Graduate School Tuition at Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University is a four-years, public school located in Ruston, LA. It offers 70 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 22 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,995 for Louisiana residents and $12,726 for others. A total of 915 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,839 students at LA Tech.
LA Tech offers online graduate programs and 356 out of 915 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Communication Sciences and Disorders program has the highest salary ($48,900) after graduation and the Master's Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $41,100 average salary.
You can find LA Tech's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

Louisiana Tech University is a four-years, public school located in Ruston, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,995 for Louisiana residents and $12,726 for out-of-state students. It offers seventy (70) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameLouisiana Tech University
Typefour-years, public
Address1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA
Graduate School Students984 students
356 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,995
Out-of-State$12,726
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 70 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Louisiana Tech University 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 $7,995 and $12,726 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $444 for Louisiana residents and $707 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,416$10,147
Fees$2,579$2,579
Cost per Credit$444$707
Books & Supplies$1,590
Room & Board$9,447 (On-Campus) / $10,023 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,603 (On-Campus) / $4,830 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$22,635$27,366
Off-Campus Total$24,438$29,169
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,603$7,959$7,959$7,959$7,995
Out-of-State$16,344$12,690$12,690$12,690$12,726

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Louisiana Tech University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 70 major areas - 31 Master's (8 online programs), 11 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 22 Post-Master'(7 online programs).
360 students have been conferred Master's degree and 121 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total36012118248
Men1696711116
Women191547132
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including BlindnessONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $36,500 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching10 NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management39ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Organizational Psychology17ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine/Studio Arts5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dietetics/Dietitian4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management93ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED 17
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including BlindnessONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,100 - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Telecommunications EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyONLINE NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED 157ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical BillerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 11,037 students enrolled in Louisiana Tech University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 984 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 457 male and 527 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 623 full-time and 361 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 356 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 107 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total984623 361
Men Students457301 156
Women Students527322 205
By race/ethnicity 640 White, 125 Black, and 25 Asian students are attending at Louisiana Tech University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total984 457527
American Indian or Native American1 01
Asian15 10125
Black125 4877
Hispanic41 2417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders2 11
White640 283357
Tow or More Races22 139
Race Unknown20 911
48 students are younger than 22 and 141 students are older than 65. The school has 523 students aged between 22 and 30 and 203 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total984
21 & Under48
22-24308
25-29215
30-34127
35-3976
40 & Over141
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At LA Tech, 356 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 107 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment915
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses356
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses107
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses452
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses356
Louisiana Resident227
Other State In U.S.128
Outside of U.S.0

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