Graduate Programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Graduate School Overview

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a Public, 4 years school located in Magnolia, AR. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1929 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Directory Information
School Name	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Address	100 E. University, Magnolia, AR 71753
Phone	870-235-4000
Web	https://www.saumag.edu
Online Application	https://web.saumag.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://web.saumag.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $7,092 for Arkansas residents and $10,224 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,274 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,434 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 20 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,224 $7,092 for Arkansas Residents
Student Population	1,274
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs (20 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $7,092 for Arkansas residents and $10,224 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $301 for Arkansas residents and $475 for out-of-state students.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers the alternative tuition plans.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	20 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $7,092 for Arkansas residents and $10,224 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.46% 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
	Arkansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,130	$1,104	$7,866	$1,104
2019-2020	$5,040	$1,542	$7,920	$1,542
2020-2021	$5,112	$1,782	$8,028	$1,782
2021-2022	$5,274	$1,620	$8,262	$1,620
2022-2023	$5,472	$1,620	$8,604	$1,620

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Arkansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Arkansas graduate tuition is $13,974 (public) / $21,738 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	$7,092	$10,224
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Arkansas Graduate Schools	$11,485	$16,172
Public	$7,828	$13,974
Private	$21,738

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,843 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.85% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,843. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.87% 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	$6,993	$5,672	$6,993	$7,242
2019-2020	$7,188	$5,882	$7,188	$7,495
2020-2021	$7,418	$6,112	$7,418	$7,725
2021-2022	$7,595	$6,177	$7,595	$7,806
2022-2023	$7,809	$6,356	$7,809	$8,034

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $301 for Arkansas residents and $475 for other students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.49% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Arkansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$285	$437
2019-2020	$280	$440
2020-2021	$284	$446
2021-2022	$293	$459
2022-2023	$301	$475

Graduate Programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers 20 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, 372 students have completed their study at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Offered Degrees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	14	356
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	6	16
Total	20	20	372

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer and Information Sciences program with 126 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	3	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	126	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	85	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	63	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	59	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$59,300

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers 20 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 372 students have completed their graduate studies.

356 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	85 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	85	-
Education [+]	✔ (9 completers)	175 completers	-
Education	✔	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	18	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	35	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	18	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✔	14	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	59	-
Education (other)	✔	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	17	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	21	-
Business [+]	✔	47 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$59,300
	Total	356

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	0	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	2	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	2	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,274 students enrolled into Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate schools where it has total 4,434 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 276 full-time and 998 part-time graduate students. By gender, 449 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	1,274	449	825
Full-time	276	137	139
Part-tme	998	312	686

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

There are 592 White (46.47%), 219 Black/African American (17.19%), 34 Hispanic (2.67%), 15 Asian (1.18%), and 414 students with other races. 277 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,274	449	825
American Indian/Native American	7	1	6
Asian	15	7	8
Black/African American	219	54	165
Hispanic	34	10	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	592	175	417
Two More	97	24	73
Un-Known	33	8	25
Non-resident Alien	277	170	107

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 929 graduate students (72.92% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 294 graduate students (23.08% 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	1,274
Enrolled Online Exclusively	929
Enrolled Some Online Courses	294
Not in Online Courses	51

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. 342 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.84% of total students), 79 students are aged above 50 (6.20%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,274	449	825
Age 20-21	30	7	23
Age 22-24	312	136	176
Age 25-29	370	139	231
Age 30-34	179	68	111
Age 35-39	137	39	98
Age 40-49	167	40	127
Age 50-64	72	17	55
Over 64	7	3	4

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