Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (Southern Arkansas University Main Campus) is a four-year, public school located in Magnolia, AR.
It offers 30 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 13 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,380 for in-state and $10,656 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,648 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,732 students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers online graduate programs and 935 out of 1,648 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,380 for Arkansas residents and $10,656 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty (30) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 100 E. University, Magnolia, AR |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,903 students
935 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,380
Out-of-State$10,656 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 30 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $7,380 and $10,656 for non-Arkansas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $320 for Arkansas residents and $502 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,760 | $9,036 |
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| Fees | $1,620 | $1,620 |
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| Cost per Credit | $320 | $502 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,600 |
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| Room & Board | $7,911 (On-Campus) / $7,911 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,682 (On-Campus) / $8,446 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,573 | $26,849 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,337 | $28,613 |
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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 | $6,894 | $6,894 | $7,092 | $7,236 | $7,380 |
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| Out-of-State | $9,810 | $9,882 | $10,224 | $10,440 | $10,656 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 16 Master's (16 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 13 Post-Bachelor's (12 online programs). 840 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
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 | 840 | 11 | 40 | - |
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| Men | 399 | 2 | 10 | - |
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| Women | 441 | 9 | 30 | - |
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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
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate schools have a total of 1,903 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 849 male and 1,054 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 541 full-time and 1,362 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 935 students enrolled through online exclusively and 690 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 599 White, 273 Black, and 10 Asian students are attending at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
24 grad students are younger than 22 and 267 students are older than 65. It has 1,025 students aged between 22 and 30 and 332 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,903 |
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| Men | 849 |
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| Women | 1,054 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,903 |
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| Full-time Students | 541 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,362 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,903 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 10 |
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| Black | 273 |
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| Hispanic | 23 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 599 |
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| Two or more races | 62 |
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| Un-Known | 2 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,903 |
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| 21 & Under | 24 |
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| 22-24 | 524 |
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| 25-29 | 501 |
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| 30-34 | 202 |
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| 35-39 | 130 |
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| 40 & Over | 267 |
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Online Population
At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate schools, 935 students enrolled online exclusively and 690 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,648 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 935 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 690 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 23 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 935 |
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| Arkansas Resident | 783 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 132 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 20 |
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