Kentucky State University (KY State) is a four-year, public school located in Frankfort, KY.

It offers 10 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,034.

A total of 116 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,726 students at KY State. KY State offers online graduate programs and 62 out of 116 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find KY State'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 $11,034 for Kentucky residents and $11,034 for out-of-state students. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameKentucky State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY
Graduate School Students144 students
62 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,034
Out-of-State$11,034
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 10 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Kentucky State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Kentucky State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $11,034 and $11,034 for non-Kentucky residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $583.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,494$10,494
Fees$540$540
Cost per Credit$583$583
Books & Supplies$1,332
Room & Board$8,186 (On-Campus) / $7,034 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,995 (On-Campus) / $5,112 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,547$23,547
Off-Campus Total$24,512$24,512

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Kentucky State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 7 Master's (1 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's. 43 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 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
Total4361-
Men18---
Women2561-

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aquaculture4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and Teaching8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

KY State graduate schools have a total of 144 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 78 male and 66 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 75 full-time and 69 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 62 students enrolled through online exclusively and 42 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 22 White, 68 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at Kentucky State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

It has 59 students aged between 22 and 30 and 29 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total144
Men78
Women66
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total144
Full-time Students75
Part-time Students69
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total144
Asian2
Black68
Hispanic6
White22
Two or more races3
Un-Known28
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total144
22-2425
25-2934
30-3424
35-395
40 & Over28

Online Population

At Kentucky State University graduate schools, 62 students enrolled online exclusively and 42 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment116
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses62
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses42
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses12
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses62
Kentucky Resident44
Other State In U.S.18
Outside of U.S.0