Minnesota State University-Mankato (Minnesota State University-Mankato) is a four-year, public school located in Mankato, MN.
It offers 120 graduate programs - 71 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 44 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,449 for in-state and $19,989 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,838 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,271 students at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Minnesota State University-Mankato offers online graduate programs and 947 out of 1,838 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,449 for Minnesota residents and $19,989 for out-of-state students. It offers 120 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Minnesota State University-Mankato |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | South Rd and Ellis Ave, Mankato, MN |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,812 students
947 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,449
Out-of-State$19,989 |
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| Student to Faculty | 21:1 (4.76%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 120 Graduate Programs
71 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 45 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Minnesota State University-Mankato
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Minnesota State University-Mankato with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Minnesota residents, the tuition & fees are $10,449 and $19,989 for non-Minnesota residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $530 for Minnesota residents and $795 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,540 | $19,080 |
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| Fees | $909 | $909 |
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| Cost per Credit | $530 | $795 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $12,420 (On-Campus) / $12,420 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,656 (On-Campus) / $2,656 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,325 | $35,865 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,325 | $35,865 |
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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 | $8,788 | $9,308 | $9,648 | $10,030 | $10,449 |
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| Out-of-State | $8,788 | $9,308 | $14,068 | $19,212 | $19,989 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Minnesota State University-Mankato offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 120 major areas - 71 Master's (22 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 44 Post-Bachelor's (31 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 600 students have been conferred Master's degree and 32 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 | 600 | 32 | 401 | 56 |
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| Men | 190 | 4 | 89 | 11 |
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| Women | 410 | 28 | 312 | 45 |
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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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| Physics | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
2ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Minnesota State University-Mankato graduate schools have a total of 1,812 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 560 male and 1,252 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 655 full-time and 1,157 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 947 students enrolled through online exclusively and 347 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,230 White, 108 Black, and 71 Asian students are attending at Minnesota State University-Mankato. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,812 |
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| Men | 560 |
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| Women | 1,252 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,812 |
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| Full-time Students | 655 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,157 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,812 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 71 |
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| Black | 108 |
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| Hispanic | 73 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 1,230 |
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| Two or more races | 31 |
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| Un-Known | 27 |
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Online Population
At Minnesota State University-Mankato graduate schools, 947 students enrolled online exclusively and 347 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,838 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 947 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 347 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 544 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 947 |
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| Minnesota Resident | 848 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 96 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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