Northeastern State University offers 140 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 66 major programs - 13 Certificate, 16 Bachelors, 17 Masters, and 20 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,810 for Oklahoma residents and $17,290 for out-of-state students.
Total 2,733 students out of total 6,751 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,041 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Northeastern State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Northeastern State University |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK |
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| Online Students | 2,733 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,894 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$7,810 Out-of-State$17,290 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$5,771 Out-of-State$11,981 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
| Online Degree Programs |
| Total | 66 Programs |
| Certificate | 13 Programs |
| Bachelors | 16 Programs |
| Masters | 17 Programs |
| Post-Graduate | 20 Programs |
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northeastern State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Oklahoma residents, the tuition & fees are $7,810 and $17,290 for non-Oklahoma residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $5,771 and $11,981 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $231 for Oklahoma residents and $547 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $291 for Oklahoma residents and $636 for out-of-state students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Northeastern State University offers 140 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 66 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 16 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 20 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
| Online Programs | 13 | NOT OFFERED | 16 |
17 | NOT OFFERED | 20 |
| Overall Programs | 18 | NOT OFFERED | 69 |
29 | 1 | 23 |
Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Relations/Image Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Artificial Intelligence | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Science | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Indian/Native American Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 21 |
NOT OFFERED |
17 |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
14 |
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| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
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| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
47 | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 21 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
9 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Library and Information Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Mathematics | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Military Applied Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 14 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
48 | 12 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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| Homeland Security | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Health Services Administration | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 43 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
56 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Clinical Nurse Specialist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Business Administration and Management | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 109 |
NOT OFFERED |
22 |
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| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Operations Management and Supervision | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Accounting | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 |
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| International Business/Trade/Commerce | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Management Information Systems | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Marketing/Marketing Management | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| History | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Northeastern State University, there are 6,751 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,627 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,733 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,894 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,751 | |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,733 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,894 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,124 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,733 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,447 Oklahoma Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 180 students living in the U.S. States other than Oklahoma, and 106 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,733 | |
| Oklahoma Resident | 2,447 |
| Other State In U.S. | 180 |
| Outside of U.S. | 106 |
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,733 | |
| Undergraduate | 1,817 |
| Graduate | 916 |
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 1,817 | |
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 1,672 |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 145 |