Graduate Programs | Nicholls State University

Graduate Program Overview

Nicholls State University is a four-years, public school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,241 for Louisiana residents and $9,334 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Nicholls State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	University Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA
Graduate School Students	635 students 352 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	In-State$8,241 Out-of-State$9,334
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 21 Graduate Programs 12 Master's, 9 Post graduate certificates

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at Nicholls State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Louisiana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,241 and $9,334 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $564 for Louisiana residents and $680 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,686	$6,779
Fees	$2,555	$2,555
Cost per Credit	$564	$680
Books & Supplies	$1,300
Room & Board	$10,602 (On-Campus) / $9,932 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,392 (On-Campus) / $5,262 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,535	$25,628
Off-Campus Total	$24,735	$25,828

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
In-State	$8,088	$8,048	$8,084	$8,084	$8,241
Out-of-State	$9,181	$9,141	$9,177	$9,177	$9,334

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Nicholls State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 12 Master's (5 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 4 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	185	-	-	103
Men	39	-	-	15
Women	146	-	-	88

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.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,300	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	59^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	32^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,200	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics (other)	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$81,500	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,300	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,200	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,769 students enrolled in Nicholls State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 635 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 124 male and 511 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 259 full-time and 376 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 352 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 94 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	635
Men Students	124
Women Students	511

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	635
Full-time Students	259
Part-time Students	376

By race/ethnicity 442 White, 121 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Nicholls State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	635
American Indian / Native American	15
Asian	5
Black	121
Hispanic	25
White	442
Two or more races	4
Un-Known	7

12 students are younger than 22 and 122 students are older than 65. The school has 335 students aged between 22 and 30 and 189 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	635
21 & Under	12
22-24	173
25-29	162
30-34	116
35-39	73
40 & Over	122

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Nicholls State University, 352 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 94 students are enrolled in some online courses.