Catholic Distance University Graduate School

Catholic Distance University (referred to as CDU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Charles Town, WV. CDU is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CDU is $9,900 in average. The school has 93 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 168 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Catholic Distance University (referred to as CDU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Charles Town, WV. CDU is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The school is pre-accredited by Higher Learning Commission (11/1/2018 - Current).
CDU Directory Information
School NameCatholic Distance University (CDU)
Address300 S. George Street, Charles Town, WV 25414
Phone888-254-4238
Webhttps://www.cdu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://cdu.edu/apply-to-a-program
Financial Infohttps://cdu.edu/federal-financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CDU is $9,900 in average. The school has 93 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 168 including undergraduate students.Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$9,900
Student Population93
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs6 graduate programs
(6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio3 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at CDU is $9,900 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $475.
CDU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$8,550
Required Fees$900
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$475
CDU 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Catholic Distance University is $9,900. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.76% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$8,100$640
2019-2020$8,100$720
2020-2021$8,100$820
2021-2022$8,370$820
2022-2023$8,550$900
2023-2024$8,910$990
The graduate school tuition & fees of CDU is relatively inexpensive compared to private 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Catholic Distance University$9,900
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $498 at Catholic Distance University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.84% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$505
2019-2020$450
2020-2021$450
2021-2022$465
2022-2023$475
2023-2024$498

Graduate Programs at CDU

Catholic Distance University offers 2 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, 20 students have completed their study at Catholic Distance University.
Offered Degrees at Catholic Distance University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree1118
Post Bachelor's Degree112
Total2220
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Catholic Distance University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 2 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 18 completers.
Catholic Distance University offers 2 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 20 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 18 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 18 completers-
Theology/Theological Studies18-
Total18
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 2 completers-
Theology/Theological Studies2-
Total2

Graduate Student Population at CDU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 93 students enrolled into Catholic Distance University graduate schools where it has total 168 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 27 full-time and 66 part-time graduate students. By gender, 55 male and 38 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total935538
Full-time271611
Part-tme663927
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 71 White (76.34%), 3 Black/African American (3.23%), 10 Hispanic (10.75%), 4 Asian (4.30%), and 5 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total935538
American Indian/Native American000
Asian431
Black/African American312
Hispanic1073
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White714130
Two More000
Un-Known532
Non-resident Alien000
Catholic Distance University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Catholic Distance University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total93
Enrolled Online Exclusively93
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0

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