Graduate Programs at Southern University at New Orleans

Graduate School Overview

Southern University at New Orleans (referred to as SUNO) is a Public, 4 years school located in New Orleans, LA. SUNO is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1970 - Current).

SUNO Directory Information
School Name	Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)
Address	6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone	504-286-5000
Web	https://www.suno.edu
Online Application	https://www.suno.edu/page/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.suno.edu/page/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SUNO is $9,180 for Louisiana residents and $16,122 for out-of-state students. The school has 270 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,950 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,122 $9,180 for Louisiana Residents
Student Population	270
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SUNO is $9,180 for Louisiana residents and $16,122 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,684 for Louisiana residents and $3,992 for out-of-state students.

SUNO offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Louisiana Residents	$9,180
Out-of-State	$16,122
Tuition per Credit Hour
Louisiana Residents	$1,684
Out-of-State	$3,992

SUNO 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Weekend/evening college 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 Southern University at New Orleans is $9,180 for Louisiana residents and $16,122 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.12% 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
	Louisiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,024	$2,700	$12,965	$2,700
2019-2020	$6,024	$2,836	$12,965	$2,836
2020-2021	$6,024	$2,726	$12,965	$2,726
2021-2022	$6,024	$2,726	$12,965	$2,726
2022-2023	$6,024	$3,137	$12,966	$3,137
2023-2024	$6,024	$3,156	$12,966	$3,156

The graduate school tuition & fees of SUNO is average compared to public graduate schools in Louisiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Louisiana graduate tuition is $18,998 (public) / $18,847 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern University at New Orleans	$9,180	$16,122
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Louisiana Graduate Schools	$12,617	$18,891
Public	$9,880	$18,998
Private	$18,847

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,264 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SUNO.

On-campus living costs are increased by 18.63% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,261. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.66% 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	$8,980	$4,040	$9,430	$4,880
2019-2020	$9,040	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2020-2021	$9,040	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2021-2022	$9,040	$4,230	$9,656	$5,130
2022-2023	$9,480	$4,230	$10,468	$5,130
2023-2024	$10,340	$5,924	$11,337	$5,924

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,687 for Louisiana residents and $3,997 for other students at Southern University at New Orleans. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Louisiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$1,684	$3,992
2019-2020	$1,684	$3,992
2020-2021	$1,684	$3,992
2021-2022	$1,684	$3,992
2022-2023	$1,684	$3,992
2023-2024	$1,687	$3,997

Graduate Programs at SUNO

Southern University at New Orleans offers 10 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, 120 students have completed their study at Southern University at New Orleans.

Offered Degrees at Southern University at New Orleans
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	2	108
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	0	12
Total	10	2	120

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southern University at New Orleans by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 62 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southern University at New Orleans
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southern University at New Orleans
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	62	$36,300
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	28	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	12	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	6	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	-	-

Southern University at New Orleans offers 10 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 120 students have completed their graduate studies.

108 students have earned/completed Master's program.
12 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 [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	✔	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	✔	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	28 completers	$37,600
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	28	-
Human Services [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Social Work	✕	62	$36,300
	Total	108

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at SUNO

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 270 students enrolled into Southern University at New Orleans graduate schools where it has total 1,950 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 171 full-time and 99 part-time graduate students. By gender, 78 male and 192 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	270	78	192
Full-time	171	50	121
Part-tme	99	28	71

Southern University at New Orleans is a historically black school and 202 (74.81% of total students) students are Black/African American at Southern University at New Orleans. There are 17 White (6.30%), 3 Hispanic (1.11%), 41 Asian (15.19%), and 7 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	270	78	192
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	41	25	16
Black/African American	202	41	161
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	17	8	9
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	3	3	0

Southern University at New Orleans offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 68 graduate students (25.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 114 graduate students (42.22% 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	270
Enrolled Online Exclusively	68
Enrolled Some Online Courses	114
Not in Online Courses	88

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern University at New Orleans. 41 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.19% of total students), 37 students are aged above 50 (13.70%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern University at New Orleans.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	270	78	192
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	39	16	23
Age 25-29	71	20	51
Age 30-34	51	18	33
Age 35-39	32	7	25
Age 40-49	38	7	31
Age 50-64	32	10	22
Over 64	5	0	5

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