Graduate Programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Graduate School Overview

Minnesota State University Moorhead (referred to as MSUM) is a Public, 4 years school located in Moorhead, MN.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (7/1/1948 - Current[Estimated Date]).

MSUM Directory Information
School Name	Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM)
Address	1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
Phone	800-593-7246
Web	https://www.mnstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.mnstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.mnstate.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MSUM is $11,290 for Minnesota residents and $11,537 for out-of-state students. The school has 953 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,682 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 137 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 35 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,537 $11,290 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	953
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	137 graduate programs (35 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MSUM is $11,290 for Minnesota residents and $11,537 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $572.

MSUM offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Minnesota Residents	$11,290
Out-of-State	$11,537
Tuition per Credit Hour
Minnesota Residents	$572
Out-of-State	$572

MSUM 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)	35 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead is $11,290 for Minnesota residents and $11,537 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.19% 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	$10,009	$1,055	$10,009	$1,055
2019-2020	$8,550	$990	$8,550	$990
2020-2021	$8,910	$990	$8,910	$990
2021-2022	$10,062	$990	$10,062	$990
2022-2023	$10,292	$998	$10,292	$998
2023-2024	-	-	$10,479	$1,058

The graduate school tuition & fees of MSUM is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 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
Minnesota State University Moorhead	$11,290	$11,537
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$14,058	$15,741
Public	$12,663	$17,246
Private	$15,729

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,364 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MSUM.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.88% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,364. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.88% 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	$9,008	$3,492	$9,008	$3,492
2019-2020	$9,560	$3,486	$9,560	$3,486
2020-2021	$9,656	$3,360	$9,628	$3,360
2021-2022	$9,830	$3,586	$9,830	$3,586
2022-2023	$10,104	$3,724	$10,104	$3,724
2023-2024	$10,594	$3,770	$10,594	$3,770

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $585 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.27% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$417
2019-2020	$475
2020-2021	$495
2021-2022	$559
2022-2023	$572
2023-2024	$585

Graduate Programs at MSUM

Minnesota State University Moorhead offers 29 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, 341 students have completed their study at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Offered Degrees at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	9	277
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	12	10	15
Post Master's Degree	2	2	35
Total	29	22	341

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 29 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 63 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	29	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	13	-
School Psychology	✔	6	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Music Teacher Education	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	63	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	52	$49,500
Special Education and Teaching	✔	45	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	$40,600
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	23	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	-

Minnesota State University Moorhead offers 29 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 341 students have completed their graduate studies.

277 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
35 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 [+]	✔ (3 completers)	187 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	52	$49,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	63	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	45	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	$40,600
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
School Psychology	✔	7	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Social Work	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	56 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	23	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	19	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	14	-
Business [+]	✔	27 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	20	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	7	-
	Total	277

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	14 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-
	Total	15

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	29 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	29	-
Psychology [+]	✔	6 completers	-
School Psychology	✔	6	-
	Total	35

Graduate Student Population at MSUM

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 953 students enrolled into Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate schools where it has total 4,682 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 196 full-time and 757 part-time graduate students. By gender, 270 male and 683 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	953	270	683
Full-time	196	58	138
Part-tme	757	212	545

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

There are 831 White (87.20%), 31 Black/African American (3.25%), 13 Hispanic (1.36%), 13 Asian (1.36%), and 65 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	953	270	683
American Indian/Native American	6	2	4
Asian	13	8	5
Black/African American	31	10	21
Hispanic	13	8	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	831	227	604
Two More	30	7	23
Un-Known	23	4	19
Non-resident Alien	6	4	2

Minnesota State University Moorhead offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 717 graduate students (75.24% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 75 graduate students (7.87% 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	953
Enrolled Online Exclusively	717
Enrolled Some Online Courses	75
Not in Online Courses	161

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