Nicholls State University (Nicholls State) is a four-year, public school located in Thibodaux, LA.
It offers 21 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 5 Post-bachelor's, 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,236 for in-state and $9,329 for out-of-state students.
A total of 525 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,043 students at Nicholls State. Nicholls State offers online graduate programs and 302 out of 525 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,236 for Louisiana residents and $9,329 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 |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | University Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA |
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| Graduate School Students | 568 students
302 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,236
Out-of-State$9,329 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 21 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 9 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Nicholls State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,236 and $9,329 for non-Louisiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $553 for Louisiana residents and $669 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,686 | $6,779 |
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| Fees | $2,550 | $2,550 |
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| Cost per Credit | $553 | $669 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,300 |
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| Room & Board | $11,412 (On-Campus) / $11,802 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,240 (On-Campus) / $6,240 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,188 | $28,281 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,578 | $28,671 |
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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 | $8,084 | $8,084 | $8,241 | $8,254 | $8,236 |
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| Out-of-State | $9,177 | $9,177 | $9,334 | $9,347 | $9,329 |
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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 (6 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 4 Post-Master's.
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 | 239 | - | - | 14 |
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| Men | 72 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 167 | - | - | 14 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Nicholls State graduate schools have a total of 568 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 118 male and 450 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 224 full-time and 344 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 302 students enrolled through online exclusively and 141 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 391 White, 106 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Nicholls State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 63 students are older than 65. It has 320 students aged between 22 and 30 and 132 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 568 |
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| Men | 118 |
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| Women | 450 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 568 |
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| Full-time Students | 224 |
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| Part-time Students | 344 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 568 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 10 |
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| Asian | 4 |
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| Black | 106 |
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| Hispanic | 17 |
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| White | 391 |
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| Two or more races | 13 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 568 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 174 |
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| 25-29 | 146 |
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| 30-34 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 62 |
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| 40 & Over | 63 |
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Online Population
At Nicholls State University graduate schools, 302 students enrolled online exclusively and 141 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 525 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 302 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 141 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 82 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 302 |
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| Louisiana Resident | 277 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 23 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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