Graduate School Tuition at Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University is a four-years, public school located in Nashville, TN. It offers 42 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,092 for Tennessee residents and $23,516 for others. A total of 1,540 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,218 students at Tennessee State.
Tennessee State offers online graduate programs and 377 out of 1,540 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($80,600) after graduation and the Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,900 average salary.
You can find Tennessee State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Tennessee State University is a four-years, public school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,092 for Tennessee residents and $23,516 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-two (42) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameTennessee State University
Typefour-years, public
Address3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN
Graduate School Students1,702 students
377 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,092
Out-of-State$23,516
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 42 Graduate Programs
25 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $11,092 and $23,516 for non-Tennessee residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $473 for Tennessee residents and $1,071 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,844$22,268
Fees$1,248$1,248
Cost per Credit$473$1,071
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$10,120 (On-Campus) / $17,534 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,580 (On-Campus) / $6,192 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,392$40,816
Off-Campus Total$36,418$48,842
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$11,286$10,384$10,732$10,732$11,092
Out-of-State$23,750$20,860$22,836$22,836$23,516

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 42 major areas - 25 Master's (1 online programs), 7 Doctorate , 7 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs), 3 Post-Master'(1 online programs).
368 students have been conferred Master's degree and 63 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
Total3686327-
Men933011-
Women2753316-
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
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration73 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General Studies17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration17 ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Work21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $38,200 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $80,600 - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $52,200 - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Holistic HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 8,077 students enrolled in Tennessee State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,702 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 522 male and 1,180 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 724 full-time and 978 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 377 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 370 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,702724 978
Men Students522241 281
Women Students1,180483 697
By race/ethnicity 641 White, 816 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Tennessee State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,702 5221,180
American Indian or Native American4 04
Asian22 24816
Black816 232584
Hispanic38 1226
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 01
White641 187454
Tow or More Races38 731
Race Unknown5 14
14 students are younger than 22 and 460 students are older than 65. The school has 647 students aged between 22 and 30 and 419 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,702
21 & Under14
22-24300
25-29347
30-34232
35-39187
40 & Over460
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Tennessee State, 377 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 370 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,540
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses377
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses370
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses793
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses377
Tennessee Resident279
Other State In U.S.58
Outside of U.S.40
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