Graduate Programs at Southeast Missouri State University

Graduate School Overview

Southeast Missouri State University (referred to as Southeast Missouri State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Cape Girardeau, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Southeast Missouri State Directory Information
School Name	Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast Missouri State)
Address	One University Plaza, MS2025, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone	573-651-2000
Web	https://www.semo.edu
Online Application	https://www.semo.edu/admissions/apply.htm
Financial Info	https://www.semo.edu/sfs

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Southeast Missouri State is $6,957 for Missouri residents and $7,371 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,473 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,927 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 119 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 36 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,371 $6,957 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	1,473
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	119 graduate programs (36 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southeast Missouri State is $6,957 for Missouri residents and $7,371 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $345 for Missouri residents and $621 for out-of-state students.

Southeast Missouri State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$6,957
Out-of-State	$7,371
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$345
Out-of-State	$621

Southeast Missouri 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	36 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) 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 Southeast Missouri State University is $6,957 for Missouri residents and $7,371 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -38.26% 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
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,981	$699	$9,292	$699
2019-2020	$5,242	$717	$9,796	$717
2020-2021	$5,373	$753	$10,039	$753
2021-2022	$5,858	$753	$10,840	$753
2022-2023	$6,205	$752	$11,186	$752
2023-2024	-	-	$6,565	$806

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southeast Missouri State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southeast Missouri State University	$6,957	$7,371
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,102 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southeast Missouri State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 11.73% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,102. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.73% 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	$8,935	$4,593	$8,935	$4,593
2019-2020	$9,267	$4,708	$9,267	$4,708
2020-2021	$9,511	$4,816	$9,511	$4,816
2021-2022	$9,974	$4,941	$9,974	$4,941
2022-2023	$9,954	$5,352	$9,954	$5,352
2023-2024	$11,486	$5,616	$11,486	$5,616

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $383 at Southeast Missouri State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -38.33% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$516
2019-2020	$584
2020-2021	$558
2021-2022	$602
2022-2023	$621
2023-2024	$383

Graduate Programs at Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State University offers 42 graduate programs for Master's 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, 473 students have completed their study at Southeast Missouri State University.

Offered Degrees at Southeast Missouri State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	35	15	400
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	4	21
Post Master's Degree	2	1	52
Total	42	20	473

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 47 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 52 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southeast Missouri State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	47	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✔	12	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	5	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southeast Missouri State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	52	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	52	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	26	$38,900
Special Education and Teaching	✔	25	-

Southeast Missouri State University offers 42 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 473 students have completed their graduate studies.

400 students have earned/completed Master's program.
21 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
52 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	62 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	52	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	183 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	26	$38,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	14	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	7	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	25	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	16	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	19	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	25	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	4 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	4	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	6	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	44 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	21	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	15	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	58 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	52	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	6	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
Public/Applied History	✕	5	-
	Total	400

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	-	-
	Total	21

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	52 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	47	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
	Total	52

Graduate Student Population at Southeast Missouri State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,473 students enrolled into Southeast Missouri State University graduate schools where it has total 9,927 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 821 full-time and 652 part-time graduate students. By gender, 648 male and 825 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	1,473	648	825
Full-time	821	430	391
Part-tme	652	218	434

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

There are 670 White (45.49%), 58 Black/African American (3.94%), 24 Hispanic (1.63%), 7 Asian (0.48%), and 714 students with other races. 676 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,473	648	825
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	7	4	3
Black/African American	58	23	35
Hispanic	24	4	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	670	175	495
Two More	20	6	14
Un-Known	18	3	15
Non-resident Alien	676	433	243

Southeast Missouri State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 452 graduate students (30.69% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 641 graduate students (43.52% 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	1,473
Enrolled Online Exclusively	452
Enrolled Some Online Courses	641
Not in Online Courses	380

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southeast Missouri State University. 570 students are aged 20 to 24 (38.70% of total students), 41 students are aged above 50 (2.78%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southeast Missouri State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,473	648	825
Age 20-21	37	14	23
Age 22-24	533	267	266
Age 25-29	448	218	230
Age 30-34	187	71	116
Age 35-39	100	31	69
Age 40-49	127	32	95
Age 50-64	38	12	26
Over 64	3	3	0

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