Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) is a four-year, public school located in New Orleans, LA.
It offers 10 graduate programs - 6 Master's, 4 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,744 for in-state and $16,686 for out-of-state students.
A total of 289 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,468 students at SUNO. SUNO offers online graduate programs and 153 out of 289 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,744 for Louisiana residents and $16,686 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 |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA |
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| Graduate School Students | 286 students
153 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,744
Out-of-State$16,686 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 10 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern University at New Orleans
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $9,744 and $16,686 for non-Louisiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,261 for Louisiana residents and $3,992 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,024 | $12,966 |
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| Fees | $3,720 | $3,720 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,261 | $3,992 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,353 |
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| Room & Board | $11,337 (On-Campus) / $11,337 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,167 (On-Campus) / $6,167 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,601 | $35,543 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,601 | $35,543 |
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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 | $8,750 | $8,750 | $9,161 | $9,180 | $9,744 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,691 | $15,691 | $16,103 | $16,122 | $16,686 |
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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 (5 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor'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 | 97 | - | 14 | - |
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| Men | 26 | - | 4 | - |
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| Women | 71 | - | 10 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 47ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
SUNO graduate schools have a total of 286 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 85 male and 201 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 190 full-time and 96 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 153 students enrolled through online exclusively and 101 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 21 White, 216 Black, and 39 Asian students are attending at Southern University at New Orleans. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
1 grad students are younger than 22 and 94 students are older than 65. It has 112 students aged between 22 and 30 and 82 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 286 |
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| Men | 85 |
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| Women | 201 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 286 |
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| Full-time Students | 190 |
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| Part-time Students | 96 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 286 |
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| Asian | 39 |
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| Black | 216 |
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| Hispanic | 5 |
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| White | 21 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 286 |
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| 21 & Under | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 41 |
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| 25-29 | 71 |
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| 30-34 | 39 |
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| 35-39 | 43 |
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| 40 & Over | 94 |
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Online Population
At Southern University at New Orleans graduate schools, 153 students enrolled online exclusively and 101 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 289 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 153 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 101 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 35 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 153 |
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| Louisiana Resident | 128 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 25 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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