Graduate Programs at Pittsburg State University

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 Name	Pittsburg State University (Pitt State)
Address	1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone	620-231-7000
Web	https://www.pittstate.edu
Online Application	https://admission.pittstate.edu/apply.html
Financial Info	https://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 Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,590 $8,758 for Kansas Residents
Student Population	1,457
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	108 graduate programs (18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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
	Residents	Out-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-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other 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 Residents	Out-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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	8	580
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	5	13
Post Master's Degree	6	3	46
Total	38	17	657

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.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	13	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	11	-
School Psychology	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	149	$45,600
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	118	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	103	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	78	$45,600
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	43	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	18	-
Nursing Practice	✔	16	-

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	272 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	43	$45,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	38	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	118	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	31	-
Education (other)	✔	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	43	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Polymer Chemistry	✕	3	-
Physics	✕	1	-
Materials Science	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Psychology	✕	21	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	171 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	149	$45,600
Accounting	✕	4	-
Human Resources Development	✔	18	-
History [+]	✔	6 completers	-
History	✔	6	-
	Total	580

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	18 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	18	-
	Total	18

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	13 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✔	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
	Total	13

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	35 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	0	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
	Total	46

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,457	564	893
Full-time	420	199	221
Part-tme	1,037	365	672

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,457	564	893
American Indian/Native American	43	15	28
Asian	39	20	19
Black/African American	73	37	36
Hispanic	46	18	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	1,120	392	728
Two More	10	2	8
Un-Known	9	1	8
Non-resident Alien	113	78	35

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
Total	1,457
Enrolled Online Exclusively	823
Enrolled Some Online Courses	279
Not in Online Courses	355

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,457	564	893
Age 20-21	13	2	11
Age 22-24	278	119	159
Age 25-29	351	147	204
Age 30-34	225	96	129
Age 35-39	171	61	110
Age 40-49	242	85	157
Age 50-64	105	42	63
Over 64	4	2	2
Age Un-Known	68	10	58

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