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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

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 at Northwest Missouri State University is $7,064 for Missouri residents and $7,023 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,564 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,870 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 136 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,023 $7,064 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	2,564
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	136 graduate programs (19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northwest Missouri State University is $7,064 for Missouri residents and $7,023 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Missouri residents and $348 for out-of-state students.

Northwest Missouri State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Northwest Missouri 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, remedial services, 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)	19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.58% 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	$8,382	$1,935
2019-2020	$6,004	$1,019
2020-2021	$6,167	$506
2021-2022	$6,301	$763
2022-2023	$6,004	$1,019

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 $19,603 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,382 (public) / $14,067 (private).

The next 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
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,522	$15,239
Public	$9,435	$17,382
Private	$14,067

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,004 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northwest Missouri State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 7.27% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,004. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.01% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $348 at Northwest Missouri State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.57% 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	$348

Graduate Programs at Northwest Missouri State

Northwest Missouri State University offers 43 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, 904 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	36	9	845
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	1	8
Post Master's Degree	2	1	51
Total	43	11	904

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 26 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 200 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	✔	26	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	25	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	22	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	8	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwest Missouri State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	200	$42,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	179	$42,200
Computer Science	✕	160	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	149	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	132	$47,300

Northwest Missouri State University offers 43 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 904 students have completed their graduate studies.

845 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
51 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 [+]	✕	131 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	37	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	94	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	537 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	149	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	200	$42,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	0	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	0	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	24	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✔	86	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	10	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	0	$39,500
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	57	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	0	-
History Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✔	1	-
Sports Studies	✕	0	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	23	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	132 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	132	$47,300
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	845

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	8	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	51 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	26	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	25	-
	Total	51

Graduate Student Population at Northwest Missouri State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,564 students enrolled into Northwest Missouri State University graduate schools where it has total 7,870 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 985 full-time and 1,579 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,053 male and 1,511 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	2,564	1,053	1,511
Full-time	985	512	473
Part-tme	1,579	541	1,038

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

There are 1,656 White (64.59%), 91 Black/African American (3.55%), 64 Hispanic (2.50%), 24 Asian (0.94%), and 729 students with other races. 574 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,564	1,053	1,511
American Indian/Native American	13	4	9
Asian	24	10	14
Black/African American	91	29	62
Hispanic	64	30	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,656	533	1,123
Two More	28	7	21
Un-Known	112	39	73
Non-resident Alien	574	399	175

Northwest Missouri State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,871 graduate students (72.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 33 graduate students (1.29% 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	2,564
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,871
Enrolled Some Online Courses	33
Not in Online Courses	660

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northwest Missouri State University. 705 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.50% of total students), 129 students are aged above 50 (5.03%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northwest Missouri State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,564	1,053	1,511
Age 20-21	38	24	14
Age 22-24	667	325	342
Age 25-29	704	298	406
Age 30-34	380	135	245
Age 35-39	300	114	186
Age 40-49	346	116	230
Age 50-64	126	39	87
Over 64	3	2	1

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