Graduate Programs at Northeastern State University

Graduate School Overview

Northeastern State University (referred to as NSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Tahlequah, OK.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1949 - Current[Estimated Date]).

NSU Directory Information
School Name	Northeastern State University (NSU)
Address	600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
Phone	918-456-5511
Web	https://www.nsuok.edu
Online Application	https://offices.nsuok.edu/admissions/Apply.aspx
Financial Info	https://offices.nsuok.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is $5,552 for Oklahoma residents and $11,537 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,460 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,702 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 113 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 45 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,537 $5,552 for Oklahoma Residents
Student Population	1,460
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	113 graduate programs (45 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at NSU is $5,552 for Oklahoma residents and $11,537 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $267 for Oklahoma residents and $595 for out-of-state students.

NSU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oklahoma Residents	$5,552
Out-of-State	$11,537
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oklahoma Residents	$267
Out-of-State	$595

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	45 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 On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Northeastern State University is $5,552 for Oklahoma residents and $11,537 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.50% 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
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,230	$673	$9,518	$673
2019-2020	$4,500	$601	$9,999	$601
2020-2021	$4,500	$601	$9,999	$601
2021-2022	$4,581	$669	$10,242	$669
2022-2023	$4,802	$669	$10,697	$669
2023-2024	$5,018	$534	$11,003	$534

The graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Oklahoma. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oklahoma graduate tuition is $15,394 (public) / $12,284 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northeastern State University	$5,552	$11,537
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oklahoma Graduate Schools	$10,018	$14,145
Public	$7,042	$15,394
Private	$12,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,442 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at NSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 22.39% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,490. Off-campus living costs are increased by 26.61% 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	$7,638	$2,068	$6,652	$6,110
2019-2020	$8,074	$2,168	$6,842	$6,358
2020-2021	$7,990	$2,256	$7,108	$6,602
2021-2022	$8,120	$2,640	$7,792	$6,820
2022-2023	$8,292	$2,750	$8,140	$7,254
2023-2024	$10,494	$3,020	$11,542	$7,948

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $271 for Oklahoma residents and $604 for other students at Northeastern State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Oklahoma Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$272	$566
2019-2020	$283	$589
2020-2021	$250	$556
2021-2022	$255	$569
2022-2023	$267	$595
2023-2024	$271	$604

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at NSU.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northeastern State University
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Optometry	$20,175	$1,597	$40,225	$1,597

Graduate Programs at NSU

Northeastern State University offers 41 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, 519 students have completed their study at Northeastern State University.

Offered Degrees at Northeastern State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	13	442
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	28
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	11	33
Post Master's Degree	4	2	16
Total	41	26	519

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education program with 23 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 67 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Optometry program with 28 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northeastern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	8	-
Library and Information Science	✔	2	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northeastern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	67	$63,400
Reading Teacher Education	✔	41	-
Nursing Education	✔	41	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	37	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	28	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northeastern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Optometry	✕	28	-

Northeastern State University offers 41 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 519 students have completed their graduate studies.

442 students have earned/completed Master's program.
28 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
33 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
16 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✔	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	133 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	22	$43,100
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	9	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	14	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	41	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	-	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	24	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Natural Sciences	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	37	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	28 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	28	-
Human Services [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Social Work	✕	25	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	86 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	23	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
Public Health	✔	3	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	19	-
Nursing Education	✔	41	-
Business [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	67	$63,400
Accounting and Finance	✕	11	-
	Total	442

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Optometry	✕	28	-
	Total	28

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	23 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Public Health	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	8	-
	Total	33

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Library Science [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	2	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at NSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,460 students enrolled into Northeastern State University graduate schools where it has total 6,702 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 643 full-time and 817 part-time graduate students. By gender, 366 male and 1,094 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	1,460	366	1,094
Full-time	643	172	471
Part-tme	817	194	623

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

There are 834 White (57.12%), 64 Black/African American (4.38%), 72 Hispanic (4.93%), 33 Asian (2.26%), and 457 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,460	366	1,094
American Indian/Native American	267	56	211
Asian	33	8	25
Black/African American	64	16	48
Hispanic	72	17	55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	834	215	619
Two More	148	38	110
Un-Known	15	3	12
Non-resident Alien	23	11	12

Northeastern State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 784 graduate students (53.70% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 333 graduate students (22.81% 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	1,460
Enrolled Online Exclusively	784
Enrolled Some Online Courses	333
Not in Online Courses	343

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northeastern State University. 341 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.36% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.07%), 143 students are aged above 50 (9.79%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northeastern State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,460	366	1,094
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	14	2	12
Age 22-24	327	82	245
Age 25-29	333	95	238
Age 30-34	187	46	141
Age 35-39	194	49	145
Age 40-49	261	57	204
Age 50-64	137	32	105
Over 64	6	2	4

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