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	355 students 148 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 12 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	109	-	-	-
Men	31	-	-	-
Women	78	-	-	-

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.

Communication and Journalism

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

Education

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

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	-	-	-

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	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	10	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	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,285 students enrolled in Mississippi Valley State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 355 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 119 male and 236 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 119 full-time and 236 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 148 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 81 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	355
Men Students	119
Women Students	236

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	355
Full-time Students	119
Part-time Students	236

By race/ethnicity 7 White, 337 Black, and 2 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	355
Asian	2
Black	337
Hispanic	3
White	7
Un-Known	6

1 students are younger than 22 and 96 students are older than 65. The school has 199 students aged between 22 and 30 and 59 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	355
21 & Under	1
22-24	97
25-29	102
30-34	37
35-39	22
40 & Over	96

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, 148 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 81 students are enrolled in some online courses.