Graduate Programs at Southwest Minnesota State University

Graduate School Overview

Southwest Minnesota State University (referred to as Southwest Minnesota State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Marshall, MN.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Southwest Minnesota State Directory Information
School Name	Southwest Minnesota State University (Southwest Minnesota State)
Address	1501 State St, Marshall, MN 56258-5468
Phone	507-537-7678
Web	https://www.smsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.smsu.edu/admission/applyonline.cfm
Financial Info	https://www.smsu.edu/campuslife/financialaid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Southwest Minnesota State is $9,633 for Minnesota residents and $10,052 for out-of-state students. The school has 412 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,930 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 92 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 34 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,052 $9,633 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	412
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	92 graduate programs (34 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southwest Minnesota State is $9,633 for Minnesota residents and $10,052 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $486.

Southwest Minnesota State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Minnesota Residents	$9,633
Out-of-State	$10,052
Tuition per Credit Hour
Minnesota Residents	$486
Out-of-State	$486

Southwest Minnesota 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	34 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Southwest Minnesota State University is $9,633 for Minnesota residents and $10,052 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.35% 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	$7,164	$792	$7,164	$792
2019-2020	$7,374	$816	$7,374	$816
2020-2021	$7,686	$840	$7,686	$840
2021-2022	$7,956	$862	$7,956	$862
2022-2023	$8,748	$885	$8,748	$885
2023-2024	-	-	$9,054	$998

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southwest Minnesota State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $17,246 (public) / $15,729 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southwest Minnesota State University	$9,633	$10,052
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$14,058	$15,741
Public	$12,663	$17,246
Private	$15,729

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,208 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southwest Minnesota State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 19.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,208. Off-campus living costs are increased by 19.68% 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	$8,016	$3,156	$8,016	$3,156
2019-2020	$8,278	$2,930	$8,278	$2,930
2020-2021	$8,642	$2,930	$8,642	$2,930
2021-2022	$9,026	$3,010	$9,026	$3,010
2022-2023	$9,258	$2,614	$9,258	$2,614
2023-2024	$10,666	$3,542	$10,666	$3,542

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $507 at Southwest Minnesota State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.32% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$442
2019-2020	$455
2020-2021	$473
2021-2022	$490
2022-2023	$486
2023-2024	$507

Graduate Programs at Southwest Minnesota State

Southwest Minnesota State University offers 19 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, 170 students have completed their study at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Offered Degrees at Southwest Minnesota State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	4	139
Post Bachelor's Degree	12	9	21
Post Master's Degree	1	0	10
Total	19	13	170

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southwest Minnesota State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 95 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southwest Minnesota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	3	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southwest Minnesota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	95	$48,500
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	$55,700
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	-	-

Southwest Minnesota State University offers 19 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 170 students have completed their graduate studies.

139 students have earned/completed Master's program.
21 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
10 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	116 completers	$48,500
Education	✔	95	$48,500
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	$55,700
	Total	139

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Education	✔	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
	Total	21

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at Southwest Minnesota State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 412 students enrolled into Southwest Minnesota State University graduate schools where it has total 6,930 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 208 full-time and 204 part-time graduate students. By gender, 132 male and 280 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	412	132	280
Full-time	208	55	153
Part-tme	204	77	127

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

There are 318 White (77.18%), 14 Black/African American (3.40%), 10 Hispanic (2.43%), 8 Asian (1.94%), and 62 students with other races. 35 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	412	132	280
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	8	5	3
Black/African American	14	10	4
Hispanic	10	6	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	318	85	233
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	17	8	9
Non-resident Alien	35	15	20

Southwest Minnesota State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 161 graduate students (39.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 41 graduate students (9.95% 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	412
Enrolled Online Exclusively	161
Enrolled Some Online Courses	41
Not in Online Courses	210

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