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Southwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate School Report

883 Graduate Students
$7,530 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
66.6% Took Classes Online
If you want to know more about Southwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate School, such as what degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate School Rankings

#944 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#390 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

The goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #944 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.

For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma, SWOSU came in at #14.

 

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

SWOSU was ranked #390 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.

In addition, SWOSU took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oklahoma.

 

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate Student Diversity

883 Graduate Students
68.5% Women
25.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Around 883 graduate students chose to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University during the most recent year for which we have data. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

SWOSU Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 68.5% of the total graduate students at SWOSU are women and 31.5% are men.

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SWOSU Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at SWOSU, around 25.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. SWOSU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.7% of the graduate student population. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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SWOSU Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$7,530 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Part-time graduate students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University pay an average of $592 per credit hour if they come from out of state. In-state part-timers receive a discounted rate of $314.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,294$12,966
Fees$1,236$1,236

Average Salary of SWOSU Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$48,952 Avg Salary (Master's)
$113,905 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from SWOSU is $48,952. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 16% lower than the national average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at SWOSU is $113,905. That's about 51% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.

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Location of Southwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate School

Oklahoma State
Town Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Weatherford draws many to the area.

Get more details about the location of Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

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Contact details for SWOSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address:100 Campus Dr, Weatherford, OK 73096-3001
Phone:580-772-6611
Website:https://www.swosu.edu/
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwestern-Oklahoma-State-University/35024399817?ref=s
Twitter:https://twitter.com/swosu

Online Learning for SWOSU Grad Students

66.6% Took At Least One Online Class
51.4% Took All Classes Online

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66.6% of the graduate students at SWOSU took at least one online course. Approximately 51.4% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management45
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology53
Educational Administration41
Educational Assessment21
Health & Medical Administrative Services8
Music1
Nursing32
Special Education10
Teacher Education Grade Specific40
Teacher Education Subject Specific2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences74

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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