Minot State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Minot State University is a four-years, public school located in Minot, North Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $9,936 for North Dakota residents and $10,263 for other students in average.

It offers thirty graduate programs: 13 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 109 students have been conferred Master's degree and 5 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Minot State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	500 University Ave W, Minot, ND
Graduate School Students	264 students 167 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$9,936 Out-of-State$10,263
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 30 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $9,936 and $10,263 for non-North Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $375.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$8,992
Fees	$0	$1,271
Cost per Credit	$0	$375
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Room & Board	$6,892 (On-Campus) / $6,892 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,650 (On-Campus) / $3,650 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$11,641	$21,905
Off-Campus Total	$11,641	$21,905

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$8,549	$8,873	$9,553	$9,936	-$1
Out-of-State	$8,549	$8,873	$9,553	$9,936	$10,263

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Minot State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 12 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor'(2 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	109	5	9	4
Men	42	4	5	2
Women	67	1	4	2

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Disability Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics		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	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	15	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,920 students enrolled in Minot State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 264 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 78 male and 186 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 112 full-time and 152 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 167 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 65 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	264
Men Students	78
Women Students	186

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	264
Full-time Students	112
Part-time Students	152

By race/ethnicity 160 White, 8 Black, and 8 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	264
American Indian / Native American	6
Asian	8
Black	8
Hispanic	12
White	160
Two or more races	4
Un-Known	5

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, 167 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 65 students are enrolled in some online courses.