McNeese State University (McNeese) is a four-year, public school located in Lake Charles, LA.
It offers 32 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,502 for in-state and $10,002 for out-of-state students.
A total of 573 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,241 students at McNeese. McNeese offers online graduate programs and 268 out of 573 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find McNeese'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 $8,502 for Louisiana residents and $10,002 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | McNeese State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA |
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| Graduate School Students | 500 students
268 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,502
Out-of-State$10,002 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 32 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at McNeese State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,502 and $10,002 for non-Louisiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $505 for Louisiana residents and $562 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,703 | $7,203 |
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| Fees | $2,799 | $2,799 |
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| Cost per Credit | $505 | $562 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,353 |
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| Room & Board | $10,644 (On-Campus) / $11,802 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,164 (On-Campus) / $6,164 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,663 | $28,163 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,821 | $29,321 |
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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 | $8,349 | $8,413 | $8,458 | $8,497 | $8,502 |
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| Out-of-State | $16,386 | $16,450 | $9,958 | $9,997 | $10,002 |
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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 32 major areas - 16 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 8 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (7 online programs). 151 students have been conferred Master's degree and 8 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 | 151 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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| Men | 48 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 103 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
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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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| Engineering | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
McNeese graduate schools have a total of 500 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 121 male and 379 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 219 full-time and 281 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 268 students enrolled through online exclusively and 112 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 296 White, 121 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at McNeese State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 500 |
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| Men | 121 |
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| Women | 379 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 500 |
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| Full-time Students | 219 |
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| Part-time Students | 281 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 500 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 6 |
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| Black | 121 |
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| Hispanic | 21 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 296 |
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| Two or more races | 18 |
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| Un-Known | 3 |
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Online Population
At McNeese State University graduate schools, 268 students enrolled online exclusively and 112 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 573 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 268 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 112 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 193 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 268 |
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| Louisiana Resident | 236 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 29 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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