Online Program Overview

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a four-years, public school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $8,864 for Louisiana residents and $19,652 for other students on average.

It offers 91 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 54 programs - 3 Certificate, 1 Associates, 15 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwestern State University of Louisiana
Typefour-years, public
Address175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA
Online Students5,349 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,962 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,864
Out-of-State$19,652
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,758
Out-of-State$20,546
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total54 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates1 Programs
Bachelors15 Programs
Masters17 Programs
Doctorate2 Programs
Post-Graduate16 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwestern State University of Louisiana . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Louisiana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,864 and $19,652 for non-Louisiana residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,758 and $20,546 for out-of-state students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $421 for Louisiana residents and $416 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $483 for Louisiana residents and $934 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,768$8,672$8,672$8,672$8,864
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$19,556$19,460$19,460$19,460$19,652
Graduate (In-State)$9,686$9,614$9,614$9,614$9,758
Graduate (Out-of-State)$20,474$20,402$20,402$20,402$20,546
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$416$412$412$412$421
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$416$412$412$412$416
Graduate (In-State)$480$476$476$476$483
Graduate (Out-of-State)$931$927$927$927$934
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 91 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 54 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 1 Associates, 15 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs3115 17216
Overall Programs7435 21222
The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Computer and Information Sciences
Education
Work and Family Studies
English Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Psychology
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Human Services
Visual and Performing Arts
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business
History

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, there are 9,389 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,311 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,349 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,962 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,389
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,349
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,962
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,078
By student location, out of a total of 5,349 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,921 Louisiana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 424 students living in the U.S. States other than Louisiana, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,349
Louisiana Resident4,921
Other State In U.S.424
Outside of U.S.4
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,349
Undergraduate4,490
Graduate859
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses4,490
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,590
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1,900

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