Nicholls State University Graduate School

Nicholls State University (referred to as Nicholls State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Thibodaux, LA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Nicholls State is $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 for out-of-state students. The school has 569 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,883 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Nicholls State University (referred to as Nicholls State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Thibodaux, LA.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1964 - Current).
Nicholls State Directory Information
School NameNicholls State University (Nicholls State)
AddressUniversity Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA 70310
Phone877-642-4655
Webhttps://www.nicholls.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.nicholls.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.nicholls.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Nicholls State is $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 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 TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$9,347
$8,254 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population569
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs63 graduate programs
(14 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Nicholls State is $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 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 offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Louisiana Residents$8,254
Out-of-State$9,347
Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana Residents$553
Out-of-State$669
Nicholls State 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 $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.14% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
2023-2024$5,686$2,568$6,779$2,568
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 $19,793 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,998 (public) / $18,847 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Nicholls State University$8,254$9,347
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Louisiana Graduate Schools$12,617$18,891
Public$9,880$18,998
Private$18,847
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,934 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Nicholls State.
On-campus living costs are increased by 12.94% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,334. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.08% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
2023-2024$10,938$5,996$11,338$5,996
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $554 for Louisiana residents and $670 for other students at Nicholls State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.15% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$553$669
2019-2020$553$669
2020-2021$553$669
2021-2022$553$669
2022-2023$553$669
2023-2024$554$670

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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree133202
Post Bachelor's Degree500
Post Master's Degree4035
Total223237
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.
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
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 88 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction32-
Educational Leadership and Administration44$46,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services9-
Elementary Education and Teaching1-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching--
Secondary Education and Teaching1-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography8-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
Mathematics (other)2-
Psychology [+] 19 completers-
Counseling Psychology19-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 49 completers-
Dietetics/Dietitian--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse49$81,500
Business [+] 36 completers-
Business Administration and Management36$54,300
Total202
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] --
Elementary Education and Teaching--
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels--
Business [+] --
Business Administration and Management--
Total-
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] --
Educational Leadership and Administration--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Dietetics/Dietitian10-
Total35

Graduate Student Population at Nicholls State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 569 students enrolled into Nicholls State University graduate schools where it has total 5,883 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 235 full-time and 334 part-time graduate students. By gender, 120 male and 449 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total569120449
Full-time23551184
Part-tme33469265
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 394 White (69.24%), 114 Black/African American (20.04%), 21 Hispanic (3.69%), 3 Asian (0.53%), and 37 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total569120449
American Indian/Native American1028
Asian303
Black/African American1141599
Hispanic21912
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White39480314
Two More835
Un-Known312
Non-resident Alien16106
Nicholls State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 312 graduate students (54.83% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 137 graduate students (24.08% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total569
Enrolled Online Exclusively312
Enrolled Some Online Courses137
Not in Online Courses120
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Nicholls State University. 197 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.62% of total students), 20 students are aged above 50 (3.51%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Nicholls State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total569120449
Age 20-2117413
Age 22-2418051129
Age 25-2915129122
Age 30-34801664
Age 35-3966858
Age 40-4955946
Age 50-6419316
Over 64101

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