Graduate Programs | Louisiana Tech University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Louisiana Tech University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Louisiana residents, the tuition & fees are $7,995 and $12,726 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $444 for Louisiana residents and $707 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,416	$10,147
Fees	$2,579	$2,579
Cost per Credit	$444	$707
Books & Supplies	$1,590
Room & Board	$9,447 (On-Campus) / $10,023 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,603 (On-Campus) / $4,830 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$22,635	$27,366
Off-Campus Total	$24,438	$29,169

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$9,603	$7,959	$7,959	$7,959	$7,995
Out-of-State	$16,344	$12,690	$12,690	$12,690	$12,726

Graduate Program Overview

Louisiana Tech University is a four-years, public school located in Ruston, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,995 for Louisiana residents and $12,726 for out-of-state students.

It offers seventy (70) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Louisiana Tech University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA
Graduate School Students	984 students 356 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$7,995 Out-of-State$12,726
Student to Faculty	23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 70 Graduate Programs 31 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Louisiana Tech University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 70 major areas - 31 Master's (8 online programs), 11 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 22 Post-Master'(7 online programs). 360 students have been conferred Master's degree and 77 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
Total	360	77	18	248
Men	169	36	11	116
Women	191	41	7	132

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

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Architecture	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	5	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	7	-	NOT OFFERED	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	23	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	39^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	5	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	17^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	93^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Accounting	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	17
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11^ONLINE
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-
Online Educator/Online Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Telecommunications Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Analytics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	157^ONLINE
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 11,037 students enrolled in Louisiana Tech University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 984 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 457 male and 527 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 623 full-time and 361 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 356 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 107 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	984
Men Students	457
Women Students	527

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	984
Full-time Students	623
Part-time Students	361

By race/ethnicity 640 White, 125 Black, and 25 Asian students are attending at Louisiana Tech University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	984
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	25
Black	125
Hispanic	41
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	640
Two or more races	22
Un-Known	20

48 students are younger than 22 and 141 students are older than 65. The school has 523 students aged between 22 and 30 and 203 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	984
21 & Under	48
22-24	308
25-29	215
30-34	127
35-39	76
40 & Over	141

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Louisiana Tech University, 356 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 107 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	915
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	356
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	107
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	452

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	356
Louisiana Resident	227
Other State In U.S.	128
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Louisiana Tech University