Minot State University

Graduate Programs

Minot State University (MSU) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Minot, ND. It offers 19 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $9,553 for North Dakota residents and $9,936 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 274 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 3,189 students at MSU.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Minot State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Minot, North Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $9,553 for North Dakota residents and $9,936 for other students in average.

It offers nineteen graduate programs: 13 Master's, 4 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Minot State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	500 University Ave W, Minot, ND
Graduate School Students	289 students 178 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$9,553 Out-of-State$9,936
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 19 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Minot State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $9,553 and $9,936 for non-North Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $398.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$8,731
Fees	-$1	$1,205
Cost per Credit	$398	$398
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Room & Board	$7,434 (On-Campus) / $7,434 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,550 (On-Campus) / $3,550 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$12,082	$22,020
Off-Campus Total	$12,082	$22,020

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$8,240	$8,549	$8,873	$9,553	-$2
Out-of-State	$8,240	$8,549	$8,873	$9,553	$9,936

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Minot State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 12 Master's (6 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor'(4 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 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	132	-	48	7
Men	55	-	28	2
Women	77	-	20	5

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.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Management Information Systems	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	42^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,125 students enrolled in Minot State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 289 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 98 male and 191 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 105 full-time and 184 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 178 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 35 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	289
Men Students	98
Women Students	191

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	289
Full-time Students	105
Part-time Students	184

By race/ethnicity 180 White, 12 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at Minot State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	289
American Indian / Native American	4
Asian	6
Black	12
Hispanic	7
White	180
Two or more races	8
Un-Known	4

4 students are younger than 22 and 42 students are older than 65. The school has 170 students aged between 22 and 30 and 73 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	289
21 & Under	4
22-24	92
25-29	78
30-34	36
35-39	37
40 & Over	42

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Minot State University, 178 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 35 students are enrolled in some online courses.