Kentucky State University (KY State) is a four-year, public school located in Frankfort, KY.
It offers 10 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,438 for in-state and $11,439 for out-of-state students.
A total of 227 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,020 students at KY State. KY State offers online graduate programs and 96 out of 227 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find KY State'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 $11,438 for Kentucky residents and $11,439 for out-of-state students. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Kentucky State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY |
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| Graduate School Students | 143 students
96 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,438
Out-of-State$11,439 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 10 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Kentucky State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Kentucky State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $11,438 and $11,439 for non-Kentucky residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $605 for Kentucky residents and $606 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,898 | $10,899 |
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| Fees | $540 | $540 |
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| Cost per Credit | $605 | $606 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,560 |
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| Room & Board | $8,686 (On-Campus) / $14,250 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,600 (On-Campus) / $4,600 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,284 | $26,285 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,848 | $31,849 |
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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 | $8,660 | $8,880 | $6,621 | $11,034 | $11,438 |
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| Out-of-State | $12,650 | $12,660 | $10,675 | $11,034 | $11,439 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Kentucky State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 7 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's. 49 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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 | 49 | 3 | - | - |
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| Men | 35 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 14 | 3 | - | - |
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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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| Aquaculture | 10 |
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Graduate Student Population
KY State graduate schools have a total of 143 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 65 male and 78 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 62 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 96 students enrolled through online exclusively and 94 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 17 White, 54 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Kentucky State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 143 |
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| Men | 65 |
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| Women | 78 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 143 |
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| Full-time Students | 81 |
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| Part-time Students | 62 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 143 |
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| Black | 54 |
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| White | 17 |
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| Two or more races | 2 |
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| Un-Known | 35 |
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Online Population
At Kentucky State University graduate schools, 96 students enrolled online exclusively and 94 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 227 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 96 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 94 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 37 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 96 |
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| Kentucky Resident | 55 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 41 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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