Graduate Programs at Southern Utah University

Graduate School Overview

Southern Utah University (referred to as Southern Utah) is a Public, 4 years school located in Cedar City, UT. 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- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (9/1/1933 - Current).

Southern Utah Directory Information
School Name	Southern Utah University (Southern Utah)
Address	351 West University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone	435-586-7700
Web	https://www.suu.edu
Online Application	https://www.suu.edu/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.suu.edu/finaid/

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern Utah University is $8,338 for Utah residents and $24,548 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,681 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 14,330 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,548 $8,338 for Utah Residents
Student Population	1,681
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	102 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern Utah University is $8,338 for Utah residents and $24,548 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $339 for Utah residents and $1,069 for out-of-state students.

Southern Utah University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Southern Utah 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, 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)	4 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 Southern Utah University is $8,338 for Utah residents and $24,548 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.18% 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
	Utah Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,574	$764	$23,784	$764
2019-2020	$7,574	$764	$23,784	$764
2020-2021	$7,574	$764	$23,784	$764
2021-2022	$7,574	$720	$23,784	$720
2022-2023	$7,574	$764	$23,784	$764

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southern Utah is average compared to public graduate schools in Utah. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Utah graduate tuition is $22,285 (public) / $11,976 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern Utah University	$8,338	$24,548
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Utah Graduate Schools	$10,544	$17,108
Public	$8,433	$22,285
Private	$11,976

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,316 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern Utah University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.13% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,100. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.50% 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	$7,250	$4,800	$7,500	$4,800
2019-2020	$7,349	$4,800	$7,500	$4,800
2020-2021	$7,374	$4,800	$7,500	$4,800
2021-2022	$7,500	$4,800	$7,500	$4,800
2022-2023	$8,416	$3,900	$9,200	$3,900

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $339 for Utah residents and $1,069 for other students at Southern Utah University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Utah Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$339	$1,069
2019-2020	$339	$1,069
2020-2021	$339	$1,069
2021-2022	$339	$1,069
2022-2023	$339	$1,069

Graduate Programs at Southern Utah

Southern Utah University offers 14 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 673 students have completed their study at Southern Utah University.

Offered Degrees at Southern Utah University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	2	673
Total	14	2	673

The most popular program at Southern Utah University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 153 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Southern Utah University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	153	$46,800
Education	✕	143	$57,000
Accounting	✕	87	$57,000
Music Technology	✔	69	-
Public Administration	✕	48	$44,800

Southern Utah University offers 14 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 673 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	32	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	10	-
Education [+]	✕	151 completers	$57,000
Education	✕	143	$57,000
Music Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Analytics	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	25	-
Human Services [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	48	$44,800
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	80 completers	-
Music Technology	✔	69	-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	247 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	153	$46,800
Accounting	✕	87	$57,000
Management Science	✕	7	-
	Total	673

Graduate Student Population at Southern Utah

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,531 students enrolled into Southern Utah University graduate schools where it has total 14,330 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 332 full-time and 1,199 part-time graduate students. By gender, 715 male and 816 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	1,531	715	816
Full-time	332	171	161
Part-tme	1,199	544	655

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

There are 1,195 White (78.05%), 54 Black/African American (3.53%), 65 Hispanic (4.25%), 42 Asian (2.74%), and 175 students with other races. 46 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,531	715	816
American Indian/Native American	14	7	7
Asian	42	18	24
Black/African American	54	36	18
Hispanic	65	24	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	4	7
White	1,195	546	649
Two More	6	4	2
Un-Known	98	55	43
Non-resident Alien	46	21	25

Southern Utah University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,424 graduate students (93.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 64 graduate students (4.18% 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	1,531
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,424
Enrolled Some Online Courses	64
Not in Online Courses	43

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern Utah University. 210 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.72% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.07%), 154 students are aged above 50 (10.06%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern Utah University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,531	715	816
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	10	4	6
Age 22-24	200	74	126
Age 25-29	385	216	169
Age 30-34	259	137	122
Age 35-39	195	104	91
Age 40-49	327	128	199
Age 50-64	150	50	100
Over 64	4	2	2

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