Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is a four-year, public school located in Ruston, LA.
It offers 54 graduate programs - 27 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,995 for in-state and $12,726 for out-of-state students.
A total of 992 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,873 students at LA Tech. LA Tech offers online graduate programs and 224 out of 992 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find LA Tech'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 $7,995 for Louisiana residents and $12,726 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-four (54) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Louisiana Tech University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,026 students
224 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,995
Out-of-State$12,726 |
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| Student to Faculty | 21:1 (4.76%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 54 Graduate Programs
27 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Louisiana Tech University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,416 | $10,147 |
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| Fees | $2,579 | $2,579 |
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| Cost per Credit | $444 | $707 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,632 |
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| Room & Board | $9,618 (On-Campus) / $10,635 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,561 (On-Campus) / $4,827 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $22,806 | $27,537 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,089 | $29,820 |
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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 | $7,959 | $7,959 | $7,959 | $7,995 | $7,995 |
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| Out-of-State | $12,690 | $12,690 | $12,690 | $12,726 | $12,726 |
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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 54 major areas - 27 Master's (8 online programs), 10 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 15 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 378 students have been conferred Master's degree and 35 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 | 378 | 35 | 11 | 81 |
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| Men | 182 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
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| Women | 196 | 19 | 7 | 48 |
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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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| Architecture | 19 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Computer Science | 31 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Physics | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 2ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
LA Tech graduate schools have a total of 1,026 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 489 male and 537 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 718 full-time and 308 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 224 students enrolled through online exclusively and 116 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 627 White, 123 Black, and 101 Asian students are attending at Louisiana Tech University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
41 grad students are younger than 22 and 153 students are older than 65. It has 583 students aged between 22 and 30 and 215 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,026 |
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| Men | 489 |
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| Women | 537 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,026 |
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| Full-time Students | 718 |
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| Part-time Students | 308 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,026 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 101 |
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| Black | 123 |
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| Hispanic | 42 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 627 |
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| Two or more races | 15 |
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| Un-Known | 29 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,026 |
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| 21 & Under | 41 |
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| 22-24 | 332 |
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| 25-29 | 251 |
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| 30-34 | 116 |
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| 35-39 | 99 |
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| 40 & Over | 153 |
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Online Population
At Louisiana Tech University graduate schools, 224 students enrolled online exclusively and 116 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 992 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 224 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 116 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 652 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 224 |
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| Louisiana Resident | 159 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 65 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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