Graduate School Tuition at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a four-years, public school located in Natchitoches, LA. It offers 45 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 15 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for others. A total of 984 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,389 students at NSU.
NSU offers online graduate programs and 859 out of 984 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($90,400) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $46,800 average salary.
You can find NSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a four-years, public school located in Natchitoches, 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 $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-five (45) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorthwestern State University of Louisiana
Typefour-years, public
Address175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA
Graduate School Students1,113 students
859 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,758
Out-of-State$20,546
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 45 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 $9,758 and $20,546 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $483 for Louisiana residents and $934 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,738$16,526
Fees$4,020$4,020
Cost per Credit$483$934
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$10,617 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,924 (On-Campus) / $5,924 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,599$38,387
Off-Campus Total$28,319$39,107
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,686$9,614$9,614$9,614$9,758
Out-of-State$20,474$20,402$20,402$20,402$20,546

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 21 Master's (17 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 15 Post-Bachelor'(12 online programs), 7 Post-Master'(4 online programs).
275 students have been conferred Master's degree and 18 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
Total275189116
Men712235
Women204166811
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 Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED 17ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Quality Control Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $46,800 - -
Special Education and Teaching13ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $40,300 - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching8ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $42,100 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching10ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching18ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching12ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education (other)2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Homeland Security14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Performance6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse88ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $90,400 - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Salary After Completing $46,800 - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE 2ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing - - -
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $42,100 - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,735 students enrolled in Northwestern State University of Louisiana including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,113 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 213 male and 900 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 197 full-time and 916 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 859 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 92 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,113197 916
Men Students21372 141
Women Students900125 775
By race/ethnicity 731 White, 271 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,113 213900
American Indian or Native American5 14
Asian1 26271
Black271 44227
Hispanic36 927
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 10
White731 146585
Tow or More Races18 117
Race Unknown6 15
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At NSU, 859 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 92 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment984
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses859
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses92
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses33
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses859
Louisiana Resident740
Other State In U.S.116
Outside of U.S.3
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