Graduate School Tuition at Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi University for Women is a four-years, public school located in Columbus, MS. It offers 11 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,866 for Mississippi residents and $8,092 for others. A total of 259 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,339 students at MUW.

MUW offers online graduate programs and 161 out of 259 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find MUW's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Mississippi University for Women is a four-years, public school located in Columbus, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,866 for Mississippi residents and $8,092 for out-of-state students. It offers eleven (11) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Mississippi University for Women
Type	four-years, public
Address	1100 College Street, Columbus, MS
Graduate School Students	299 students 161 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$7,866 Out-of-State$8,092
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Mississippi University for Women with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $7,866 and $8,092 for non-Mississippi residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $450.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$0	$7,992
Fees	$0	$100
Cost per Credit	$0	$450
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Room & Board	$8,387 (On-Campus) / $8,400 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,800 (On-Campus) / $4,800 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$14,787	$22,879
Off-Campus Total	$14,800	$22,892

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$7,525	$7,525	$7,756	$7,866	-
Out-of-State	$7,525	$7,525	$7,756	$7,866	$8,092

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Mississippi University for Women offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 9 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 1 Post-Master'.

134 students have been conferred Master's degree and 12 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
Total	134	12	-	-
Men	19	-	-	-
Women	115	12	-	-

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.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Women's Studies	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Acting	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Health	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,477 students enrolled in Mississippi University for Women including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 299 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 44 male and 255 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 175 full-time and 124 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 161 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 36 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	299	175	124
Men Students	44	16	28
Women Students	255	159	96

By race/ethnicity 211 White, 78 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Mississippi University for Women. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	299	44	255
Asian	1	4	78
Black	78	11	67
Hispanic	3	0	3
White	211	31	180

4 students are younger than 22 and 65 students are older than 65. The school has 131 students aged between 22 and 30 and 59 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	299
21 & Under	4
22-24	84
25-29	47
30-34	40
35-39	19
40 & Over	65

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At MUW, 161 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 36 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	259
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	161
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	36
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	62

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	161
Mississippi Resident	87
Other State In U.S.	71
Outside of U.S.	3

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