2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $8,497 and $9,997 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $478 for Louisiana residents and $562 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,703$7,203
Fees$2,794$2,794
Cost per Credit$478$562
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$10,596 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,924 (On-Campus) / $5,924 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,317$27,817
Off-Campus Total$27,058$28,558
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,120$8,349$8,413$8,458$8,497
Out-of-State$16,157$16,386$16,450$9,958$9,997

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 the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,497 for Louisiana residents and $9,997 for out-of-state students.
It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMcNeese State University
TypeFour-years, Public
Address4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA
Graduate School Students561 students
322 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,497
Out-of-State$9,997
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 36 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

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 36 major areas - 19 Master's (9 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 7 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs), 9 Post-Master'(9 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total203-811
Men61-1-
Women142-711
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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching3ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management43ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,454 students enrolled in McNeese State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 561 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 140 male and 421 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 267 full-time and 294 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 322 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 99 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total561
Men Students140
Women Students421
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total561
Full-time Students267
Part-time Students294
By race/ethnicity 354 White, 120 Black, and 10 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
Total561
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian10
Black120
Hispanic16
White354
Two or more races15
Un-Known7
10 students are younger than 22 and 113 students are older than 65. The school has 275 students aged between 22 and 30 and 136 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total561
21 & Under10
22-24153
25-29122
30-3480
35-3956
40 & Over113
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, 322 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 99 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment534
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses322
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses99
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses113
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses322
Louisiana Resident274
Other State In U.S.44
Outside of U.S.4



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