Mississippi University for Women (MUW) is a four-year, public school located in Columbus, MS.
It offers 11 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,492.
A total of 231 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,193 students at MUW. MUW offers online graduate programs and 145 out of 231 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find MUW's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,492 for Mississippi residents and $8,492 for out-of-state students. It offers eleven (11) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Mississippi University for Women |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS |
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| Graduate School Students | 232 students
145 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,492
Out-of-State$8,492 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 11 Graduate Programs
9 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Mississippi University for Women
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Mississippi University for Women with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $8,492 and $8,492 for non-Mississippi residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $472.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,392 | $8,392 |
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| Fees | $100 | $100 |
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| Cost per Credit | $472 | $472 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,600 |
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| Room & Board | $8,572 (On-Campus) / $8,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,800 (On-Campus) / $4,800 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,464 | $23,464 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $23,392 | $23,392 |
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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 | $7,525 | $7,756 | $7,866 | $8,092 | $8,492 |
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| Out-of-State | $7,525 | $7,756 | $7,866 | $8,092 | $8,492 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Mississippi University for Women offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 9 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 1 Post-Master's. 101 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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 | 101 | 3 | - | - |
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| Men | 14 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 87 | 3 | - | - |
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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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| Women's Studies | 2ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Acting | 12 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
MUW graduate schools have a total of 232 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 31 male and 201 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 141 full-time and 91 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 145 students enrolled through online exclusively and 29 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 176 White, 49 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Mississippi University for Women. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
6 grad students are younger than 22 and 68 students are older than 65. It has 117 students aged between 22 and 30 and 40 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 232 |
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| Men | 31 |
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| Women | 201 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 232 |
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| Full-time Students | 141 |
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| Part-time Students | 91 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 232 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 49 |
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| White | 176 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 232 |
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| 21 & Under | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 74 |
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| 25-29 | 43 |
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| 30-34 | 21 |
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| 35-39 | 19 |
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| 40 & Over | 68 |
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Online Population
At Mississippi University for Women graduate schools, 145 students enrolled online exclusively and 29 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 231 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 145 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 29 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 57 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 145 |
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| Mississippi Resident | 68 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 77 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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