Delta State University

Graduate Programs

Delta State University (Delta State) is a four-years, public school located in Cleveland, MS. It offers 29 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 8 Doctorate, and 3 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,121 for Mississippi residents and $8,360 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 668 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 2,999 students at Delta State. Delta State University offers online graduate programs and 553 out of 668 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Delta State University is a four-years, public school located in Cleveland, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,121 for Mississippi residents and $8,360 for other students in average.

It offers twenty-nine graduate programs: 18 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 3 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 316 students have been conferred Master's degree and 16 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Delta State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS
Graduate School Students	668 students 553 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$8,121 Out-of-State$8,360
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 29 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Delta State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $8,121 and $8,360 for non-Mississippi residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $455.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$8,190
Fees	$0	$170
Cost per Credit	$0	$455
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$8,114 (On-Campus) / $5,908 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,800 (On-Campus) / $4,700 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$13,413	$21,774
Off-Campus Total	$12,107	$20,468

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$6,859	$7,246	$7,671	$8,121	-$1
Out-of-State	$6,859	$7,246	$7,671	$8,121	$8,360

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Delta State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 29 major areas - 17 Master's (9 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Master'(2 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	316	16	-	1
Men	93	3	-	-
Women	223	13	-	1

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	52^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	36^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation And Materials Moving

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Intermedia/Multimedia		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	84	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,999 students enrolled in Delta State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 668 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 216 male and 452 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 254 full-time and 414 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 553 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 96 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	668
Men Students	216
Women Students	452

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	668
Full-time Students	254
Part-time Students	414

By race/ethnicity 292 White, 288 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Delta State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	668
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	4
Black	288
Hispanic	20
White	292
Two or more races	4
Un-Known	31

5 students are younger than 22 and 148 students are older than 65. The school has 331 students aged between 22 and 30 and 184 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	668
21 & Under	5
22-24	156
25-29	175
30-34	113
35-39	71
40 & Over	148

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Delta State University, 553 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 96 students are enrolled in some online courses.