Graduate Programs | Mississippi Valley State University

Graduate Program Overview

Mississippi Valley State University is a four-years, public school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,364 for Mississippi residents and $7,902 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 Valley State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, MS
Graduate School Students	338 students 200 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$7,364 Out-of-State$7,902
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 11 Master's

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $7,364 and $7,902 for non-Mississippi residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $438.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$7,882
Fees	-$1	$20
Cost per Credit	$0	$438
Books & Supplies	$2,400
Room & Board	$8,112 (On-Campus) / $6,992 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,680 (On-Campus) / $5,610 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$14,190	$22,094
Off-Campus Total	$15,000	$22,904

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$7,220	$7,364	$7,580	$7,364	-$2
Out-of-State	$7,220	$7,364	$7,580	$7,364	$7,902

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Mississippi Valley State University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 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	81	-	-	-
Men	32	-	-	-
Women	49	-	-	-

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	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	8	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	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	24	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	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	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	3	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 2,032 students enrolled in Mississippi Valley State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 338 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 100 male and 238 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 103 full-time and 235 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 200 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 52 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	338
Men Students	100
Women Students	238

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	338
Full-time Students	103
Part-time Students	235

By race/ethnicity 9 White, 326 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	338
Asian	2
Black	326
White	9
Un-Known	1

3 students are younger than 22 and 100 students are older than 65. The school has 160 students aged between 22 and 30 and 75 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	338
21 & Under	3
22-24	64
25-29	96
30-34	42
35-39	33
40 & Over	100

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, 200 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 52 students are enrolled in some online courses.