Graduate Programs | Tennessee Technological University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Tennessee Technological 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 $11,800 and $20,740 for non-Tennessee residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $526 for Tennessee residents and $973 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	$10,480	$19,420
Fees	$1,320	$1,320
Cost per Credit	$526	$973
Books & Supplies	$1,280
Room & Board	$10,502 (On-Campus) / $11,508 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,400 (On-Campus) / $5,800 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$28,982	$37,922
Off-Campus Total	$30,388	$39,328

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$11,558	$11,558	$11,762	$11,762	$11,800
Out-of-State	$26,078	$20,498	$20,702	$20,702	$20,740

Graduate Program Overview

Tennessee Technological University is a four-years, public school located in Cookeville, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,800 for Tennessee residents and $20,740 for out-of-state students.

It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Tennessee Technological University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1 William L. Jones Drive, Cookeville, TN
Graduate School Students	1,446 students 724 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$11,800 Out-of-State$20,740
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 47 Graduate Programs 21 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Tennessee Technological University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 21 Master's (8 online programs), 6 Doctorate (2 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor'(7 online programs), 8 Post-Master'. 389 students have been conferred Master's degree and 40 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	389	40	55	28
Men	147	23	19	5
Women	242	17	36	23

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

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	16	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	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
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	78	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	26	-	NOT OFFERED	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemical Engineering	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
General Studies	37^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science, Technology and Society	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	39^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	103^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	-	14
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	NOT OFFERED	6

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	NOT OFFERED	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,840 students enrolled in Tennessee Technological University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,446 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 584 male and 862 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 324 full-time and 1,122 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 724 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 160 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,446
Men Students	584
Women Students	862

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,446
Full-time Students	324
Part-time Students	1,122

By race/ethnicity 1,123 White, 81 Black, and 28 Asian students are attending at Tennessee Technological University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,446
Asian	28
Black	81
Hispanic	51
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,123
Two or more races	24
Un-Known	12

23 students are younger than 22 and 247 students are older than 65. The school has 753 students aged between 22 and 30 and 342 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,446
21 & Under	23
22-24	404
25-29	349
30-34	211
35-39	131
40 & Over	247

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 Technological University, 724 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 160 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,365
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	724
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	160
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	481

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	724
Tennessee Resident	656
Other State In U.S.	39
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Tennessee Technological University