Graduate Programs at Morehead State University

Graduate School Overview

Morehead State University (referred to as Morehead State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Morehead, KY. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - other.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1930 - Current).

Morehead State Directory Information
School Name	Morehead State University (Morehead State)
Address	University Blvd, Morehead, KY 40351
Phone	606-783-2000
Web	https://www.moreheadstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.moreheadstate.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate/Apply-Now
Financial Info	https://www.moreheadstate.edu/Affording-College/Financial-Aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Morehead State University is $10,512 for Kentucky residents and $10,512 for out-of-state students. The school has 592 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,807 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 95 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 17 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,512 $10,512 for Kentucky Residents
Student Population	592
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	95 graduate programs (17 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Morehead State University is $10,512 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $570.

Morehead State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Morehead 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	17 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Morehead State University is $10,512. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.43% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,260	$252
2019-2020	$10,260	$252
2020-2021	$10,260	$252
2021-2022	$10,260	$297
2022-2023	$10,260	$252

The graduate school tuition & fees of Morehead State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Kentucky. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Kentucky graduate tuition is $17,742 (public) / $10,765 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Morehead State University	$10,512
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Kentucky Graduate Schools	$10,484	$12,915
Public	$11,003	$17,742
Private	$10,765

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,759 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Morehead State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,130. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.56% 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	$9,730	$2,572	$9,530	$2,874
2019-2020	$9,490	$2,612	$9,896	$2,914
2020-2021	$9,820	$2,622	$10,157	$2,917
2021-2022	$10,040	$2,604	$10,630	$2,884
2022-2023	$9,626	$2,817	$10,997	$3,133

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $570 at Morehead State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$570
2019-2020	$570
2020-2021	$570
2021-2022	$570
2022-2023	$570

Graduate Programs at Morehead State

Morehead State University offers 31 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, 247 students have completed their study at Morehead State University.

Offered Degrees at Morehead State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	10	207
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	20
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	0
Post Master's Degree	3	3	20
Total	31	14	247

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business/Commerce program with 38 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 20 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Morehead State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	20	$56,500
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✔	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	0	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Morehead State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business/Commerce	✕	38	$61,500
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	34	$38,800
Education	✕	28	$39,000
Sociology	✕	16	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	14	$40,400

Popular Doctorate Programs at Morehead State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-

Morehead State University offers 31 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 247 students have completed their graduate studies.

207 students have earned/completed Master's program.
20 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
20 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	104 completers	$39,000
Education	✕	28	$39,000
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	34	$38,800
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	14	$40,400
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	11	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Sociology	✕	16	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	1	-
Music	✔	3	-
Music Performance	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-
Business [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	38	$61,500
	Total	207

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	20 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-
	Total	20

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	20 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	20	$56,500
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	0	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at Morehead State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 670 students enrolled into Morehead State University graduate schools where it has total 8,807 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 189 full-time and 481 part-time graduate students. By gender, 252 male and 418 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	670	252	418
Full-time	189	82	107
Part-tme	481	170	311

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

There are 576 White (85.97%), 47 Black/African American (7.01%), 13 Hispanic (1.94%), 7 Asian (1.04%), and 27 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	670	252	418
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	7	4	3
Black/African American	47	22	25
Hispanic	13	9	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	576	201	375
Two More	12	7	5
Un-Known	5	2	3
Non-resident Alien	9	6	3

Morehead State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 549 graduate students (81.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 91 graduate students (13.58% 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	670
Enrolled Online Exclusively	549
Enrolled Some Online Courses	91
Not in Online Courses	30

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Morehead State University. 143 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.34% of total students), 60 students are aged above 50 (8.96%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Morehead State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	670	252	418
Age 20-21	5	1	4
Age 22-24	138	65	73
Age 25-29	135	59	76
Age 30-34	91	32	59
Age 35-39	88	24	64
Age 40-49	153	49	104
Age 50-64	53	18	35
Over 64	7	4	3

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