Graduate Programs at Saint Cloud State University

Graduate School Overview

Saint Cloud State University (referred to as Saint Cloud State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Saint Cloud, MN. 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 - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (7/1/1947 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Saint Cloud State Directory Information
School Name	Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud State)
Address	720 Fourth Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Phone	320-308-0121
Web	https://www.stcloudstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.stcloudstate.edu/apply/default.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.stcloudstate.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Saint Cloud State University is $9,945 for Minnesota residents and $14,367 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,851 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,420 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 209 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 36 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,367 $9,945 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	1,851
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	209 graduate programs (36 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Saint Cloud State University is $9,945 for Minnesota residents and $14,367 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $485 for Minnesota residents and $728 for out-of-state students.

Saint Cloud State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	36 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Saint Cloud State University is $9,945 for Minnesota residents and $14,367 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.12% 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
	Minnesota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,975	$1,065	$12,116	$1,065
2019-2020	$7,460	$1,112	$11,334	$1,112
2020-2021	$7,607	$1,124	$11,780	$1,124
2021-2022	$8,009	$1,183	$12,229	$1,183
2022-2023	$9,127	$818	$13,549	$818

The graduate school tuition & fees of Saint Cloud State is average compared to public graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,928 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Saint Cloud State University	$9,945	$14,367
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,925	$15,565
Public	$12,073	$15,941
Private	$15,928

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,550 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Saint Cloud State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.05% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,550. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.05% 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	$8,826	$2,700	$8,826	$2,700
2019-2020	$8,900	$2,600	$8,900	$2,600
2020-2021	$8,992	$2,600	$9,268	$2,600
2021-2022	$9,347	$2,600	$9,347	$2,600
2022-2023	$9,950	$2,600	$9,950	$2,600

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $485 for Minnesota residents and $728 for other students at Saint Cloud State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.06% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Minnesota Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$399	$606
2019-2020	$414	$630
2020-2021	$431	$654
2021-2022	$448	$680
2022-2023	$485	$728

Graduate Programs at Saint Cloud State

Saint Cloud State University offers 87 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, 621 students have completed their study at Saint Cloud State University.

Offered Degrees at Saint Cloud State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	50	13	515
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	24
Post Bachelor's Degree	33	10	82
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	87	23	621

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 23 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 65 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 16 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Saint Cloud State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	23	$81,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	20	$44,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	$81,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	13	$44,000
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Saint Cloud State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	65	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	64	$74,800
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	51	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	49	$74,800
Social Work	✕	47	$44,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Saint Cloud State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	6	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-

Saint Cloud State University offers 87 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 621 students have completed their graduate studies.

515 students have earned/completed Master's program.
82 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	38 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	12	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	26	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	127 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	13	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	26	$46,800
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	$44,700
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	12	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	14	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	7	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	21	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (3 completers)	38 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	23	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	4	-
Systems Engineering	✔	10	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	35	-
Engineering Design	✕	13	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Statistics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	3	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	3	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Materials Science	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	18	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	5	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	24	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	4	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	14	-
Social Work	✕	36	$44,900
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Applied Economics	✕	3	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	2	-
Sociology and Anthropology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	19	-
Medical Scientist	✕	23	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	10	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	49 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	49	$74,800
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	515

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
	Total	24

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	69 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	1	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	20	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	✕	4	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	✕	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Driver and Safety Teacher Education	✔	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	10	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	4	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering Design	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✔	0	-
Human Computer Interaction	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	3	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	✕	1	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	2	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Accounting	✔	0	-
Business Statistics	✕	5	-
	Total	82

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	$81,200
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Saint Cloud State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,818 students enrolled into Saint Cloud State University graduate schools where it has total 10,420 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 677 full-time and 1,141 part-time graduate students. By gender, 670 male and 1,148 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	1,818	670	1,148
Full-time	677	273	404
Part-tme	1,141	397	744

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

There are 916 White (50.39%), 88 Black/African American (4.84%), 42 Hispanic (2.31%), 77 Asian (4.24%), and 695 students with other races. 405 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,818	670	1,148
American Indian/Native American	9	3	6
Asian	77	20	57
Black/African American	88	48	40
Hispanic	42	19	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	916	277	639
Two More	20	4	16
Un-Known	259	85	174
Non-resident Alien	405	214	191

Saint Cloud State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 560 graduate students (30.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 406 graduate students (22.33% 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	1,818
Enrolled Online Exclusively	560
Enrolled Some Online Courses	406
Not in Online Courses	852

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Saint Cloud State University. 385 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.18% of total students), 185 students are aged above 50 (10.18%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Saint Cloud State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,818	670	1,148
Age 20-21	25	4	21
Age 22-24	360	117	243
Age 25-29	445	180	265
Age 30-34	285	120	165
Age 35-39	227	93	134
Age 40-49	281	85	196
Age 50-64	174	59	115
Over 64	11	6	5
Age Un-Known	10	6	4

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