Graduate Programs at Bluefield State University

Graduate School Overview

Bluefield State University (referred to as Bluefield State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bluefield, WV. Bluefield State is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1951 - Current).

Bluefield State Directory Information
School Name	Bluefield State University (Bluefield State)
Address	219 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701-2198
Phone	304-327-4000
Web	https://www.bluefieldstate.edu
Online Application	https://bluefieldstate.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://bluefieldstate.edu/tuition/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Bluefield State is $11,224 for West Virginia residents and $18,544 for out-of-state students. The school has 20 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,306 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 23 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,544 $11,224 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	20
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	23 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bluefield State is $11,224 for West Virginia residents and $18,544 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $368 for West Virginia residents and $668 for out-of-state students.

Bluefield State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents	$11,224
Out-of-State	$18,544
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents	$368
Out-of-State	$668

Bluefield State offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bluefield State University is $11,224 for West Virginia residents and $18,544 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 8.89% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	-	-	-	-
2020-2021	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	$8,840	$1,000	$16,030	$1,000
2023-2024	$10,224	$1,000	$17,544	$1,000

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bluefield State is average compared to public graduate schools in West Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $18,337 (public) / $12,797 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bluefield State University	$11,224	$18,544
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
West Virginia Graduate Schools	$11,337	$15,027
Public	$10,113	$18,337
Private	$12,797

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,627 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bluefield State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.77% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,627. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.77% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	-	-	$10,300	$4,000
2019-2020	-	-	$10,600	$4,200
2020-2021	-	-	$10,800	$4,000
2021-2022	$9,400	$3,287	$9,400	$3,287
2022-2023	$10,200	$4,300	$10,200	$4,300
2023-2024	$11,327	$4,300	$11,327	$4,300

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $420 for West Virginia residents and $727 for other students at Bluefield State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 8.83% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	-	-
2019-2020	-	-
2020-2021	-	-
2021-2022	-	-
2022-2023	$368	$668
2023-2024	$420	$727

Graduate Student Population at Bluefield State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 20 students enrolled into Bluefield State University graduate schools where it has total 1,306 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 13 full-time and 7 part-time graduate students. By gender, 10 male and 10 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	20	10	10
Full-time	13	7	6
Part-tme	7	3	4

Bluefield State University is a historically black school and 9 (45.00% of total students) students are Black/African American at Bluefield State University. There are 11 White (55.00%), and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	20	10	10
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	9	3	6
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	11	7	4
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Bluefield State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 20 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.