Graduate Programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Graduate School Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana (referred to as NSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Natchitoches, LA.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1941 - Current[Estimated Date]).

NSU Directory Information
School Name	Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU)
Address	175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497-0002
Phone	318-357-6011
Web	https://www.nsula.edu
Online Application	https://www.nsula.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.nsula.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students. The school has 984 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,389 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 91 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 54 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,546 $9,758 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	984
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (54 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at NSU is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $476 for Louisiana residents and $927 for out-of-state students.

NSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Louisiana Residents	$9,758
Out-of-State	$20,546
Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana Residents	$476
Out-of-State	$927

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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	54 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.71% 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	$5,738	$3,171	$16,526	$3,171
2019-2020	$5,738	$3,948	$16,526	$3,948
2020-2021	$5,738	$3,876	$16,526	$3,876
2021-2022	$5,738	$3,876	$16,526	$3,876
2022-2023	$5,738	$3,876	$16,526	$3,876
2023-2024	$5,738	$4,020	$16,526	$4,020

The graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is average 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	$9,758	$20,546
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 $16,541 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at NSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.10% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,261. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.30% 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	$9,410	$4,040	$9,430	$4,880
2019-2020	$9,569	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2020-2021	$9,799	$4,260	$9,795	$5,160
2021-2022	$9,929	$5,190	$9,932	$5,190
2022-2023	$10,269	$5,470	$10,468	$5,470
2023-2024	$10,617	$5,924	$11,337	$5,924

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $483 for Louisiana residents and $934 for other students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.76% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Louisiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$319	$444
2019-2020	$480	$931
2020-2021	$476	$927
2021-2022	$476	$927
2022-2023	$476	$927
2023-2024	$483	$934

Graduate Programs at NSU

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 45 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, 400 students have completed their study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Offered Degrees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	17	275
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	13
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	12	91
Post Master's Degree	7	4	16
Total	45	35	400

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 17 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 88 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching program with 13 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	15	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	11	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	10	-
Quality Control Technology/Technician	✔	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	88	$90,400
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	19	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	17	-
Homeland Security	✔	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 45 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 400 students have completed their graduate studies.

275 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
91 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (11 completers)	116 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	9	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	11	$46,800
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	11	$40,300
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	14	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	8	$42,100
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	10	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	3	-
Education (other)	✔	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	19 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	19	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Homeland Security	✔	14	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✔	2	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	105 completers	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	17	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	88	$90,400
	Total	275

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
	Total	13

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	5	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	51 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	15	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	11	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	91

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at NSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 984 students enrolled into Northwestern State University of Louisiana graduate schools where it has total 9,389 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 211 full-time and 773 part-time graduate students. By gender, 210 male and 774 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	984	210	774
Full-time	211	92	119
Part-tme	773	118	655

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

There are 636 White (64.63%), 251 Black/African American (25.51%), 24 Hispanic (2.44%), 27 Asian (2.74%), and 46 students with other races. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	984	210	774
American Indian/Native American	9	2	7
Asian	27	4	23
Black/African American	251	41	210
Hispanic	24	7	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	636	144	492
Two More	13	1	12
Un-Known	4	0	4
Non-resident Alien	18	10	8

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 859 graduate students (87.30% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 92 graduate students (9.35% 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	984
Enrolled Online Exclusively	859
Enrolled Some Online Courses	92
Not in Online Courses	33

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