Middle Tennessee State University (Middle Tennessee State) is a four-year, public school located in Murfreesboro, TN.

It offers 65 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,124 for in-state and $28,170 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,515 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 20,183 students at Middle Tennessee State. Middle Tennessee State offers online graduate programs and 931 out of 2,515 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Middle Tennessee 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 $11,124 for Tennessee residents and $28,170 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-five (65) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMiddle Tennessee State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN
Graduate School Students2,648 students
931 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,124
Out-of-State$28,170
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 65 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Middle Tennessee State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Middle Tennessee State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $11,124 and $28,170 for non-Tennessee residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $536 for Tennessee residents and $1,483 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,648$26,694
Fees$1,476$1,476
Cost per Credit$536$1,483
Books & Supplies$1,260
Room & Board$11,704 (On-Campus) / $11,678 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,350 (On-Campus) / $5,564 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,438$46,484
Off-Campus Total$29,626$46,672

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Middle Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 65 major areas - 43 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's, 4 Post-Master's. 926 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 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
Total926492668
Men32020911
Women606291757

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
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Recording Arts Technology/Technician7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction86 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Foreign Language Teacher Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
General Studies51 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)49 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Public Health11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse78 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management233 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Finance12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Middle Tennessee State graduate schools have a total of 2,648 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 973 male and 1,675 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 729 full-time and 1,919 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 931 students enrolled through online exclusively and 458 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,810 White, 374 Black, and 96 Asian students are attending at Middle Tennessee State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

40 grad students are younger than 22 and 616 students are older than 65. It has 1,194 students aged between 22 and 30 and 665 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,648
Men973
Women1,675
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,648
Full-time Students729
Part-time Students1,919
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,648
American Indian /
Native American
7
Asian96
Black374
Hispanic104
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White1,810
Two or more races69
Un-Known36
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,648
21 & Under40
22-24553
25-29641
30-34397
35-39268
40 & Over616

Online Population

At Middle Tennessee State University graduate schools, 931 students enrolled online exclusively and 458 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,515
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses931
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses458
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,126
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses931
Tennessee Resident897
Other State In U.S.34
Outside of U.S.0