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. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Middle Tennessee State University is $10,818 for Tennessee residents and $27,432 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,892 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,080 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 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,432 $10,818 for Tennessee Residents
Student Population	2,892
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	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Middle Tennessee State University is $10,818 for Tennessee residents and $27,432 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $522 for Tennessee residents and $1,445 for out-of-state students.

Middle Tennessee State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Middle Tennessee 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, 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Middle Tennessee State University is $10,818 for Tennessee residents and $27,432 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.81% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tennessee Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$8,262	$1,332	$22,860	$1,332
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

The graduate school tuition & fees of Middle Tennessee State is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $21,780 (public) / $19,072 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Middle Tennessee State University	$10,818	$27,432
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,508	$19,291
Public	$11,363	$21,780
Private	$19,072

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,062 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Middle Tennessee State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.76% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,062. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.76% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$8,392	$4,178	$8,392	$4,178
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $522 for Tennessee residents and $1,445 for other students at Middle Tennessee State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.01% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tennessee Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$459	$1,270
2018-2019	$472	$1,306
2019-2020	$497	$1,376
2020-2021	$497	$1,376
2021-2022	$522	$1,445

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, 802 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	678
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	9	0	46
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	0	34
Post Master's Degree	3	0	44
Total	63	1	802

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 Curriculum and Instruction program with 30 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 89 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Evaluation and Research program with 11 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	30	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	23	-
Data Science, General	✕	19	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	15	-

Popular Master's Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	89	$61,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	86	$61,800
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	82	$58,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	64	$81,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	61	$41,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Middle Tennessee State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	11	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	9	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	8	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	7	-
Molecular Biology	✕	7	-

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 802 students have completed their graduate studies.

678 students have earned/completed Master's program.
34 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
44 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 [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	✕	5	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	7	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	58 completers	$59,700
Information Technology	✕	48	-
Computer Science	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	102 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	52	$41,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	$49,100
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	$38,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	8	-
General Studies	✕	42	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	0	-
Library Science [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	20	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	50	$58,500
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	11	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	1	$37,200
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Psychology	✕	27	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	14	-
Human Services [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Social Work	✕	24	$37,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Economics	✕	2	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	18	-
Sociology	✕	5	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	14	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Music	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Public Health	✕	3	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	54	$81,000
Business [+]	✕	141 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	86	$61,800
Accounting	✕	40	$56,600
Finance	✕	15	-
History [+]	✕	13 completers	-
History	✕	13	-
	Total	678

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Education (other)	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	7	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Economics	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	6	-
	Total	46

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	0	-
Data Science, General	✕	19	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Sociology	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Accounting	✕	2	-
	Total	34

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	-
	Total	44

Graduate Student Population at Middle Tennessee State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,892 students enrolled into Middle Tennessee State University graduate schools where it has total 22,080 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 913 full-time and 1,979 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,083 male and 1,809 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	2,892	1,083	1,809
Full-time	913	391	522
Part-tme	1,979	692	1,287

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

There are 2,015 White (69.67%), 392 Black/African American (13.55%), 128 Hispanic (4.43%), 131 Asian (4.53%), and 226 students with other races. 134 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,892	1,083	1,809
American Indian/Native American	6	4	2
Asian	131	47	84
Black/African American	392	145	247
Hispanic	128	40	88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	2,015	757	1,258
Two More	68	26	42
Un-Known	15	6	9
Non-resident Alien	134	57	77

Middle Tennessee State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,107 graduate students (38.28% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 533 graduate students (18.43% 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	2,892
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,107
Enrolled Some Online Courses	533
Not in Online Courses	1,252

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Middle Tennessee State University. 663 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.93% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 202 students are aged above 50 (6.98%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Middle Tennessee State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,892	1,083	1,809
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	28	6	22
Age 22-24	635	235	400
Age 25-29	836	309	527
Age 30-34	462	183	279
Age 35-39	300	121	179
Age 40-49	428	152	276
Age 50-64	184	65	119
Over 64	18	11	7