Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Remote

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,424. 37% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $48,728 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $17,000.

Average net price
$12,424
per year Verified data
Completion rate
37%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$48,728
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$17,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$8,041
Out-of-state tuition and fees$17,708
Average cost of attendance$23,052
Books and supplies$1,000
Room and board, on campus$12,448
Average net price, all aided students$12,424
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$10,798
Average net price, family income over $110,000$17,455

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
100%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
866 to 1136
ACT composite range, middle 50%
18 to 23
Undergraduate enrollment
4,772
Graduate enrollment
1,640
Students receiving Pell grants
50%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time37%
Completion within normal time22%
First-year retention (full-time)61%
Median federal debt, graduates$17,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$193
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$12,850
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry67%
1 year after completion$44,185
4 years after completion$50,752
6 years after entry$43,719
8 years after entry$46,679
10 years after entry$48,728
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $48,728; the middle half earned $31,441 to $70,711. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Northeastern State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

116 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Environmental Studies
CIP 30.44 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
13$49,897Suppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (56)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
48$54,322$19,938
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
86$46,610$21,000
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04 · No credentials fully online
28$38,515$17,583
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · All credentials fully online
19$65,102$20,862
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$12,717
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
10$41,122Suppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
37$52,810$22,125
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
8Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
56$42,878$22,852
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
19$18,911$20,443
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
CIP 15.99 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
17$35,876Suppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
16$52,588Suppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Environmental Studies
CIP 30.44 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
19$35,870$20,000
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
86$40,053$26,879
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
29$47,340$24,485
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · All credentials fully online
35$49,113$29,393
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · All credentials fully online
12$47,430Suppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$31,992
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
17$52,376$24,235
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
58$82,957$26,800
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
157$37,645$23,125
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacy$25,000
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
24$42,090$19,850
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
3$43,624Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
52$34,720$17,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
92$42,345$18,675
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
36$44,839$17,610
Post-baccalaureate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (27)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
74$70,722Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
42$51,344Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
23$50,852Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
14$50,219Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
11Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
54$62,675Suppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
43$95,199Suppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
27$48,069Suppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
20$71,805Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
40$63,889Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
13$50,239Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
25$50,632Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
13$66,908Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Optometry
CIP 51.17 · No credentials fully online
28$104,441Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 207263, OPEID 003161. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.