2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,236 and $10,440 for non-Arkansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $310 for Arkansas residents and $488 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,616$8,820
Fees$1,620$1,620
Cost per Credit$310$488
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$7,601 (On-Campus) / $7,601 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,619 (On-Campus) / $8,240 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,056$26,260
Off-Campus Total$24,677$27,881
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$6,582$6,894$6,894$7,092$7,236
Out-of-State$9,462$9,810$9,882$10,224$10,440

Graduate Program Overview

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a four-years, public school located in Magnolia, Arkansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,236 for Arkansas residents and $10,440 for out-of-state students.
It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSouthern Arkansas University Main Campus
TypeFour-years, Public
Address100 E. University, Magnolia, AR
Graduate School Students1,274 students
968 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,236
Out-of-State$10,440
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 22 Graduate Programs
14 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 14 Master's (14 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total394-30-
Men118-12-
Women276-18-
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.
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE -ONLINE 24ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences85ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education21ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration20ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology23ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services20ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)37ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)87ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management56ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,434 students enrolled in Southern Arkansas University Main Campus including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,274 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 449 male and 825 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 276 full-time and 998 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 968 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 957 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,274
Men Students449
Women Students825
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,274
Full-time Students276
Part-time Students998
By race/ethnicity 592 White, 219 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,274
American Indian /
Native American
7
Asian15
Black219
Hispanic34
White592
Two or more races97
Un-Known33
22 students are younger than 22 and 260 students are older than 65. The school has 1,298 students aged between 22 and 30 and 366 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,274
21 & Under22
22-24630
25-29668
30-34224
35-39142
40 & Over260
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 968 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 957 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,946
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses968
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses957
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses21
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses968
Arkansas Resident816
Other State In U.S.130
Outside of U.S.22


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