Graduate School Tuition at Missouri Western State University

Missouri Western State University is a four-years, public school located in Saint Joseph, MO. It offers 21 graduate programs - 14 Master's, and 7 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,388 for Missouri residents and $13,518 for others. A total of 182 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,023 students at MWSU.

MWSU offers online graduate programs and 76 out of 182 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Missouri Western State University is a four-years, public school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,388 for Missouri residents and $13,518 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Missouri Western State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	4525 Downs Dr, Saint Joseph, MO
Graduate School Students	176 students 76 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$8,388 Out-of-State$13,518
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 21 Graduate Programs 14 Master's, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

For Missouri residents, the tuition & fees are $8,388 and $13,518 for non-Missouri residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $428 for Missouri residents and $713 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,650	$12,780
Fees	$738	$738
Cost per Credit	$428	$713
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$10,975 (On-Campus) / $10,975 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,870 (On-Campus) / $2,870 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,233	$28,363
Off-Campus Total	$23,233	$28,363

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$7,730	$7,046	$7,458	$7,735	$8,388
Out-of-State	$12,085	$12,212	$12,318	$12,505	$13,518

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Missouri Western State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 14 Master's (3 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs).

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	91	-	8	-
Men	29	-	2	-
Women	62	-	6	-

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.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Rhetoric and Composition		NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology		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
Nursing Administration		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Evaluation and Research	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	3	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
Rhetoric and Composition	1	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$36,000	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry (other)	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology	5	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
Nursing Administration	18	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,395 students enrolled in Missouri Western State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 176 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 56 male and 120 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 59 full-time and 117 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 76 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 68 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	176	59	117
Men Students	56	22	34
Women Students	120	37	83

By race/ethnicity 147 White, 7 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Missouri Western State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	176	56	120
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Black	7	4	3
White	147	44	103
Tow or More Races	9	5	4
Race Unknown	2	0	2

2 students are younger than 22 and 30 students are older than 65. The school has 114 students aged between 22 and 30 and 36 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	176
21 & Under	2
22-24	72
25-29	42
30-34	19
35-39	17
40 & Over	30

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

At MWSU, 76 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 68 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	182
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	76
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	68
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	38

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	76
Missouri Resident	55
Other State In U.S.	21
Outside of U.S.	0

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