Graduate Programs | McNeese State University

Graduate Program Overview

McNeese State University is a four-years, public school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,458 for Louisiana residents and $9,958 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty (30) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	McNeese State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA
Graduate School Students	610 students 271 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	In-State$8,458 Out-of-State$9,958
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 30 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at McNeese State 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 $8,458 and $9,958 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $476 for Louisiana residents and $564 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,703	$7,203
Fees	$2,755	$2,755
Cost per Credit	$476	$564
Books & Supplies	$1,300
Room & Board	$9,878 (On-Campus) / $10,468 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,470 (On-Campus) / $5,470 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,106	$26,606
Off-Campus Total	$25,696	$27,196

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
In-State	$7,955	$8,120	$8,349	$8,413	$8,458
Out-of-State	$15,992	$16,157	$16,386	$16,450	$9,958

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

McNeese State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 18 Master's (12 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 7 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs), 4 Post-Master'(4 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	207	-	13	7
Men	59	-	3	1
Women	148	-	10	6

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$48,500	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education (other)	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Creative Writing	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	32^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	40^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$94,300	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$48,500	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,284 students enrolled in McNeese State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 610 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 163 male and 447 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 301 full-time and 309 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 271 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 148 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	610
Men Students	163
Women Students	447

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	610
Full-time Students	301
Part-time Students	309

By race/ethnicity 393 White, 131 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at McNeese State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	610
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	11
Black	131
Hispanic	21
White	393
Two or more races	13
Un-Known	4

15 students are younger than 22 and 107 students are older than 65. The school has 297 students aged between 22 and 30 and 142 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	610
21 & Under	15
22-24	158
25-29	139
30-34	86
35-39	56
40 & Over	107

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At McNeese State University, 271 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 148 students are enrolled in some online courses.