Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) is a four-year, public school located in New Haven, CT.

It offers 78 graduate programs - 46 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,541 for in-state and $24,744 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,969 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,889 students at SCSU. SCSU offers online graduate programs and 548 out of 1,969 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find SCSU'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 $14,541 for Connecticut residents and $24,744 for out-of-state students. It offers seventy-eight (78) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSouthern Connecticut State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT
Graduate School Students1,988 students
548 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,541
Out-of-State$24,744
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 78 Graduate Programs
46 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Connecticut State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Connecticut State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Connecticut residents, the tuition & fees are $14,541 and $24,744 for non-Connecticut residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for Connecticut residents and $479 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,573$18,776
Fees$5,968$5,968
Cost per Credit$471$479
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$14,700 (On-Campus) / $9,282 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,116 (On-Campus) / $8,232 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,557$44,760
Off-Campus Total$33,255$43,458

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Southern Connecticut State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 78 major areas - 46 Master's (3 online programs), 4 Doctorate (2 online programs), 13 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 15 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 632 students have been conferred Master's degree and 29 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
Total6322928113
Men1455524
Women487242389

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
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies7 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education66 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bilingual and Multilingual Education9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and Research NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Elementary Education and Teaching22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Teacher Education14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education15 NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
NanotechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior Analysis1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work94 ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist75 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER 2
Clinical Nurse LeaderONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management54 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
AccountingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

SCSU graduate schools have a total of 1,988 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 491 male and 1,497 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 809 full-time and 1,179 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 548 students enrolled through online exclusively and 570 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,273 White, 217 Black, and 43 Asian students are attending at Southern Connecticut State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,988
Men491
Women1,497
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,988
Full-time Students809
Part-time Students1,179
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,988
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian43
Black217
Hispanic226
White1,273
Two or more races60
Un-Known138

Online Population

At Southern Connecticut State University graduate schools, 548 students enrolled online exclusively and 570 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,969
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses548
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses570
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses851
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses548
Connecticut Resident499
Other State In U.S.49
Outside of U.S.0