Pittsburg State University Graduate Schools

Pittsburg State University (referred to as Pitt State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pittsburg, KS. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pittsburg State University is $8,758 for Kansas residents and $19,590 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,457 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,017 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Pittsburg State University (referred to as Pitt State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pittsburg, KS. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Pitt State Directory Information
School NamePittsburg State University (Pitt State)
Address1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone620-231-7000
Webhttps://www.pittstate.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admission.pittstate.edu/apply.html
Financial Infohttps://www.pittstate.edu/financial-aid/index.html
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pittsburg State University is $8,758 for Kansas residents and $19,590 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,457 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,017 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 108 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$19,590
$8,758 for Kansas Residents
Student Population1,457
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs108 graduate programs
(18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Pittsburg State University is $8,758 for Kansas residents and $19,590 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $285 for Kansas residents and $737 for out-of-state students.
Pittsburg State University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Pittsburg 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, 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)18 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
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Pittsburg State University is $8,758 for Kansas residents and $19,590 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.15% 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
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$6,560$1,604$17,200$1,604
2019-2020$6,678$1,644$17,510$1,644
2020-2021$6,820$1,668$17,652$1,668
2021-2022$6,820$1,908$17,652$1,908
2022-2023$6,820$1,938$17,652$1,938
The graduate school tuition & fees of Pitt State is average compared to public graduate schools in Kansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Kansas graduate tuition is $19,074 (public) / $11,029 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Pittsburg State University$8,758$19,590
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Kansas Graduate Schools$10,249$12,651
Public$8,793$19,074
Private$11,029
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,498 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Pittsburg State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 15.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,730. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.89% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$7,778$3,826$7,332$4,438
2019-2020$7,996$3,918$7,515$4,546
2020-2021$8,196$3,980$7,644$4,622
2021-2022$8,196$4,114$7,934$4,776
2022-2023$9,426$4,814$9,658$5,072
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $285 for Kansas residents and $737 for other students at Pittsburg State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.14% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$346$789
2019-2020$278$730
2020-2021$284$736
2021-2022$284$736
2022-2023$285$737

Graduate Programs at Pitt State

Pittsburg State University offers 38 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, 657 students have completed their study at Pittsburg State University.
Offered Degrees at Pittsburg State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree258580
Doctor's degree - other1118
Post Bachelor's Degree6513
Post Master's Degree6346
Total3817657
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Pittsburg State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 22 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 149 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 18 completers.
Pittsburg State University offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 657 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 580 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 18 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 13 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 46 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] 6 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric6-
Education [+] (6 completers) 272 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration43$45,200
Educational/Instructional Technology20-
Special Education and Teaching38-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services6-
Elementary Education and Teaching118-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education11-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching31-
Education (other)5-
Engineering Technology [+] 43 completers-
Industrial Technology/Technician43-
English Language and Literature [+] 3 completers-
English Language and Literature3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 7 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences7-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 completers-
Mathematics3-
Physical Sciences [+] 13 completers-
Chemistry5-
Polymer Chemistry3-
Physics1-
Materials Science4-
Psychology [+] 21 completers-
Psychology21-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 5 completers-
Music Performance5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Nursing Science10-
Business [+] (1 completers) 171 completers-
Business Administration and Management149$45,600
Accounting4-
Human Resources Development18-
History [+] 6 completers-
History6-
Total580
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 18 completers-
Nursing Practice18-
Total18
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (5 completers) 13 completers-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration0-
Educational/Instructional Technology1-
Special Education and Teaching5-
Elementary Education and Teaching5-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 0 completers-
Mathematics0-
Total13
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (3 completers) 35 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration20-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration13-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services0-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education2-
Psychology [+] 11 completers-
Psychology0-
School Psychology11-
Total46

Graduate Student Population at Pitt State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,457 students enrolled into Pittsburg State University graduate schools where it has total 6,017 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 420 full-time and 1,037 part-time graduate students. By gender, 564 male and 893 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
Total1,457564893
Full-time420199221
Part-tme1,037365672
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,120 White (76.87%), 73 Black/African American (5.01%), 46 Hispanic (3.16%), 39 Asian (2.68%), and 179 students with other races. 113 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,457564893
American Indian/Native American431528
Asian392019
Black/African American733736
Hispanic461828
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White1,120392728
Two More1028
Un-Known918
Non-resident Alien1137835
Pittsburg State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 823 graduate students (56.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 279 graduate students (19.15% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,457
Enrolled Online Exclusively823
Enrolled Some Online Courses279
Not in Online Courses355
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Pittsburg State University. 291 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.97% of total students), 109 students are aged above 50 (7.48%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Pittsburg State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,457564893
Age 20-2113211
Age 22-24278119159
Age 25-29351147204
Age 30-3422596129
Age 35-3917161110
Age 40-4924285157
Age 50-641054263
Over 64422
Age Un-Known681058

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