Graduate School Tuition at Nicholls State University

Nicholls State University is a four-years, public school located in Thibodaux, LA. It offers 22 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 5 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 for others. A total of 569 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,883 students at Nicholls State.

Nicholls State offers online graduate programs and 312 out of 569 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($81,500) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $54,300 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Nicholls State University is a four-years, public school located in Thibodaux, 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 $8,254 for Louisiana residents and $9,347 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Nicholls State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	University Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA
Graduate School Students	658 students 312 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$8,254 Out-of-State$9,347
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 22 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 9 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Nicholls 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 $8,254 and $9,347 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $554 for Louisiana residents and $670 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,686	$6,779
Fees	$2,568	$2,568
Cost per Credit	$554	$670
Books & Supplies	$1,300
Room & Board	$10,938 (On-Campus) / $11,338 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,996 (On-Campus) / $5,996 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,488	$27,581
Off-Campus Total	$26,888	$27,981

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,048	$8,084	$8,084	$8,241	$8,254
Out-of-State	$9,141	$9,177	$9,177	$9,334	$9,347

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Nicholls State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 13 Master's (3 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor', 4 Post-Master'.

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	202	-	-	35
Men	53	-	-	3
Women	149	-	-	32

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	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		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,300	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	32^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,200	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	1	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics (other)	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	19	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
Dietetics/Dietitian		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$81,500	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	36	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,300	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,200	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
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
Dietetics/Dietitian		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	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		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,300	-	-
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public/Applied History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,225 students enrolled in Nicholls State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 658 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 124 male and 534 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 222 full-time and 436 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 312 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 137 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	658	222	436
Men Students	124	47	77
Women Students	534	175	359

By race/ethnicity 454 White, 138 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at Nicholls State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	658	124	534
American Indian or Native American	14	2	12
Asian	1	1	138
Black	138	11	127
Hispanic	23	11	12
White	454	90	364
Tow or More Races	7	1	6
Race Unknown	4	1	3

17 students are younger than 22 and 75 students are older than 65. The school has 331 students aged between 22 and 30 and 146 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	658
21 & Under	17
22-24	180
25-29	151
30-34	80
35-39	66
40 & Over	75

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

At Nicholls State, 312 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 137 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	569
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	312
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	137
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	120

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	312
Louisiana Resident	294
Other State In U.S.	13
Outside of U.S.	5

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