Northeastern State University (NSU) is a four-year, public school located in Tahlequah, OK.

It offers 49 graduate programs - 27 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 21 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $5,552 for in-state and $11,537 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,460 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,702 students at NSU. NSU offers online graduate programs and 784 out of 1,460 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 $5,552 for Oklahoma residents and $11,537 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-nine (49) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNortheastern State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK
Graduate School Students1,502 students
784 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$5,552
Out-of-State$11,537
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 49 Graduate Programs
27 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 21 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Northeastern State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northeastern State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Oklahoma residents, the tuition & fees are $5,552 and $11,537 for non-Oklahoma residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $279 for Oklahoma residents and $612 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,018$11,003
Fees$534$534
Cost per Credit$279$612
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$10,494 (On-Campus) / $11,542 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,020 (On-Campus) / $7,948 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$20,066$26,051
Off-Campus Total$26,042$32,027

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northeastern State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 49 major areas - 27 Master's (15 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 21 Post-Bachelor's (18 online programs). 444 students have been conferred Master's degree and 27 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
Total4442755-
Men991218-
Women3451537-

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
American/United States Studies/Civilization5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations/Image ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Indian/Native American EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction19ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 17ONLINE NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including BlindnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism22ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information ScienceONLINE NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
OptometryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education38ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management68 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting and Finance16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

NSU graduate schools have a total of 1,502 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 373 male and 1,129 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 627 full-time and 875 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 784 students enrolled through online exclusively and 333 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 843 White, 86 Black, and 36 Asian students are attending at Northeastern State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

15 grad students are younger than 22 and 404 students are older than 65. It has 660 students aged between 22 and 30 and 381 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,502
Men373
Women1,129
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,502
Full-time Students627
Part-time Students875
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,502
American Indian /
Native American
282
Asian36
Black86
Hispanic64
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White843
Two or more races146
Un-Known14
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,502
21 & Under15
22-24327
25-29333
30-34187
35-39194
40 & Over404

Online Population

At Northeastern State University graduate schools, 784 students enrolled online exclusively and 333 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,460
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses784
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses333
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses343
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses784
Oklahoma Resident674
Other State In U.S.106
Outside of U.S.4