Graduate Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Graduate School Overview

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (referred to as SWOSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Weatherford, OK.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1950 - Current[Estimated Date]).

SWOSU Directory Information
School Name	Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU)
Address	100 Campus Dr, Weatherford, OK 73096-3001
Phone	580-772-6611
Web	https://www.swosu.edu
Online Application	https://www.swosu.edu/admissions/apply-to-swosu.php
Financial Info	https://www.swosu.edu/paying-for-swosu/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SWOSU is $7,915 for Oklahoma residents and $7,939 for out-of-state students. The school has 836 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,777 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 67 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,939 $7,915 for Oklahoma Residents
Student Population	836
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	67 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SWOSU is $7,915 for Oklahoma residents and $7,939 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $323 for Oklahoma residents and $601 for out-of-state students.

SWOSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Oklahoma Residents	$7,915
Out-of-State	$7,939
Tuition per Credit Hour
Oklahoma Residents	$323
Out-of-State	$601

SWOSU 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)	16 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $7,915 for Oklahoma residents and $7,939 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -44.96% 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
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,880	$1,116	$12,372	$1,116
2019-2020	$6,084	$1,236	$12,564	$1,236
2020-2021	$6,294	$1,236	$12,966	$1,236
2021-2022	$6,294	$1,236	$12,966	$1,236
2022-2023	$6,516	$1,236	$13,188	$1,236
2023-2024	$6,854	$1,061	$6,878	$1,061

The graduate school tuition & fees of SWOSU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Oklahoma. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Oklahoma graduate tuition is $15,394 (public) / $12,284 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	$7,915	$7,939
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oklahoma Graduate Schools	$10,018	$14,145
Public	$7,042	$15,394
Private	$12,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,028 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SWOSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,930. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$5,830	$6,858	$5,652	$6,858
2019-2020	$6,030	$6,858	$5,652	$6,858
2020-2021	$6,230	$7,202	$5,814	$7,202
2021-2022	$6,380	$7,202	$5,814	$7,202
2022-2023	$6,930	$7,618	$6,312	$7,618
2023-2024	$7,410	$7,618	$6,312	$7,618

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $330 for Oklahoma residents and $331 for other students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -44.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Oklahoma Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$292	$561
2019-2020	$305	$575
2020-2021	$314	$592
2021-2022	$314	$592
2022-2023	$323	$601
2023-2024	$330	$331

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at SWOSU.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
	Oklahoma Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$19,905	$1,275	$33,068	$1,275

Graduate Programs at SWOSU

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers 15 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 338 students have completed their study at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Offered Degrees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	10	249
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	73
Post Master's Degree	1	0	16
Total	15	10	338

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 40 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 73 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	16	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	38	$51,400
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	38	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	36	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✕	25	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	73	-

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers 15 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 338 students have completed their graduate studies.

249 students have earned/completed Master's program.
73 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
16 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
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	120 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	38	$51,400
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✕	25	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	38	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	40 completers	-
Community Psychology	✔	15	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	25	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	48 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	36	-
Business [+]	✔	40 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	-
	Total	249

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	73	-
	Total	73

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at SWOSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 836 students enrolled into Southwestern Oklahoma State University graduate schools where it has total 4,777 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 458 full-time and 378 part-time graduate students. By gender, 243 male and 593 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	836	243	593
Full-time	458	163	295
Part-tme	378	80	298

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

There are 542 White (64.83%), 39 Black/African American (4.67%), 62 Hispanic (7.42%), 31 Asian (3.71%), and 162 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	836	243	593
American Indian/Native American	39	11	28
Asian	31	14	17
Black/African American	39	16	23
Hispanic	62	21	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	542	142	400
Two More	86	23	63
Un-Known	16	6	10
Non-resident Alien	20	10	10

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 640 graduate students (76.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 145 graduate students (17.34% 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	836
Enrolled Online Exclusively	640
Enrolled Some Online Courses	145
Not in Online Courses	51

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. 261 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.22% of total students), 66 students are aged above 50 (7.89%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	836	243	593
Age 20-21	35	11	24
Age 22-24	226	98	128
Age 25-29	179	64	115
Age 30-34	103	21	82
Age 35-39	87	18	69
Age 40-49	140	24	116
Age 50-64	65	7	58
Over 64	1	0	1

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