Graduate School Tuition at McNeese State University

McNeese State University is a four-years, public school located in Lake Charles, LA. It offers 36 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,497 for Louisiana residents and $9,997 for others. A total of 534 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,230 students at McNeese.
McNeese offers online graduate programs and 322 out of 534 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($94,300) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $48,500 average salary.
You can find McNeese's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

McNeese State University is a four-years, public school located in Lake Charles, 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 $8,497 for Louisiana residents and $9,997 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMcNeese State University
Typefour-years, public
Address4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA
Graduate School Students561 students
322 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,497
Out-of-State$9,997
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 36 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at McNeese State 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 $8,497 and $9,997 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $478 for Louisiana residents and $562 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,703$7,203
Fees$2,794$2,794
Cost per Credit$478$562
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$10,596 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,924 (On-Campus) / $5,924 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,317$27,817
Off-Campus Total$27,058$28,558
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,120$8,349$8,413$8,458$8,497
Out-of-State$16,157$16,386$16,450$9,958$9,997

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

McNeese State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 36 major areas - 19 Master's (9 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 7 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs), 9 Post-Master'(9 online programs).
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
Total203-811
Men61-1-
Women142-711
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.
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching3ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and Instruction5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $48,500 - -
Educational/Instructional Technology1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $94,300 - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management43ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing $48,500 - -
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,454 students enrolled in McNeese State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 561 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 140 male and 421 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 267 full-time and 294 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 322 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 99 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total561267 294
Men Students14083 57
Women Students421184 237
By race/ethnicity 354 White, 120 Black, and 10 Asian students are attending at McNeese State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total561 140421
American Indian or Native American1 01
Asian4 6120
Black120 2298
Hispanic16 610
White354 85269
Tow or More Races15 114
Race Unknown7 07
10 students are younger than 22 and 113 students are older than 65. The school has 275 students aged between 22 and 30 and 136 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total561
21 & Under10
22-24153
25-29122
30-3480
35-3956
40 & Over113
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At McNeese, 322 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 99 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment534
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses322
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses99
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses113
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses322
Louisiana Resident274
Other State In U.S.44
Outside of U.S.4
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