Graduate School Tuition at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a four-year, public school located in Natchitoches, LA.
It offers 43 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for others. A total of 984 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,389 students at NSU.
NSU offers online graduate programs and 859 out of 984 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find NSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorthwestern State University of Louisiana
TypeFour-year, Public
Address175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA
Graduate School Students1,113 students
859 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,758
Out-of-State$20,546
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 43 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 20 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Louisiana residents, the tuition & fees are $9,758 and $20,546 for non-Louisiana residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $484 for Louisiana residents and $935 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,738$16,526
Fees$4,020$4,020
Cost per Credit$484$935
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$10,617 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,924 (On-Campus) / $5,924 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,599$38,387
Off-Campus Total$28,319$39,107
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,686$9,614$9,614$9,614$9,758
Out-of-State$20,474$20,402$20,402$20,402$20,546

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 21 Master's (17 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 13 Post-Bachelor's (11 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 253 students have been conferred Master's degree and 33 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total253335512
Men456191
Women208273611

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Quality Control Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching9ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching6ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching14ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching15ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching8ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Homeland Security9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse70ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS

Graduate Student Population

NSU graduate schools have a total of 1,113 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 213 male and 900 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 197 full-time and 916 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 859 students enrolled through online exclusively and 92 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 731 White, 271 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,113
Men213
Women900
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,113
Full-time Students197
Part-time Students916
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,113
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian27
Black271
Hispanic36
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White731
Two or more races18
Un-Known6

Online Population

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana graduate schools, 859 students enrolled online exclusively and 92 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment984
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses859
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses92
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses33
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses859
Louisiana Resident740
Other State In U.S.116
Outside of U.S.3
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