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. 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 (1/1/1972 - 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 at Southwest Minnesota State University is $8,818 for Minnesota residents and $9,633 for out-of-state students. The school has 430 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,986 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 88 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 30 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,633 $8,818 for Minnesota Residents
Student Population	430
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	88 graduate programs (30 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southwest Minnesota State University is $8,818 for Minnesota residents and $9,633 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Minnesota residents and $535 for out-of-state students.

Southwest Minnesota State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Southwest Minnesota State 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, remedial services, 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)	30 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 $8,818 for Minnesota residents and $9,633 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 9.24% 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

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 $19,603 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,928 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southwest Minnesota State University	$8,818	$9,633
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,925	$15,565
Public	$12,073	$15,941
Private	$15,928

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,872 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southwest Minnesota State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.36% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,872. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.36% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $535 at Southwest Minnesota State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 9.18% 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	$535

Graduate Programs at Southwest Minnesota State

Southwest Minnesota State University offers 17 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, 188 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	5	1	169
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	8	8
Post Master's Degree	1	0	11
Total	17	9	188

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 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 124 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	✕	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southwest Minnesota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	124	$48,500
Education	✕	105	$48,500
Business Administration and Management	✕	71	$55,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	$55,700
Special Education and Teaching	✕	10	-

Southwest Minnesota State University offers 17 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 188 students have completed their graduate studies.

169 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
11 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)	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✕	119 completers	$48,500
Education	✕	105	$48,500
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	$55,700
	Total	169

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
	Total	11

Graduate Student Population at Southwest Minnesota State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 430 students enrolled into Southwest Minnesota State University graduate schools where it has total 6,986 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 225 full-time and 205 part-time graduate students. By gender, 143 male and 287 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	430	143	287
Full-time	225	63	162
Part-tme	205	80	125

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

There are 349 White (81.16%), 11 Black/African American (2.56%), 9 Hispanic (2.09%), 5 Asian (1.16%), and 56 students with other races. 36 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	430	143	287
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	5	2	3
Black/African American	11	8	3
Hispanic	9	2	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	349	107	242
Two More	8	2	6
Un-Known	8	2	6
Non-resident Alien	36	19	17

Southwest Minnesota State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 147 graduate students (34.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 52 graduate students (12.09% 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	430
Enrolled Online Exclusively	147
Enrolled Some Online Courses	52
Not in Online Courses	231

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southwest Minnesota State University. 93 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.63% of total students), 22 students are aged above 50 (5.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	430	143	287
Age 20-21	5	2	3
Age 22-24	88	36	52
Age 25-29	137	39	98
Age 30-34	61	25	36
Age 35-39	55	19	36
Age 40-49	58	15	43
Age 50-64	21	7	14
Over 64	1	0	1
Age Un-Known	4	0	4

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