| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
It offers 47 graduate programs - 26 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,188 for in-state and $23,808 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,253 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,310 students at Tennessee State. Tennessee State offers online graduate programs and 266 out of 1,253 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,188 for Tennessee residents and $23,808 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Tennessee State University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN |
| Graduate School Students | 1,433 students 266 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,188 Out-of-State$23,808 |
| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 47 Graduate Programs 26 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Tennessee State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $11,188 and $23,808 for non-Tennessee residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $497 for Tennessee residents and $1,128 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,940 | $22,560 |
| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
| Cost per Credit | $497 | $1,128 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,600 | |
| Room & Board | $11,150 (On-Campus) / $18,456 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $5,811 (On-Campus) / $6,494 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $29,749 | $42,369 |
| Off-Campus Total | $37,738 | $50,358 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $10,384 | $10,732 | $10,732 | $11,092 | $11,188 |
| Out-of-State | $20,860 | $22,836 | $22,836 | $23,516 | $23,808 |
Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 26 Master's (5 online programs), 8 Doctorate (1 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 292 students have been conferred Master's degree and 64 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 292 | 64 | 54 | 2 |
| Men | 99 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Women | 193 | 32 | 35 | 2 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biotechnology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | 30ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Management (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other) | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 20 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Science, General | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 31ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 59 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Holistic Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 665 full-time and 768 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 266 students enrolled through online exclusively and 172 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 410 White, 759 Black, and 44 Asian students are attending at Tennessee State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
17 grad students are younger than 22 and 358 students are older than 65. It has 600 students aged between 22 and 30 and 278 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 1,433 |
|---|---|
| Men | 493 |
| Women | 940 |
| Total | 1,433 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 665 |
| Part-time Students | 768 |
| Total | 1,433 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 3 |
| Asian | 44 |
| Black | 759 |
| Hispanic | 28 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 410 |
| Two or more races | 45 |
| Un-Known | 7 |
| Total | 1,433 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 17 |
| 22-24 | 266 |
| 25-29 | 334 |
| 30-34 | 157 |
| 35-39 | 121 |
| 40 & Over | 358 |
At Tennessee State University graduate schools, 266 students enrolled online exclusively and 172 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,253 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 266 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 172 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 815 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 266 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Resident | 218 |
| Other State In U.S. | 47 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |