Graduate Programs | Minnesota State University-Mankato

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $10,030 and $19,212 for non-Minnesota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $510 for Minnesota residents and $1,005 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	$9,182	$18,364
Fees	$848	$848
Cost per Credit	$510	$1,005
Books & Supplies	$1,042
Room & Board	$11,224 (On-Campus) / $11,224 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,672 (On-Campus) / $2,672 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,968	$34,150
Off-Campus Total	$24,968	$34,150

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,474	$8,788	$9,308	$9,648	$10,030
Out-of-State	$8,474	$8,788	$9,308	$14,068	$19,212

Graduate Program Overview

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

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,030 for Minnesota residents and $19,212 for out-of-state students.

It offers 124 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Minnesota State University-Mankato
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	South Rd and Ellis Ave, Mankato, MN
Graduate School Students	1,956 students 818 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,030 Out-of-State$19,212
Student to Faculty	21:1 (4.76%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 124 Graduate Programs 74 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 46 Post graduate certificates

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 124 major areas - 74 Master's (19 online programs), 4 Doctorate , 45 Post-Bachelor'(29 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 603 students have been conferred Master's degree and 38 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	603	38	210	65
Men	187	5	52	15
Women	416	33	158	50

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.

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	-	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

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
Ethnic Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	-	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Multicultural Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	8	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	51^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Speech Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

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

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult Development and Aging	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Writing	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
General Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	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

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	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	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
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	-	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

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
Ethnic Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	23	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	21	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	32	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	56^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
French Language and Literature	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult Development and Aging	1	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	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Writing	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	9	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	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	1	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	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sports Studies	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Outdoor Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

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

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	4	-	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
Corrections	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Geography	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs	3	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Conducting	-	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
Communication Sciences and Disorders	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Public Health and Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	22^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	28	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	-	65
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology	-	-	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
Nursing Science	-^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 14,576 students enrolled in Minnesota State University-Mankato including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,956 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 621 male and 1,335 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 669 full-time and 1,287 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 818 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 384 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,956
Men Students	621
Women Students	1,335

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,956
Full-time Students	669
Part-time Students	1,287

By race/ethnicity 1,407 White, 97 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 Race Distribution
Total	1,956
American Indian / Native American	7
Asian	71
Black	97
Hispanic	82
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,407
Two or more races	42
Un-Known	46

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Minnesota State University-Mankato, 818 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 384 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,914
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	818
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	384
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	712

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	818
Minnesota Resident	712
Other State In U.S.	103
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Minnesota State University-Mankato