Graduate Programs at Texas State University

Graduate School Overview

Texas State University (referred to as TXST) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Marcos, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1925 - Current).

TXST Directory Information
School Name	Texas State University (TXST)
Address	601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone	512-245-2111
Web	https://www.txstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX
Financial Info	https://www.finaid.txstate.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of TXST is $9,901 for Texas residents and $18,301 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,337 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 38,171 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 246 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,301 $9,901 for Texas Residents
Student Population	4,337
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	246 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at TXST is $9,901 for Texas residents and $18,301 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $357 for Texas residents and $765 for out-of-state students.

TXST offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including tuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents	$9,901
Out-of-State	$18,301
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents	$357
Out-of-State	$765

TXST 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)	9 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 Texas State University is $9,901 for Texas residents and $18,301 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.28% 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	$6,556	$1,893	$14,856	$1,893
2019-2020	$6,751	$1,913	$15,191	$1,913
2020-2021	$6,946	$1,913	$15,127	$1,913
2021-2022	$7,147	$1,913	$15,307	$1,913
2022-2023	$7,147	$1,913	$15,307	$1,913
2023-2024	$7,147	$2,754	$15,547	$2,754

The graduate school tuition & fees of TXST is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Texas State University	$9,901	$18,301
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,230 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at TXST.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.09% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,440. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.09% 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	$9,660	$2,410	$8,570	$3,500
2019-2020	$9,940	$2,470	$8,820	$3,590
2020-2021	$10,880	$3,440	$10,210	$4,110
2021-2022	$10,930	$3,450	$10,260	$4,120
2022-2023	$11,460	$3,610	$10,760	$4,310
2023-2024	$12,270	$4,170	$12,480	$3,960

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $390 for Texas residents and $813 for other students at Texas State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.27% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$447	$862
2019-2020	$458	$880
2020-2021	$347	$756
2021-2022	$357	$765
2022-2023	$357	$765
2023-2024	$390	$813

Graduate Programs at TXST

Texas State University offers 153 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, 1,558 students have completed their study at Texas State University.

Offered Degrees at Texas State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	83	6	1,365
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	11	0	44
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	40
Post Bachelor's Degree	58	1	109
Total	153	7	1,558

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 92 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 40 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Texas State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	9	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Texas State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	92	$65,400
Social Work	✔	85	$43,000
Accounting	✕	64	$59,800
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	53	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	52	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Texas State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	$64,000
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	9	-
Materials Engineering	✕	8	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✕	5	-

Texas State University offers 153 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,558 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,365 students have earned/completed Master's program.
40 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
109 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	4	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	16	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	17	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	45	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	206 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	28	$48,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	17	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	34	$48,100
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	12	$44,800
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	53	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	24	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	1	$43,700
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Education (other)	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Engineering	✕	26	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	6	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	15	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	11	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	✕	-	-
Human Nutrition	✕	15	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	17	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	55 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	12	-
Creative Writing	✕	20	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	8	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	15	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Biochemistry	✕	5	-
Ecology	✕	9	-
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	✕	9	-
Population Biology	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	14	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	12	-
International/Global Studies	✕	5	-
Sustainability Studies	✕	11	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	22	$40,700
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✕	8	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	42	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	17	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	52	-
School Psychology	✕	20	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	18	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	124 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	39	$61,100
Social Work	✔	85	$43,000
Social Sciences [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	11	-
Geography	✕	15	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	5	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	5	$40,800
Applied/Public Sociology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	7	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	7	-
Music	✕	29	$30,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	150 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	33	$59,600
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	25	$53,200
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	10	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	14	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	10	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	14	-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	✕	17	-
Nursing Administration	✕	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	14	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	230 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	92	$65,400
Accounting	✕	64	$59,800
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	17	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	29	-
Marketing Research	✕	28	-
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	1,365

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	$64,000
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	9	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Materials Engineering	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	-	-
Geography	✕	4	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	1	-
	Total	44

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
	Total	40

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Human Nutrition	✕	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Creative Writing	✕	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
International/Global Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Chemistry	✕	-	-
Physics	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
School Psychology	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Geography	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	9	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	-	-
Music	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	-	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	109

Graduate Student Population at TXST

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,337 students enrolled into Texas State University graduate schools where it has total 38,171 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,540 full-time and 1,797 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,505 male and 2,832 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	4,337	1,505	2,832
Full-time	2,540	906	1,634
Part-tme	1,797	599	1,198

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

There are 1,865 White (43.00%), 323 Black/African American (7.45%), 1,238 Hispanic (28.55%), 132 Asian (3.04%), and 779 students with other races. 536 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,337	1,505	2,832
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	132	41	91
Black/African American	323	94	229
Hispanic	1,238	385	853
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	3	7
White	1,865	613	1,252
Two More	120	35	85
Un-Known	109	38	71
Non-resident Alien	536	295	241

Texas State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,065 graduate students (24.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,172 graduate students (50.08% 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	4,337
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,065
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,172
Not in Online Courses	1,100

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Texas State University. 1,274 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.38% of total students), 229 students are aged above 50 (5.28%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Texas State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,337	1,505	2,832
Age 20-21	61	15	46
Age 22-24	1,213	327	886
Age 25-29	1,382	524	858
Age 30-34	622	250	372
Age 35-39	394	167	227
Age 40-49	436	146	290
Age 50-64	209	64	145
Over 64	20	12	8

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