Graduate Programs at Northwest Missouri State University

Graduate School Overview

Northwest Missouri State University (referred to as Northwest Missouri State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Maryville, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Northwest Missouri State Directory Information
School Name	Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest Missouri State)
Address	800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone	660-562-1212
Web	https://www.nwmissouri.edu
Online Application	https://www.nwmissouri.edu/admissions/apply/index.htm
Financial Info	https://www.nwmissouri.edu/FinAid/Index.htm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Northwest Missouri State is $7,023 for Missouri residents and $7,946 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,197 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,505 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 140 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 23 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,946 $7,023 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	3,197
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	140 graduate programs (23 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northwest Missouri State is $7,023 for Missouri residents and $7,946 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $334.

Northwest Missouri State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$7,023
Out-of-State	$7,946
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$334
Out-of-State	$334

Northwest Missouri 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)	23 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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 Northwest Missouri State University is $7,023 for Missouri residents and $7,946 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 13.14% 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
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,775	$843	$8,382	$1,935
2019-2020	$6,004	$1,019	$6,004	$1,019
2020-2021	$6,167	$506	$6,167	$506
2021-2022	$6,301	$763	$6,301	$763
2022-2023	$6,004	$1,019	$6,004	$1,019
2023-2024	-	-	$6,704	$1,242

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northwest Missouri State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northwest Missouri State University	$7,023	$7,946
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,364 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northwest Missouri State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 10.46% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,730. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.58% 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	$8,932	$2,575	$8,932	$2,575
2019-2020	$9,022	$2,575	$9,022	$2,575
2020-2021	$9,270	$2,575	$9,270	$2,575
2021-2022	$9,548	$2,575	$10,696	$2,575
2022-2023	$10,428	$2,576	$10,428	$2,576
2023-2024	$11,788	$2,576	$11,154	$2,576

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $378 at Northwest Missouri State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 13.17% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$573
2019-2020	$390
2020-2021	$371
2021-2022	$350
2022-2023	$334
2023-2024	$378

Graduate Programs at Northwest Missouri State

Northwest Missouri State University offers 45 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, 1,204 students have completed their study at Northwest Missouri State University.

Offered Degrees at Northwest Missouri State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	38	11	929
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	1	31
Post Master's Degree	2	1	244
Total	45	13	1,204

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 177 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 235 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northwest Missouri State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	177	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	67	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	28	-
Computer Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwest Missouri State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	235	$42,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	150	$47,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	136	-
Computer Science	✕	86	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	68	-

Northwest Missouri State University offers 45 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,204 students have completed their graduate studies.

929 students have earned/completed Master's program.
31 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
244 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	136 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	46	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	4	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	86	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	596 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	136	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	235	$42,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	60	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✔	65	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	19	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	1	$39,500
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	68	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✔	14	-
Sports Studies	✕	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	9	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	3	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	150 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	150	$47,300
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	929

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔	28 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	28	-
	Total	31

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	177 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	177	-
	Total	244

Graduate Student Population at Northwest Missouri State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,197 students enrolled into Northwest Missouri State University graduate schools where it has total 8,505 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,032 full-time and 2,165 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,183 male and 2,014 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	3,197	1,183	2,014
Full-time	1,032	465	567
Part-tme	2,165	718	1,447

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

There are 2,016 White (63.06%), 99 Black/African American (3.10%), 79 Hispanic (2.47%), 24 Asian (0.75%), and 979 students with other races. 740 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,197	1,183	2,014
American Indian/Native American	8	4	4
Asian	24	8	16
Black/African American	99	41	58
Hispanic	79	36	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,016	557	1,459
Two More	47	18	29
Un-Known	182	51	131
Non-resident Alien	740	467	273

Northwest Missouri State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,101 graduate students (65.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 34 graduate students (1.06% 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	3,197
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,101
Enrolled Some Online Courses	34
Not in Online Courses	1,062

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northwest Missouri State University. 780 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.40% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 172 students are aged above 50 (5.38%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northwest Missouri State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,197	1,183	2,014
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	53	31	22
Age 22-24	727	331	396
Age 25-29	842	355	487
Age 30-34	483	165	318
Age 35-39	383	112	271
Age 40-49	534	141	393
Age 50-64	168	45	123
Over 64	4	3	1
Age Un-Known	2	0	2

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