Graduate Programs at Mississippi Valley State University

Graduate School Overview

Mississippi Valley State University (referred to as Mississippi Valley State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Itta Bena, MS. Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1968 - Current).

Mississippi Valley State Directory Information
School Name	Mississippi Valley State University (Mississippi Valley State)
Address	14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400
Phone	662-254-9041
Web	https://www.mvsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.mvsu.edu/prospective_students/admissions/intent_to_enroll.php
Financial Info	https://www.mvsu.edu/prospective-students/financial-aid-programs

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Mississippi Valley State University is $7,902 for Mississippi residents and $8,066 for out-of-state students. The school has 225 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,879 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 40 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,066 $7,902 for Mississippi Residents
Student Population	225
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	40 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mississippi Valley State University is $7,902 for Mississippi residents and $8,066 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Mississippi residents and $442 for out-of-state students.

Mississippi Valley 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, remedial services, 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Mississippi Valley State University is $7,902 for Mississippi residents and $8,066 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.08% 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	$7,344	$20	$7,344	$20
2019-2020	$7,560	$20	$7,560	$20
2020-2021	$7,344	$20	$7,344	$20
2021-2022	$7,882	$20	$7,882	$20
2022-2023	-	-	$8,046	$20

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mississippi Valley State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Mississippi. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Mississippi graduate tuition is $13,289 (public) / $13,840 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mississippi Valley State University	$7,902	$8,066
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Mississippi Graduate Schools	$10,635	$13,645
Public	$8,633	$13,289
Private	$13,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,807 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mississippi Valley State University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,896. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.33% 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	$7,764	$4,400	$8,391	$5,210
2019-2020	$7,998	$3,571	$7,815	$5,360
2020-2021	$7,998	$3,571	$7,815	$5,360
2021-2022	$8,112	$3,680	$6,992	$5,610
2022-2023	$8,112	$3,680	$7,201	$5,695

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $442 at Mississippi Valley State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.08% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$408
2019-2020	$420
2020-2021	$408
2021-2022	$433
2022-2023	$442

Graduate Programs at Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State University offers 11 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 92 students have completed their study at Mississippi Valley State University.

Offered Degrees at Mississippi Valley State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	2	92
Total	11	2	92

The most popular program at Mississippi Valley State University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 30 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Mississippi Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	24	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	22	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-

Mississippi Valley State University offers 11 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 92 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Bioinformatics	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Health	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	30	-
	Total	92

Graduate Student Population at Mississippi Valley State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 350 students enrolled into Mississippi Valley State University graduate schools where it has total 1,879 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 117 full-time and 233 part-time graduate students. By gender, 114 male and 236 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	350	114	236
Full-time	117	41	76
Part-tme	233	73	160

Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black school and 331 (94.57% of total students) students are Black/African American at Mississippi Valley State University. There are 13 White (3.71%), 1 Hispanic (0.29%), 4 Asian (1.14%), and 1 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	350	114	236
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	331	108	223
Hispanic	1	1	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	13	5	8
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Mississippi Valley State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 213 graduate students (60.86% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 73 graduate students (20.86% 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	350
Enrolled Online Exclusively	213
Enrolled Some Online Courses	73
Not in Online Courses	64

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mississippi Valley State University. 65 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.57% of total students), 43 students are aged above 50 (12.29%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mississippi Valley State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	350	114	236
Age 22-24	65	30	35
Age 25-29	112	42	70
Age 30-34	38	10	28
Age 35-39	35	10	25
Age 40-49	57	13	44
Age 50-64	40	9	31
Over 64	3	0	3

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