Graduate Programs | Middle Tennessee State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Middle Tennessee State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $11,124 and $28,170 for non-Tennessee residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $537 for Tennessee residents and $1,484 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	$9,648	$26,694
Fees	$1,476	$1,476
Cost per Credit	$537	$1,484
Books & Supplies	$1,260
Room & Board	$11,704 (On-Campus) / $11,678 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,350 (On-Campus) / $5,564 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,438	$46,484
Off-Campus Total	$29,626	$46,672

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,350	$10,350	$10,818	$10,818	$11,124
Out-of-State	$26,172	$26,172	$27,432	$27,432	$28,170

Graduate Program Overview

Middle Tennessee State University is a four-years, public school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,124 for Tennessee residents and $28,170 for out-of-state students.

It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Middle Tennessee State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN
Graduate School Students	2,965 students 1,121 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$11,124 Out-of-State$28,170
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 63 Graduate Programs 42 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Middle Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 42 Master's (1 online programs), 9 Doctorate , 9 Post-Bachelor', 3 Post-Master'. 826 students have been conferred Master's degree and 52 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	826	52	39	47
Men	293	25	11	13
Women	533	27	28	34

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.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Museology/Museum Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	-	NOT OFFERED	4	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
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

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

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	4	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
Information Technology	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	84^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Special Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	2	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician	14	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	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

what is Library Science program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Library and Information Science	25	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	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	49	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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Economics	7	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	4	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music	10	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
Public Health	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	169	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	25	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Finance	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	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	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Molecular Biology	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computational Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	-	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
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Economics	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public/Applied History	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 21,568 students enrolled in Middle Tennessee State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 2,965 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,070 male and 1,895 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 880 full-time and 2,085 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 1,121 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 426 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,965
Men Students	1,070
Women Students	1,895

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,965
Full-time Students	880
Part-time Students	2,085

By race/ethnicity 2,052 White, 422 Black, and 123 Asian students are attending at Middle Tennessee State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,965
American Indian / Native American	6
Asian	123
Black	422
Hispanic	126
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	2,052
Two or more races	69
Un-Known	24

16 students are younger than 22 and 664 students are older than 65. The school has 1,270 students aged between 22 and 30 and 698 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,965
21 & Under	16
22-24	525
25-29	745
30-34	433
35-39	265
40 & Over	664

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Middle Tennessee State University, 1,121 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 426 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,648
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,121
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	426
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,101

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,121
Tennessee Resident	1,061
Other State In U.S.	48
Outside of U.S.	12

Graduate School Tuition at Middle Tennessee State University