Graduate Programs | Southern University at New Orleans

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern University at New Orleans 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 $9,180 and $16,122 for non-Louisiana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,687 for Louisiana residents and $3,997 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,024	$12,966
Fees	$3,156	$3,156
Cost per Credit	$1,687	$3,997
Books & Supplies	$1,300
Room & Board	$10,340 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,924 (On-Campus) / $5,924 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,744	$33,686
Off-Campus Total	$27,741	$34,683

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,860	$8,750	$8,750	$9,161	$9,180
Out-of-State	$15,801	$15,691	$15,691	$16,103	$16,122

Graduate Program Overview

Southern University at New Orleans is a four-years, public school located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,180 for Louisiana residents and $16,122 for out-of-state students.

It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Southern University at New Orleans
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA
Graduate School Students	294 students 68 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$9,180 Out-of-State$16,122
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 10 Graduate Programs 6 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Southern University at New Orleans offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 6 Master's (2 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor'. 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	108	-	12	-
Men	19	-	5	-
Women	89	-	7	-

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

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Science/Studies	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Museology/Museum Studies	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,106 students enrolled in Southern University at New Orleans including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 294 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 75 male and 219 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 167 full-time and 127 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 68 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 114 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	294
Men Students	75
Women Students	219

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	294
Full-time Students	167
Part-time Students	127

By race/ethnicity 7 White, 259 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at Southern University at New Orleans. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	294
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	8
Black	259
Hispanic	2
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	7
Un-Known	15

2 students are younger than 22 and 75 students are older than 65. The school has 110 students aged between 22 and 30 and 83 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	294
21 & Under	2
22-24	39
25-29	71
30-34	51
35-39	32
40 & Over	75

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 University at New Orleans, 68 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 114 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	270
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	68
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	114
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	88

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	68
Louisiana Resident	60
Other State In U.S.	8
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Southern University at New Orleans