Graduate Programs at Mississippi University for Women

Graduate School Overview

Mississippi University for Women (referred to as MUW) is a Public, 4 years school located in Columbus, MS.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1921 - Current).

MUW Directory Information
School Name	Mississippi University for Women (MUW)
Address	1100 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone	662-329-4750
Web	https://www.muw.edu
Online Application	https://www.muw.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.muw.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MUW is $7,866 for Mississippi residents and $8,092 for out-of-state students. The school has 259 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,339 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 39 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,092 $7,866 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	259
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	39 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MUW is $7,866 for Mississippi residents and $8,092 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $437.

MUW offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Mississippi Residents	$7,866
Out-of-State	$8,092
Tuition per Credit Hour
Mississippi Residents	$437
Out-of-State	$437

MUW 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Mississippi University for Women is $7,866 for Mississippi residents and $8,092 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.87% 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
	Mississippi Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,840	$100	$6,840	$100
2019-2020	$7,425	$100	$7,425	$100
2020-2021	$7,425	$100	$7,425	$100
2021-2022	$7,656	$100	$7,656	$100
2022-2023	$7,766	$100	$7,766	$100
2023-2024	-	-	$7,992	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of MUW is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $13,652 (public) / $13,054 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mississippi University for Women	$7,866	$8,092
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,758	$13,483
Public	$8,879	$13,652
Private	$13,054

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,187 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MUW.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.43% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,200. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.47% 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	$7,424	$4,115	$7,800	$4,115
2019-2020	$7,648	$4,115	$7,900	$4,115
2020-2021	$7,648	$4,415	$7,900	$4,415
2021-2022	$7,908	$4,415	$7,900	$4,415
2022-2023	$8,212	$4,415	$8,100	$4,415
2023-2024	$8,387	$4,800	$8,400	$4,800

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $450 at Mississippi University for Women. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$386
2019-2020	$418
2020-2021	$418
2021-2022	$431
2022-2023	$437
2023-2024	$450

Graduate Programs at MUW

Mississippi University for Women offers 11 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, 146 students have completed their study at Mississippi University for Women.

Offered Degrees at Mississippi University for Women
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	5	134
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	12
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	11	5	146

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Mississippi University for Women by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) program with 26 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 12 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mississippi University for Women
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mississippi University for Women
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	26	-
Public Health	✔	25	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	21	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mississippi University for Women
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	12	-

Mississippi University for Women offers 11 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 146 students have completed their graduate studies.

134 students have earned/completed Master's program.
12 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) 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)	1 completers	-
Women's Studies	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	22 completers	-
Education	✔	6	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	16	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	13	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Acting	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	72 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	21	-
Public Health	✔	25	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
	Total	134

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	12	-
	Total	12

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at MUW

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 259 students enrolled into Mississippi University for Women graduate schools where it has total 2,339 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 139 full-time and 120 part-time graduate students. By gender, 34 male and 225 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	259	34	225
Full-time	139	12	127
Part-tme	120	22	98

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

There are 192 White (74.13%), 58 Black/African American (22.39%), 2 Hispanic (0.77%), 3 Asian (1.16%), and 4 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	259	34	225
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	3	1	2
Black/African American	58	4	54
Hispanic	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	192	29	163
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	3	0	3

Mississippi University for Women offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 161 graduate students (62.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 36 graduate students (13.90% 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	259
Enrolled Online Exclusively	161
Enrolled Some Online Courses	36
Not in Online Courses	62

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mississippi University for Women. 88 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.98% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (9.27%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mississippi University for Women.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	259	34	225
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	84	4	80
Age 25-29	47	11	36
Age 30-34	40	5	35
Age 35-39	19	4	15
Age 40-49	41	4	37
Age 50-64	21	5	16
Over 64	3	1	2

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