East Tennessee State University Graduate Programs

East Tennessee State University is a Public, 4-years school located in Johnson City, TN. ETSU offers total 99 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $25,904 ($10,784 Tennessee residents)
  • Graduate Students: 2,929
  • Graduate Programs: 99

ETSU Graduate Programs Overview

East Tennessee State University (referred to as ETSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Johnson City, TN. ETSU offers total 99 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at East Tennessee State University is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $488 for Tennessee residents and $1,329 for out-of-state students. Total 2,929 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 13,483 with undergraduate students.
ETSU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesTennessee residents: $10,784
Out-of-State: $25,904
Costs per CreditTennessee residents: $488
Out-of-State: $1,329
Graduate Students2,929
Graduate Programs99 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1927 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

East Tennessee State University graduate schools offers 97 major programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 1,070 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at ETSU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at ETSU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 2
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)1 program 2
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 18
Communication1 program 3
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 15
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 12
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 12
Education [+] 11 programs 107
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 10
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 11
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 6
Special Education and Teaching1 program 16
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 22
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 2
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 1
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels1 program 19
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 0
Reading Teacher Education1 program 7
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 14
English Language and Literature1 program 14
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 2 programs 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 1
General Studies1 program 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 programs 11
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 11
Biomedical Sciences1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 9
Mathematics1 program 9
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 3 programs 31
Health and Physical Education/Fitness1 program 0
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 18
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 13
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 17
Chemistry1 program 10
Geology/Earth Science1 program 7
Psychology [+] 1 program 1
Psychology1 program 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 16
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 program 16
Human Services [+] 1 program 71
Social Work1 program 71
Social Sciences [+] 1 program 3
Sociology1 program 3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 3
Art/Art Studies1 program 3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 programs 238
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 39
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 5
Public Health1 program 80
Environmental Health1 program 0
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist1 program 10
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 99
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program 5
Business [+] 4 programs 101
Business Administration and Management1 program 64
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program 6
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce1 program 19
Accounting1 program 12
History [+] 1 programs 10
History1 program 10
Total43 programs666
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 2 programs 38
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 36
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 5
Biomedical Sciences1 program 5
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 6
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 6
Psychology [+] 1 program 10
Psychology1 program 10
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 programs 75
Audiology/Audiologist1 program 7
Public Health1 program 9
Environmental Health1 program 0
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 37
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Nursing Science1 program 2
Nursing Practice1 program 20
Business [+] 1 programs 14
Organizational Leadership1 program 14
Total13 programs148
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 143
Medicine1 program 67
Pharmacy1 program 76
Total2 programs143
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 programs 1
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)1 program 0
Appalachian Studies1 program 1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 7
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 0
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1 program 7
Education [+] 9 programs 28
Urban Education and Leadership1 program 2
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)1 program 11
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 1
Special Education and Teaching1 program 1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 3
Reading Teacher Education1 program 0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program 0
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist1 program 10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 3 programs 6
Biostatistics1 program 3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)1 program 0
Epidemiology1 program 3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 11
Gerontology1 program 0
Nutrition Sciences1 program 11
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 3
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 4
Forensic Science and Technology1 program 4
Social Sciences [+] 2 programs 1
Development Economics and International Development1 program 0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 program 1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 1
Cinematography and Film/Video Production1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 programs 44
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 2
Public Health1 program 4
International Public Health/International Health1 program 2
Medical Informatics1 program 5
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 11
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program 16
Business [+] 2 programs 0
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
History [+] 1 programs 3
Public/Applied History1 program 3
Total33 programs109
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 1 program 4
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 0
Nursing Education1 program 0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 0
Nursing Administration1 program 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)1 program 0
Total6 programs4

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of ETSU graduate programs is $10,784 for Tennessee residents and $25,904 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $488 for Tennessee residents and $1,329 for other students. The average living costs is $15,973 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at ETSU
Tennessee residentsOut of State
Tuition$8,784$23,904
Fees$1,952$1,952
Costs per Credit Hour$488$1,329
Living on-campus$15,973
Living off-campus$20,121

Graduate Student Population

At ETSU graduate schools, there are total 2,929 graduate students. Among them, 1,039 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 957 men and 1,972 women students at ETSU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at ETSU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at East Tennessee State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,9299571,972
American Indian/Native American110
Asian1143975
Black/African American17557118
Hispanic802456
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,1456681,477
Two More661947
Un-Known1283197
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at ETSU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students2,9291,0394211,469

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