Castleton University Graduate Schools

Castleton University (referred to as Castleton) is a Public, 4 years school located in Castleton, VT. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Castleton University is $12,240 for Vermont residents and $12,240 for out-of-state students. The school has 635 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,363 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (7/1/1960 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Castleton Directory Information
School Name	Castleton University (Castleton)
Address	62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 5735
Phone	802-468-5611
Web	https://www.castleton.edu
Online Application	https://www.castleton.edu/admissions/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.castleton.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Castleton University is $12,240 for Vermont residents and $12,240 for out-of-state students. The school has 635 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,363 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 84 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,240 $12,240 for Vermont Residents
Student Population	635
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	84 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Castleton University is $12,240 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Vermont residents and $662 for out-of-state students.

Castleton University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Castleton University offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Castleton University is $12,240. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,250	$270
2019-2020	$11,574	$288
2020-2021	$11,916	$306
2021-2022	$11,916	$324
2022-2023	$11,916	$324

The graduate school tuition & fees of Castleton is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Vermont. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Vermont graduate tuition is $21,871 (public) / $24,048 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Castleton University	$12,240
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Vermont Graduate Schools	$19,958	$23,443
Public	$12,569	$21,871
Private	$24,048

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,744 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Castleton University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.69% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,556. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.46% 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	$10,598	$1,404	$10,300	$2,340
2019-2020	$11,020	$1,404	$10,670	$2,340
2020-2021	$11,694	$1,404	$10,890	$2,340
2021-2022	$12,042	$1,404	$10,890	$2,340
2022-2023	$12,404	$1,404	$11,216	$2,340

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $662 at Castleton University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$625
2019-2020	$643
2020-2021	$662
2021-2022	$662
2022-2023	$662

Graduate Programs at Castleton

Castleton University offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 50 students have completed their study at Castleton University.

Offered Degrees at Castleton University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	45
Post Master's Degree	1	5
Total	12	50

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Castleton University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 20 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Castleton University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	5	-
School Psychology	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Castleton University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	20	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	16	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	-
Education	✕	8	-

Castleton University offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 50 students have completed their graduate studies.

45 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Education	✕	8	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	13	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	-
Accounting	✕	1	-
	Total	45

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at Castleton

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 625 students enrolled into Castleton University graduate schools where it has total 2,363 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 33 full-time and 592 part-time graduate students. By gender, 141 male and 484 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	625	141	484
Full-time	33	16	17
Part-tme	592	125	467

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 575 White (92.00%), 6 Black/African American (0.96%), 10 Hispanic (1.60%), 3 Asian (0.48%), and 31 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	625	141	484
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	6	4	2
Hispanic	10	4	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	575	127	448
Two More	9	3	6
Un-Known	15	1	14
Non-resident Alien	7	2	5

Castleton University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 115 graduate students (18.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 48 graduate students (7.68% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	625
Enrolled Online Exclusively	115
Enrolled Some Online Courses	48
Not in Online Courses	462

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Castleton University. 61 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.76% of total students), 141 students are aged above 50 (22.56%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Castleton University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	625	141	484
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	57	24	33
Age 25-29	79	29	50
Age 30-34	80	10	70
Age 35-39	99	21	78
Age 40-49	165	32	133
Age 50-64	140	23	117
Over 64	1	0	1

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