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Governors State University Doctorate in Education

Education is a program of study at Governors State University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Education from GSU Cost?

GSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GSU paid an average of $706 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $353 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,354	$12,708
Fees	$1,966	$1,966

Does GSU Offer an Online Doctorate in Education?

Online degrees for the GSU education doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GSU Online Learning page.

GSU Doctorate Student Diversity for Education

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 4 doctor’s degrees in education handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the education students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 75.0% of education doctor’s degree recipients at GSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Doctorate in Education Focus Areas at GSU

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Student Counseling	4

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.