Graduate Programs at Minot State University

Graduate School Overview

Minot State University (referred to as MSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Minot, ND.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1947 - Current).

MSU Directory Information
School Name	Minot State University (MSU)
Address	500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707
Phone	701-858-3000
Web	https://www.minotstateu.edu
Online Application	https://www.minotstateu.edu/enroll/apply.shtml
Financial Info	https://www.minotstateu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MSU is $10,692 for North Dakota residents and $10,817 for out-of-state students. The school has 247 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,777 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 86 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,817 $10,692 for North Dakota Residents
Student Population	247
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	86 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MSU is $10,692 for North Dakota residents and $10,817 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $390.

MSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
North Dakota Residents	$10,692
Out-of-State	$10,817
Tuition per Credit Hour
North Dakota Residents	$390
Out-of-State	$390

MSU 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)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Minot State University is $10,692 for North Dakota residents and $10,817 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.17% 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
	North Dakota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,425	$1,448	$7,425	$1,448
2019-2020	$8,049	$1,504	$8,049	$1,504
2020-2021	$8,731	$1,205	$8,731	$1,205
2021-2022	$8,992	$1,271	$8,992	$1,271
2022-2023	$9,352	$1,340	$9,352	$1,340
2023-2024	-	-	$9,352	$1,465

The graduate school tuition & fees of MSU is average compared to public graduate schools in North Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Dakota graduate tuition is $10,467 (public) / $12,111 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Minot State University	$10,692	$10,817
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,047	$10,394
Public	$9,083	$10,467
Private	$12,111

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,960 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,960. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.42% 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	$6,610	$3,550	$6,610	$3,550
2019-2020	$7,144	$3,550	$7,144	$3,550
2020-2021	$7,434	$3,550	$7,434	$3,550
2021-2022	$6,892	$3,650	$6,892	$3,650
2022-2023	$7,180	$3,762	$7,168	$3,762
2023-2024	$8,058	$3,902	$8,058	$3,902

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $395 at Minot State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.28% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$370
2019-2020	$398
2020-2021	$364
2021-2022	$375
2022-2023	$390
2023-2024	$395

Graduate Programs at MSU

Minot State University offers 17 graduate programs for Master's 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, 117 students have completed their study at Minot State University.

Offered Degrees at Minot State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	12	3	91
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	2	26
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	17	5	117

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Communication Sciences and Disorders program with 23 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Minot State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	22	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Management Information Systems	✔	2	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✔	-	-
School Psychology	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Minot State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	23	-
Education	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-

Minot State University offers 17 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 117 students have completed their graduate studies.

91 students have earned/completed Master's program.
26 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Disability Studies	✔	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	29 completers	-
Education	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	23	-
Business [+]	✔	22 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Management Information Systems	✔	8	-
	Total	91

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Business [+]	✔	24 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	22	-
Management Information Systems	✔	2	-
	Total	26

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at MSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 247 students enrolled into Minot State University graduate schools where it has total 2,777 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 114 full-time and 133 part-time graduate students. By gender, 66 male and 181 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	247	66	181
Full-time	114	32	82
Part-tme	133	34	99

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

There are 148 White (59.92%), 8 Black/African American (3.24%), 12 Hispanic (4.86%), 8 Asian (3.24%), and 71 students with other races. 55 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	247	66	181
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	8	3	5
Black/African American	8	4	4
Hispanic	12	5	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	148	35	113
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	55	14	41

Minot State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 154 graduate students (62.35% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 33 graduate students (13.36% 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	247
Enrolled Online Exclusively	154
Enrolled Some Online Courses	33
Not in Online Courses	60

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