Texas Southern University Graduate Programs

Texas Southern University is a Public, 4-years school located in Houston, TX. TSU offers total 33 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $15,728 ($8,328 Texas residents)
  • Graduate Students: 1,802
  • Graduate Programs: 33

TSU Graduate Programs Overview

Texas Southern University (referred to as TSU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Houston, TX. TSU offers total 33 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Texas Southern University is $8,328 for Texas residents and $15,728 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $100 for Texas residents and $458 for out-of-state students. Total 1,802 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 8,632 with undergraduate students.
TSU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesTexas residents: $8,328
Out-of-State: $15,728
Costs per CreditTexas residents: $100
Out-of-State: $458
Graduate Students1,802
Graduate Programs33 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1948 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Texas Southern University graduate schools offers 33 major programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 552 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at TSU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at TSU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] 1 program 5
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 5
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 26
Communication1 program 26
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 6
Computer Science1 program 6
Education [+] 3 programs 23
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 3
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 12
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 8
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 4
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences1 program 4
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 6
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 6
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 8
English Language and Literature1 program 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 programs 11
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 8
Toxicology1 program 3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 4
Mathematics1 program 4
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 2 programs 15
Health and Physical Education/Fitness1 program 7
Sports Studies1 program 8
Physical Sciences [+] 1 program 2
Chemistry1 program 2
Psychology [+] 1 program 8
Psychology1 program 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 18
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 program 18
Human Services [+] 2 programs 49
Public Administration1 program 33
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies1 program 16
Social Sciences [+] 1 program 9
Sociology1 program 9
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 8
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 8
Business [+] 2 programs 64
Business Administration and Management1 program 56
Management Information Systems1 program 8
History [+] 1 programs 5
History1 program 5
Total24 programs271
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] 1 program 4
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 4
Education [+] 3 programs 11
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 4
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 5
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 10
Toxicology1 program 10
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 7
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 program 7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 programs 4
Pharmaceutical Sciences1 program 4
Total7 programs36
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 175
Law1 program 175
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 programs 70
Pharmacy1 program 70
Total2 programs245

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of TSU graduate programs is $8,328 for Texas residents and $15,728 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $100 for Texas residents and $458 for other students. The average living costs is $14,632 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at TSU
Texas residentsOut of State
Tuition$6,858$14,018
Fees$1,470$1,470
Costs per Credit Hour$100$458
Living on-campus$14,632
Living off-campus$18,972

Graduate Student Population

At TSU graduate schools, there are total 1,802 graduate students. Among them, 257 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 596 men and 1,206 women students at TSU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at TSU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Texas Southern University
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,8025961,206
American Indian/Native American514
Asian994059
Black/African American1,172337835
Hispanic268105163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White954946
Two More672146
Un-Known624
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at TSU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students1,8022573821,163

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