Graduate Programs | Texas Southern University

Graduate Program Overview

Texas Southern University is a four-years, public school located in Houston, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,328 for Texas residents and $15,488 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty (30) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Texas Southern University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	3100 Cleburne St, Houston, TX
Graduate School Students	1,717 students 547 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$8,328 Out-of-State$15,488
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 30 Graduate Programs 23 Master's, 7 Doctorate

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Texas Southern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,328 and $15,488 for non-Texas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $100 for Texas residents and $458 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,858	$14,018
Fees	$1,470	$1,470
Cost per Credit	$100	$458
Books & Supplies	$1,654
Room & Board	$9,664 (On-Campus) / $14,004 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,968 (On-Campus) / $4,968 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,614	$31,774
Off-Campus Total	$28,954	$36,114

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$7,569	$6,811	$6,811	$6,091	$8,328
Out-of-State	$14,139	$14,139	$14,265	$13,221	$15,488

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Texas Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 23 Master's , 7 Doctorate . 239 students have been conferred Master's degree and 250 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	239	250	-	-
Men	83	91	-	-
Women	156	159	-	-

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.

Architecture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	6		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,200	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Toxicology	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	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sports Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	2	NOT OFFERED	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	14		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,000	-	-
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$50,900	-	-
Management Information Systems	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmaceutical Sciences	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,015 students enrolled in Texas Southern University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,717 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 617 male and 1,100 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,306 full-time and 411 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 547 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 588 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,717
Men Students	617
Women Students	1,100

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,717
Full-time Students	1,306
Part-time Students	411

By race/ethnicity 99 White, 1,127 Black, and 164 Asian students are attending at Texas Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,717
American Indian / Native American	7
Asian	164
Black	1,127
Hispanic	224
White	99
Two or more races	19

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Texas Southern University, 547 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 588 students are enrolled in some online courses.