$1,376
2020-2021	$497	$1,376
2021-2022	$522	$1,445
2022-2023	$522	$1,445
2023-2024	$537	$1,484

Graduate Programs at Middle Tennessee State

Middle Tennessee State University offers 63 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, 964 students have completed their study at Middle Tennessee State University.

Offered Degrees at Middle Tennessee State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	42	1	826
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	9	0	52
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	0	39
Post Master's Degree	3	0	47
Total	63	1	964

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 27 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 169 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Health and Physical Education/Fitness program with 13 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-
Data Science, General	✕	20	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	18	-
Accounting	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	169	$61,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	84	$41,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	60	$81,000
Information Technology	✕	57	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	49	$58,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	13	-
Public/Applied History	✕	7	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Molecular Biology	✕	5	-

Middle Tennessee State University offers 63 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 964 students have completed their graduate studies.

826 students have earned/completed Master's program.
39 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
47 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
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	9	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	74 completers	$59,700
Information Technology	✕	57	-
Computer Science	✕	17	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	123 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	84	$41,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	$49,100
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	$38,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	-	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	14	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	19	-
General Studies	✕	48	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	-	-
Library Science [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	25	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	49	$58,500
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	-	$37,200
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	7	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Psychology	✕	26	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	16	-
Human Services [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Social Work	✕	32	$37,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Economics	✕	7	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	14	-
Sociology	✕	4	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	19	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Music	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Public Health	✕	7	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	60	$81,000
Business [+]	✕	208 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	169	$61,800
Accounting	✕	25	$56,600
Finance	✕	14	-
History [+]	✕	11 completers	-
History	✕	11	-
	Total	826

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Education (other)	✕	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	13	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Economics	✕	5	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	7	-
	Total	52

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Sociology	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Accounting	✕	6	-
	Total	39

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-
	Total	47

Graduate Student Population at Middle Tennessee State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,648 students enrolled into Middle Tennessee State University graduate schools where it has total 20,086 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 729 full-time and 1,919 part-time graduate students. By gender, 973 male and 1,675 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	2,648	973	1,675
Full-time	729	287	442
Part-tme	1,919	686	1,233

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

There are 1,810 White (68.35%), 374 Black/African American (14.12%), 104 Hispanic (3.93%), 96 Asian (3.63%), and 264 students with other races. 149 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,648	973	1,675
American Indian/Native American	7	3	4
Asian	96	30	66
Black/African American	374	116	258
Hispanic	104	36	68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	1,810	663	1,147
Two More	69	31	38
Un-Known	36	19	17
Non-resident Alien	149	73	76

Middle Tennessee State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,121 graduate students (42.33% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 426 graduate students (16.09% 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	2,648
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,121
Enrolled Some Online Courses	426
Not in Online Courses	1,101

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Middle Tennessee State University. 541 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.43% of total students), 229 students are aged above 50 (8.65%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Middle Tennessee State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,648	973	1,675
Age 20-21	16	8	8
Age 22-24	525	190	335
Age 25-29	745	281	464
Age 30-34	433	174	259
Age 35-39	265	101	164
Age 40-49	435	148	287
Age 50-64	209	63	146
Over 64	20	8	12

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