Mississippi Valley State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Mississippi Valley State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $7,580 for Mississippi residents and $7,580 for other students in average.

It offers twelve graduate programs: 12 Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Mississippi Valley State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, MS
Graduate School Students	314 students 142 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$7,580 Out-of-State$7,580
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 12 Graduate Programs 12 Master's

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Mississippi Valley State University 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 $7,580 and $7,580 for non-Mississippi residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $420.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$7,344
Fees	-$1	$20
Cost per Credit	$420	$420
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Room & Board	$7,998 (On-Campus) / $7,815 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,571 (On-Campus) / $5,360 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$13,567	$20,933
Off-Campus Total	$15,173	$22,539

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$6,878	$7,220	$7,364	$7,580	-$2
Out-of-State	$6,878	$7,220	$7,364	$7,580	$7,364

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Mississippi Valley State University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 11 Master's (2 online programs). 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	-	-	-	-
Men	-	-	-	-
Women	-	-	-	-

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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Health	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Services	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations/Image Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioinformatics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioinformatics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Health	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations/Image Management	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,147 students enrolled in Mississippi Valley State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 314 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 106 male and 208 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 93 full-time and 221 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 142 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 65 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	314
Men Students	106
Women Students	208

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	314
Full-time Students	93
Part-time Students	221

By race/ethnicity 9 White, 295 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Mississippi Valley State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	314
Asian	1
Black	295
Hispanic	3
White	9
Un-Known	6

1 students are younger than 22 and 87 students are older than 65. The school has 143 students aged between 22 and 30 and 83 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	314
21 & Under	1
22-24	48
25-29	95
30-34	64
35-39	19
40 & Over	87

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Mississippi Valley State University, 142 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 65 students are enrolled in some online courses.