Tennessee State University Graduate Programs

Tennessee State Graduate Programs Overview

Tennessee State University (referred to as Tennessee State) is a Public, 4-years school located in Nashville, TN. Tennessee State offers total 42 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Tennessee State University is $11,092 for Tennessee residents and $23,516 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $458 for Tennessee residents and $1,040 for out-of-state students. Total 1,540 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 9,218 with undergraduate students.

Tennessee State 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	Tennessee residents: $11,092 Out-of-State: $23,516
Costs per Credit	Tennessee residents: $458 Out-of-State: $1,040
Graduate Students	1,540
Graduate Programs	42 programs
Offered Graduate Degree	Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Tennessee State University graduate schools offers 41 major programs and 8 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 442 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Tennessee State. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Tennessee State with number of completers.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1 program	8
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	1 program	8
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	1 program	4
Environmental Science	1 program	4
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	1 program	19
Computer Science	1 program	19
Education [+]	5 programs	106
Curriculum and Instruction	1 program	19
Educational Leadership and Administration	1 program	73
Special Education and Teaching	1 program	3
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	1 program	6
Elementary Education and Teaching	1 program	5
Engineering [+]	2 programs	12
Engineering	1 program	12
Computer Engineering	1 program	0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	1 program (1 online)	17
General Studies	1 program (1 online)	17
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	1 program	5
Biology/Biological Sciences	1 program	5
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	1 program	8
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	1 program	8
Physical Sciences [+]	1 program	8
Chemistry	1 program	8
Psychology [+]	1 program	6
Psychology	1 program	6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	1 program	9
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1 program	9
Human Services [+]	2 programs	38
Public Administration	1 program	17
Social Work	1 program	21
Social Sciences [+]	1 program	1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1 program	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	4 programs	81
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	1 program	45
Public Health	1 program	3
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	1 program	28
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1 program	5
Business [+]	1 programs	30
Business Administration and Management	1 program	30
Total	24 programs (1 online)	352

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Education [+]	2 programs	12
Curriculum and Instruction	1 program	5
Educational Leadership and Administration	1 program	7
Engineering [+]	1 program	2
Computer Engineering	1 program	2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	1 program	13
Biology/Biological Sciences	1 program	13
Psychology [+]	1 program	6
Psychology	1 program	6
Human Services [+]	1 programs	1
Public Administration	1 program	1
Total	6 programs	34

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1 program	29
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1 program	29
Total	1 program	29

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Education [+]	1 program (1 online)	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	1 program (1 online)	1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	1 program	1
Biochemistry	1 program	1
Human Services [+]	2 programs (2 online)	17
Public Administration	1 program (1 online)	12
Public Policy Analysis	1 program (1 online)	5
Social Sciences [+]	1 program (1 online)	1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1 program (1 online)	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1 program (1 online)	2
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1 program (1 online)	2
Business [+]	1 programs (1 online)	5
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1 program (1 online)	5
Total	7 programs (6 online)	27

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	3 programs (1 online)	0
Nursing Education	1 program	0
Holistic Health	1 program (1 online)	0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1 program	0
Total	3 programs (1 online)	0

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Tennessee State graduate programs is $11,092 for Tennessee residents and $23,516 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $458 for Tennessee residents and $1,040 for other students. The average living costs is $14,056 when a student lives on campus housing.

2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Tennessee State
	Tennessee residents	Out of State
Tuition	$9,524	$21,628
Fees	$1,208	$1,208
Costs per Credit Hour	$458	$1,040
Living on-campus	$14,056
Living off-campus	$20,004

Graduate Student Population

At Tennessee State graduate schools, there are total 1,540 graduate students. Among them, 377 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 538 men and 1,002 women students at Tennessee State graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Tennessee State.

By Gender and Race
Online Students

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Tennessee State University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,540	538	1,002
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	37	18	19
Black/African American	726	217	509
Hispanic	35	12	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	549	190	359
Two More	31	10	21
Un-Known	6	1	5

Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Tennessee State
	Total Graduate Students	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Number of Students	1,540	377	370	793

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Vanderbilt ($56,128)

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Rhodes ($54,892)

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MCA ($34,690)

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Meharry Medical ($33,648)

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UTK (6,766)

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Vanderbilt (6,559)

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Memphis (5,209)

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LMU (3,858)

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ETSU (2,929)

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Tennessee State University Graduate Programs

Tennessee State University is a Public, 4-years school located in Nashville, TN. Tennessee State offers total 42 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

Tennessee State Graduate Programs Overview

Who Accredits Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1946 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

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MTSA ($90,000)

Vanderbilt ($56,128)

Rhodes ($54,892)

MCA ($34,690)

Meharry Medical ($33,648)

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UTK (6,766)

Vanderbilt (6,559)

Memphis (5,209)

LMU (3,858)

ETSU (2,929)

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