Sul Ross State University Graduate Schools

Sul Ross State University (referred to as Sul Ross) is a Public, 4 years school located in Alpine, TX. 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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Sul Ross State University is $6,392 for Texas residents and $13,382 for out-of-state students. The school has 556 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,345 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1929 - Current).

Sul Ross Directory Information
School Name	Sul Ross State University (Sul Ross)
Address	HWY 90 East, Alpine, TX 79832
Phone	432-837-8011
Web	https://www.sulross.edu
Online Application	https://www.goapplytexas.org
Financial Info	https://www.sulross.edu/financial-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Sul Ross State University is $6,392 for Texas residents and $13,382 for out-of-state students. The school has 556 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,345 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 47 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,382 $6,392 for Texas Residents
Student Population	556
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	47 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Sul Ross State University is $6,392 for Texas residents and $13,382 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $231 for Texas residents and $640 for out-of-state students.

Sul Ross State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Sul Ross 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Sul Ross State University is $6,392 for Texas residents and $13,382 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -2.70% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$2,084	$792	$8,340	$1,092
2018-2019	$2,082	$768	$8,943	$1,150
2019-2020	$3,900	$1,216	$11,370	$1,566
2020-2021	$4,162	$2,230	$11,524	$2,230
2021-2022	$4,162	$2,230	$11,152	$2,230

The graduate school tuition & fees of Sul Ross is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,770 (public) / $17,981 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Sul Ross State University	$6,392	$13,382
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,300	$17,743
Public	$8,155	$17,770
Private	$17,981

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $13,896 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Sul Ross State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -4.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,730. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -3.62% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$8,802	$4,042	$8,802	$4,042
2018-2019	$8,242	$4,042	$8,802	$4,042
2019-2020	$8,724	$5,172	$9,558	$5,172
2020-2021	$9,326	$5,186	$10,098	$5,186
2021-2022	$8,724	$5,172	$9,558	$5,172

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $231 for Texas residents and $640 for other students at Sul Ross State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -12.21% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$209	$624
2018-2019	$249	$736
2019-2020	$284	$779
2020-2021	$320	$729
2021-2022	$231	$640

Graduate Programs at Sul Ross

Sul Ross State University offers 20 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, 171 students have completed their study at Sul Ross State University.

Offered Degrees at Sul Ross State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	0	171
Total	20	0	171

The most popular program at Sul Ross State University is the Education program and last year 51 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Sul Ross State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	51	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	42	-
Education	✕	32	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	30	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-

Sul Ross State University offers 20 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 171 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Animal Sciences	✕	13	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	✕	14	-
Education [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Education	✕	32	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	23	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	14	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	3	-
Homeland Security	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	5	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	25	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	171

Graduate Student Population at Sul Ross

For academic year 2021-2022, total 556 students enrolled into Sul Ross State University graduate schools where it has total 2,345 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 100 full-time and 456 part-time graduate students. By gender, 175 male and 381 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	556	175	381
Full-time	100	31	69
Part-tme	456	144	312

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

There are 199 White (35.79%), 15 Black/African American (2.70%), 314 Hispanic (56.47%), 5 Asian (0.90%), and 23 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	556	175	381
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	5	1	4
Black/African American	15	4	11
Hispanic	314	91	223
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	199	68	131
Two More	13	6	7
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	6	4	2

Sul Ross State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 359 graduate students (64.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 93 graduate students (16.73% 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	556
Enrolled Online Exclusively	359
Enrolled Some Online Courses	93
Not in Online Courses	104

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sul Ross State University. 85 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.29% of total students), 48 students are aged above 50 (8.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sul Ross State University.