Graduate Programs at Tarleton State University

Graduate School Overview

Tarleton State University (referred to as TSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Stephenville, TX. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1926 - Current).

TSU Directory Information
School Name	Tarleton State University (TSU)
Address	1333 W. Washington, Stephenville, TX 76401-0000
Phone	254-968-9000
Web	https://www.tarleton.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX
Financial Info	https://www.tarleton.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Tarleton State University is $7,467 for Texas residents and $14,829 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,212 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 14,092 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 116 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,829 $7,467 for Texas Residents
Student Population	2,212
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	116 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Tarleton State University is $7,467 for Texas residents and $14,829 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $242 for Texas residents and $651 for out-of-state students.

Tarleton State University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Tarleton 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, 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) 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 Tarleton State University is $7,467 for Texas residents and $14,829 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -1.34% 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
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,996	$3,028	$11,466	$3,028
2019-2020	$4,137	$3,078	$11,733	$3,078
2020-2021	$4,248	$2,975	$12,510	$2,975
2021-2022	$4,356	$3,313	$11,718	$3,313
2022-2023	$4,356	$3,111	$11,718	$3,111

The graduate school tuition & fees of TSU is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,810 (public) / $18,159 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Tarleton State University	$7,467	$14,829
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,401	$17,909
Public	$8,153	$17,810
Private	$18,159

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,885 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Tarleton State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.26% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,674. Off-campus living costs are increased by 16.57% 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	$10,480	$3,057	$10,480	$3,057
2019-2020	$10,712	$3,147	$10,712	$3,147
2020-2021	$9,321	$3,216	$9,321	$3,216
2021-2022	$10,206	$3,240	$10,206	$3,240
2022-2023	$10,328	$3,557	$12,117	$3,557

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $242 for Texas residents and $651 for other students at Tarleton State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$222	$637
2019-2020	$230	$652
2020-2021	$236	$695
2021-2022	$242	$651
2022-2023	$242	$651

Graduate Programs at TSU

Tarleton State University offers 36 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 782 students have completed their study at Tarleton State University.

Offered Degrees at Tarleton State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	34	20	746
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	36
Total	36	21	782

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

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 138 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 36 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Tarleton State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	138	$58,600
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	76	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	74	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	60	$56,100
Counseling Psychology	✕	49	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Tarleton State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	0	-

Tarleton State University offers 36 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 782 students have completed their graduate studies.

746 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (2 completers)	41 completers	-
Agricultural Economics	✔	0	-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	✔	30	$41,000
Animal Sciences	✕	11	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Environmental Science	✔	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Communication	✕	0	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	11	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	14	-
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	120 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	74	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	37	$49,100
Music Teacher Education	✔	9	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✔	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Quality Control Technology/Technician	✔	13	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Early Childhood and Family Studies	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	7	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	76 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	76	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	64 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	49	-
Applied Psychology	✔	15	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	34 completers	$49,000
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	34	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	69 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	20	-
Social Work	✔	49	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	50 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	13	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	25	-
Nursing Education	✔	7	-
Nursing Administration	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	212 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	138	$58,600
Accounting	✕	14	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	60	$56,100
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	746

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	0	-
	Total	36

Graduate Student Population at TSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,329 students enrolled into Tarleton State University graduate schools where it has total 14,092 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 596 full-time and 1,733 part-time graduate students. By gender, 736 male and 1,593 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	2,329	736	1,593
Full-time	596	181	415
Part-tme	1,733	555	1,178

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

There are 1,370 White (58.82%), 319 Black/African American (13.70%), 416 Hispanic (17.86%), 54 Asian (2.32%), and 170 students with other races. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,329	736	1,593
American Indian/Native American	10	2	8
Asian	54	17	37
Black/African American	319	107	212
Hispanic	416	123	293
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	1,370	421	949
Two More	101	44	57
Un-Known	31	12	19
Non-resident Alien	25	8	17

Tarleton State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,004 graduate students (86.05% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 252 graduate students (10.82% 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	2,329
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,004
Enrolled Some Online Courses	252
Not in Online Courses	73

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Tarleton State University. 626 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.88% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.09%), 192 students are aged above 50 (8.24%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Tarleton State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,329	736	1,593
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	46	10	36
Age 22-24	580	181	399
Age 25-29	528	152	376
Age 30-34	322	107	215
Age 35-39	287	90	197
Age 40-49	372	124	248
Age 50-64	179	58	121
Over 64	13	13	0

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