Graduate Programs at Nicholls State University

Graduate School Overview

Nicholls State University (referred to as Nicholls State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Thibodaux, LA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium 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 (1/1/1964 - Current).

Nicholls State Directory Information
School Name	Nicholls State University (Nicholls State)
Address	University Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA 70310
Phone	877-642-4655
Web	https://www.nicholls.edu
Online Application	https://www.nicholls.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.nicholls.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Nicholls State University is $8,241 for Louisiana residents and $9,334 for out-of-state students. The school has 569 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,883 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 63 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 14 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,334 $8,241 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	569
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	63 graduate programs (14 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Nicholls State University is $8,241 for Louisiana residents and $9,334 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $553 for Louisiana residents and $669 for out-of-state students.

Nicholls State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Nicholls 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)	14 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Nicholls State University is $8,241 for Louisiana residents and $9,334 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.71% 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
	Louisiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,686	$2,402	$6,779	$2,402
2019-2020	$5,686	$2,362	$6,779	$2,362
2020-2021	$5,686	$2,398	$6,779	$2,398
2021-2022	$5,686	$2,398	$6,779	$2,398
2022-2023	$5,686	$2,555	$6,779	$2,555

The graduate school tuition & fees of Nicholls State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Louisiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,915 (public) / $18,393 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Nicholls State University	$8,241	$9,334
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Louisiana Graduate Schools	$12,590	$18,660
Public	$9,834	$18,915
Private	$18,393

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,864 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Nicholls State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.52% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,194. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$9,754	$4,112	$9,430	$4,952
2019-2020	$10,038	$4,302	$9,656	$5,202
2020-2021	$10,156	$4,332	$9,795	$5,232
2021-2022	$10,408	$4,362	$9,932	$5,262
2022-2023	$10,602	$4,392	$9,932	$5,262

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $553 for Louisiana residents and $669 for other students at Nicholls State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Louisiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$553	$669
2019-2020	$553	$669
2020-2021	$553	$669
2021-2022	$553	$669
2022-2023	$553	$669

Graduate Programs at Nicholls State

Nicholls State University offers 22 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, 237 students have completed their study at Nicholls State University.

Offered Degrees at Nicholls State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	3	202
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	0	0
Post Master's Degree	4	0	35
Total	22	3	237

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 49 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Nicholls State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	16	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	10	-
Educational Psychology	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Nicholls State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	49	$81,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	44	$46,200
Business Administration and Management	✕	36	$54,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	32	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	19	-

Nicholls State University offers 22 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 237 students have completed their graduate studies.

202 students have earned/completed Master'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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	88 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	32	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	44	$46,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Mathematics (other)	✔	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	49 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	49	$81,500
Business [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	36	$54,300
	Total	202

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Educational Psychology	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	10	-
	Total	35

Graduate Student Population at Nicholls State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 658 students enrolled into Nicholls State University graduate schools where it has total 5,883 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 222 full-time and 436 part-time graduate students. By gender, 124 male and 534 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	658	124	534
Full-time	222	47	175
Part-tme	436	77	359

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

There are 454 White (69.00%), 138 Black/African American (20.97%), 23 Hispanic (3.50%), 2 Asian (0.30%), and 41 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	658	124	534
American Indian/Native American	14	2	12
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	138	11	127
Hispanic	23	11	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	454	90	364
Two More	7	1	6
Un-Known	4	1	3
Non-resident Alien	16	7	9

Nicholls State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 352 graduate students (53.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 94 graduate students (14.29% 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	658
Enrolled Online Exclusively	352
Enrolled Some Online Courses	94
Not in Online Courses	212

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Nicholls State University. 185 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.12% of total students), 36 students are aged above 50 (5.47%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Nicholls State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	658	124	534
Age 20-21	12	3	9
Age 22-24	173	44	129
Age 25-29	162	34	128
Age 30-34	116	15	101
Age 35-39	73	10	63
Age 40-49	86	12	74
Age 50-64	34	5	29
Over 64	2	1	1

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