Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a four-year, public school located in Kennesaw, GA.
It offers 80 graduate programs - 42 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 26 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,702 for in-state and $21,390 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,004 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 47,764 students at KSU. KSU offers online graduate programs and 2,903 out of 5,004 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find KSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,702 for Georgia residents and $21,390 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty (80) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Kennesaw State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,560 students
2,903 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$6,702
Out-of-State$21,390 |
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| Student to Faculty | 23:1 (4.35%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 80 Graduate Programs
42 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 29 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Kennesaw State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Kennesaw State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $6,702 and $21,390 for non-Georgia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $303 for Georgia residents and $1,119 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,454 | $20,142 |
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| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
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| Cost per Credit | $303 | $1,119 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $13,287 (On-Campus) / $16,045 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,883 (On-Campus) / $6,841 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,372 | $42,060 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,088 | $45,776 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $7,314 | $7,224 | $6,664 | $6,664 | $6,702 |
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| Out-of-State | $21,174 | $21,174 | $20,524 | $20,524 | $21,390 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Kennesaw State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 80 major areas - 42 Master's (15 online programs), 9 Doctorate (4 online programs), 26 Post-Bachelor's (16 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,043 students have been conferred Master's degree and 70 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,043 | 70 | 183 | 6 |
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| Men | 900 | 19 | 84 | 1 |
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| Women | 1,143 | 51 | 99 | 5 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 6 |
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Graduate Student Population
KSU graduate schools have a total of 4,560 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,989 male and 2,571 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,883 full-time and 2,677 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,903 students enrolled through online exclusively and 908 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,812 White, 1,224 Black, and 234 Asian students are attending at Kennesaw State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
90 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,284 students are older than 65. It has 2,344 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,286 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,560 |
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| Men | 1,989 |
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| Women | 2,571 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,560 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,883 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,677 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,560 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 6 |
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| Asian | 234 |
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| Black | 1,224 |
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| Hispanic | 286 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,812 |
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| Two or more races | 97 |
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| Un-Known | 75 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,560 |
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| 21 & Under | 90 |
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| 22-24 | 1,111 |
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| 25-29 | 1,233 |
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| 30-34 | 717 |
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| 35-39 | 569 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,284 |
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Online Population
At Kennesaw State University graduate schools, 2,903 students enrolled online exclusively and 908 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,004 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,903 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 908 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,193 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,903 |
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| Georgia Resident | 2,601 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 226 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 76 |
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