Tennessee State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Tennessee State University is a four-years, public school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $10,732 for Tennessee residents and $22,836 for other students in average.

It offers thirty-nine graduate programs: 24 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 354 students have been conferred Master's degree and 94 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Tennessee State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN
Graduate School Students	1,615 students 461 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$10,732 Out-of-State$22,836
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 39 Graduate Programs 24 Master's, 7 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Tennessee State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Tennessee residents, the tuition & fees are $10,732 and $22,836 for non-Tennessee residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $537 for Tennessee residents and $1,210 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,524	$21,628
Fees	$1,208	$1,208
Cost per Credit	$537	$1,210
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$8,548 (On-Campus) / $13,490 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,448 (On-Campus) / $6,020 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,228	$38,332
Off-Campus Total	$31,742	$43,846

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$10,740	$11,076	$11,286	$10,384	$10,732
Out-of-State	$22,380	$22,716	$23,750	$20,860	$22,836

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Tennessee State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 39 major areas - 23 Master's , 7 Doctorate , 6 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	354	94	67	-
Men	106	40	23	-
Women	248	54	44	-

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.

Agriculture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	1		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
General Studies	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	4		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	11		39	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social Work	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,200	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Health	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$80,600	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	64	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$52,200	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,615 students enrolled in Tennessee State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,615 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 486 male and 1,129 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 670 full-time and 945 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 461 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 200 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,615
Men Students	486
Women Students	1,129

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,615
Full-time Students	670
Part-time Students	945

By race/ethnicity 622 White, 734 Black, and 55 Asian students are attending at Tennessee State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,615
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	55
Black	734
Hispanic	40
White	622
Two or more races	42
Un-Known	5

10 students are younger than 22 and 492 students are older than 65. The school has 663 students aged between 22 and 30 and 450 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,615
21 & Under	10
22-24	295
25-29	368
30-34	251
35-39	199
40 & Over	492

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Tennessee State University, 461 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 200 students are enrolled in some online courses.