Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is a four-year, public school located in Weatherford, OK.
It offers 18 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,086 for in-state and $8,110 for out-of-state students.
A total of 839 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,186 students at SWOSU. SWOSU offers online graduate programs and 497 out of 839 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SWOSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,086 for Oklahoma residents and $8,110 for out-of-state students. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 100 Campus Dr, Weatherford, OK |
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| Graduate School Students | 816 students 497 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,086 Out-of-State$8,110 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 18 Graduate Programs 15 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Oklahoma residents, the tuition & fees are $8,086 and $8,110 for non-Oklahoma residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $293 for Oklahoma residents and $294 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
| Tuition | $7,025 | $7,049 |
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| Fees | $1,061 | $1,061 |
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| Cost per Credit | $293 | $294 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,318 |
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| Room & Board | $7,634 (On-Campus) / $8,162 (Off-Campus) |
| Personal Expenses | $8,746 (On-Campus) / $8,746 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,784 | $25,808 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,312 | $26,336 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| In-State | $7,530 | $7,530 | $7,752 | $7,915 | $8,086 |
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| Out-of-State | $14,202 | $14,202 | $14,424 | $7,939 | $8,110 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 15 Master's (11 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 317 students have been conferred Master's degree and 70 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 |
| Total | 317 | 70 | - | 12 |
| Men | 65 | 36 | - | - |
| Women | 252 | 34 | - | 12 |
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 |
| Music | 2 |
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Graduate Student Population
SWOSU graduate schools have a total of 816 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 210 male and 606 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 483 full-time and 333 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 497 students enrolled through online exclusively and 180 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 538 White, 37 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
44 grad students are younger than 22 and 206 students are older than 65. It has 376 students aged between 22 and 30 and 213 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 816 |
| Men | 210 |
| Women | 606 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 816 |
| Full-time Students | 483 |
| Part-time Students | 333 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 816 |
American Indian / Native American | 40 |
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| Asian | 34 |
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| Black | 37 |
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| Hispanic | 54 |
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| White | 538 |
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| Two or more races | 81 |
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| Un-Known | 12 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 816 |
| 21 & Under | 44 |
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| 22-24 | 197 |
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| 25-29 | 179 |
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| 30-34 | 114 |
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| 35-39 | 99 |
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| 40 & Over | 206 |
Online Population
At Southwestern Oklahoma State University graduate schools, 497 students enrolled online exclusively and 180 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 839 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 497 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 180 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 162 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 497 |
| Oklahoma Resident | 454 |
| Other State In U.S. | 43 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |