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.

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 of Pitt State is $9,190 for Kansas residents and $20,022 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,369 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,858 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 108 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,022 $9,190 for Kansas Residents
Student Population	1,369
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	108 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Pitt State is $9,190 for Kansas residents and $20,022 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $284 for Kansas residents and $736 for out-of-state students.

Pitt State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Kansas Residents	$9,190
Out-of-State	$20,022
Tuition per Credit Hour
Kansas Residents	$284
Out-of-State	$736

Pitt 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	10 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 $9,190 for Kansas residents and $20,022 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.21% 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
2023-2024	$7,162	$2,028	$17,994	$2,028

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 $19,793 and the Kansas graduate tuition is $19,894 (public) / $11,240 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Pittsburg State University	$9,190	$20,022
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kansas Graduate Schools	$10,630	$13,243
Public	$9,216	$19,894
Private	$11,240

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,794 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Pitt State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.89% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,380. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.41% 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
2023-2024	$9,398	$5,396	$9,984	$5,396

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $298 for Kansas residents and $752 for other students at Pittsburg State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.17% 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	$284	$736
2023-2024	$298	$752

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, 724 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	7	652
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	21
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	1	20
Post Master's Degree	6	0	31
Total	38	8	724

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 203 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 21 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	11	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	7	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	203	$45,600
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	129	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	53	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	43	$45,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	37	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Pittsburg State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	21	-

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 724 students have completed their graduate studies.

652 students have earned/completed Master's program.
21 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
20 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
31 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 [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	300 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	43	$45,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	37	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	37	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	129	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	15	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	31	-
Education (other)	✔	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	53	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Polymer Chemistry	✕	9	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Materials Science	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Nursing Science	✔	9	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	222 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	203	$45,600
Accounting	✕	4	-
Human Resources Development	✔	15	-
History [+]	✕	9 completers	-
History	✕	9	-
	Total	652

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	21	-
	Total	21

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
	Total	20

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	31

Graduate Student Population at Pitt State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,369 students enrolled into Pittsburg State University graduate schools where it has total 5,858 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 387 full-time and 982 part-time graduate students. By gender, 549 male and 820 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	1,369	549	820
Full-time	387	191	196
Part-tme	982	358	624

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

There are 1,022 White (74.65%), 38 Black/African American (2.78%), 53 Hispanic (3.87%), 21 Asian (1.53%), and 235 students with other races. 151 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,369	549	820
American Indian/Native American	18	9	9
Asian	21	13	8
Black/African American	38	25	13
Hispanic	53	17	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	3	3
White	1,022	357	665
Two More	54	21	33
Un-Known	6	1	5
Non-resident Alien	151	103	48

Pittsburg State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 814 graduate students (59.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 410 graduate students (29.95% 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	1,369
Enrolled Online Exclusively	814
Enrolled Some Online Courses	410
Not in Online Courses	145

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