University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) is a four-year, public school located in Lafayette, LA.

It offers 63 graduate programs - 34 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 10 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,184 for in-state and $23,912 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,269 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,219 students at UL Lafayette. UL Lafayette offers online graduate programs and 1,001 out of 2,269 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find UL Lafayette'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 $10,184 for Louisiana residents and $23,912 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
TypeFour-year, Public
Address104 University Circle, Lafayette, LA
Graduate School Students2,525 students
1,001 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,184
Out-of-State$23,912
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 63 Graduate Programs
34 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Louisiana residents, the tuition & fees are $10,184 and $23,912 for non-Louisiana residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $566 for Louisiana residents and $1,328 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,511$19,239
Fees$4,673$4,673
Cost per Credit$566$1,328
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$11,988 (On-Campus) / $13,959 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,470 (On-Campus) / $5,470 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,942$42,670
Off-Campus Total$30,913$44,641

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 34 Master's (7 online programs), 11 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's, 10 Post-Master's (6 online programs). 717 students have been conferred Master's degree and 91 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
Total7179159
Men3334621
Women3844538

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
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
French StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Informatics13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
French Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Historic Preservation and ConservationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management53ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Athletic Training/Trainer5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management357ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UL Lafayette graduate schools have a total of 2,525 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,113 male and 1,412 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,092 full-time and 1,433 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,001 students enrolled through online exclusively and 166 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,455 White, 426 Black, and 112 Asian students are attending at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

26 grad students are younger than 22 and 383 students are older than 65. It has 1,104 students aged between 22 and 30 and 756 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,525
Men1,113
Women1,412
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,525
Full-time Students1,092
Part-time Students1,433
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,525
American Indian /
Native American
11
Asian112
Black426
Hispanic132
White1,455
Two or more races64
Un-Known66
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,525
21 & Under26
22-24523
25-29581
30-34423
35-39333
40 & Over383

Online Population

At University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduate schools, 1,001 students enrolled online exclusively and 166 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,269
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,001
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses166
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,102
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,001
Louisiana Resident620
Other State In U.S.375
Outside of U.S.6