Northwestern Oklahoma State University offers 48 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 9 major programs - 4 Certificate, 4 Bachelors, and 1 Doctorate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,970 for Oklahoma residents and $11,664 for out-of-state students.

Total 268 students out of total 1,852 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 114 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwestern Oklahoma State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address709 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva, OK
Online Students268 Enrolled Online Exclusively
562 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,970
Out-of-State$11,664
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,320
Out-of-State$10,324
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total9 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Oklahoma residents, the tuition & fees are $5,970 and $11,664 for non-Oklahoma residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $5,320 and $10,324 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $227 for Oklahoma residents and $464 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $274 for Oklahoma residents and $552 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$7,666$7,883$7,883$5,970$5,970
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,783$15,001$15,001$11,664$11,664
Graduate (In-State)$5,414$5,567$5,567$5,320$5,320
Graduate (Out-of-State)$10,274$10,571$10,571$10,324$10,324
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$220$227$227$227$227
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$457$465$465$464$464
Graduate (In-State)$265$274$274$274$274
Graduate (Out-of-State)$535$552$552$552$552

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwestern Oklahoma State University offers 48 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 4 Bachelors, 1 Doctorate.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs4NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5NOT OFFERED32 101NOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management24 NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting2 NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwestern Oklahoma State University, there are 1,852 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 830 students were attending classes through distance learning (268 students are enrolled exclusively and 562 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,852
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses268
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses562
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,022

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 268 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 259 Oklahoma Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 9 students living in the U.S. States other than Oklahoma, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses268
Oklahoma Resident259
Other State In U.S.9
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses268
Undergraduate216
Graduate52
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses216
Degree/Certificate Seeking114
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking102

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