Tennessee State University (Tennessee State) is a four-year, public school located in Nashville, TN.
It offers 46 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,092 for in-state and $23,516 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,540 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,218 students at Tennessee State. Tennessee State offers online graduate programs and 377 out of 1,540 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,092 for Tennessee residents and $23,516 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-six (46) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Tennessee State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,702 students
377 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$11,092
Out-of-State$23,516 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 46 Graduate Programs
25 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Tennessee State University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at 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 $11,092 and $23,516 for non-Tennessee residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for Tennessee residents and $1,069 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,844 | $22,268 |
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| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $1,069 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,600 |
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| Room & Board | $10,120 (On-Campus) / $17,534 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,580 (On-Campus) / $6,192 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,392 | $40,816 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $36,418 | $48,842 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $11,286 | $10,384 | $10,732 | $10,732 | $11,092 |
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| Out-of-State | $23,750 | $20,860 | $22,836 | $22,836 | $23,516 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 46 major areas - 25 Master's (2 online programs), 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 374 students have been conferred Master's degree and 79 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 374 | 79 | 58 | 1 |
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| Men | 111 | 33 | 28 | - |
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| Women | 263 | 46 | 30 | 1 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Computer Science | 17 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| General Studies | 10ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 9 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Tennessee State graduate schools have a total of 1,702 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 522 male and 1,180 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 724 full-time and 978 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 377 students enrolled through online exclusively and 370 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 641 White, 816 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Tennessee State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
14 grad students are younger than 22 and 460 students are older than 65. It has 647 students aged between 22 and 30 and 419 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,702 |
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| Men | 522 |
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| Women | 1,180 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,702 |
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| Full-time Students | 724 |
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| Part-time Students | 978 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,702 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 46 |
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| Black | 816 |
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| Hispanic | 38 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 641 |
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| Two or more races | 38 |
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| Un-Known | 5 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,702 |
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| 21 & Under | 14 |
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| 22-24 | 300 |
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| 25-29 | 347 |
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| 30-34 | 232 |
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| 35-39 | 187 |
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| 40 & Over | 460 |
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Online Population
At Tennessee State University graduate schools, 377 students enrolled online exclusively and 370 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,540 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 377 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 370 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 793 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 377 |
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| Tennessee Resident | 279 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 58 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 40 |
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