Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (Southern Arkansas University Main Campus) is a four-year, public school located in Magnolia, AR.

It offers 25 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 9 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,236 for in-state and $10,440 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,946 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,094 students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers online graduate programs and 968 out of 1,946 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,236 for Arkansas residents and $10,440 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-five (25) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSouthern Arkansas University Main Campus
TypeFour-year, Public
Address100 E. University, Magnolia, AR
Graduate School Students1,274 students
968 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,236
Out-of-State$10,440
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 25 Graduate Programs
15 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,236 and $10,440 for non-Arkansas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $312 for Arkansas residents and $490 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,616$8,820
Fees$1,620$1,620
Cost per Credit$312$490
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$7,601 (On-Campus) / $7,601 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,619 (On-Campus) / $8,240 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,056$26,260
Off-Campus Total$24,677$27,881

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 25 major areas - 15 Master's (15 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs).

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
Total834-41-
Men468-10-
Women366-31-

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
Computer and Information Sciences521ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration20ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology34ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Testing, and MeasurementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)16ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)101ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Education (other)12ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management67ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate schools have a total of 1,274 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 449 male and 825 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 276 full-time and 998 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 968 students enrolled through online exclusively and 957 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 592 White, 219 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

22 grad students are younger than 22 and 260 students are older than 65. It has 1,298 students aged between 22 and 30 and 366 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,274
Men449
Women825
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,274
Full-time Students276
Part-time Students998
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,274
American Indian /
Native American
7
Asian15
Black219
Hispanic34
White592
Two or more races97
Un-Known33
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,274
21 & Under22
22-24630
25-29668
30-34224
35-39142
40 & Over260

Online Population

At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate schools, 968 students enrolled online exclusively and 957 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,946
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses968
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses957
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses21
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses968
Arkansas Resident816
Other State In U.S.130
Outside of U.S.22