Catholic Distance University Graduate Schools

Catholic Distance University (referred to as CDU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Charles Town, WV. Catholic Distance University is a historically black school. Catholic Distance University is a tribal college. Catholic Distance University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Catholic Distance University is $9,450 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. Catholic Distance University is a historically black school. Catholic Distance University is a tribal college. Catholic Distance University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Theological seminaries, Bible college, and other faith-related institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
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 at Catholic Distance University is $9,450 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$9,450
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 Catholic Distance University is $9,450 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $475.
Catholic Distance University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Catholic Distance University 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 $9,450. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.83% 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
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 $19,532 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $17,022 (public) / $12,719 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Catholic Distance University$9,450
All Graduate Schools$16,006$19,532
Public$11,452$20,604
Private$19,609
West Virginia Graduate Schools$10,955$14,463
Public$9,220$17,022
Private$12,719
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $475 at Catholic Distance University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.15% 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

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 2021-2022, total 91 students enrolled into Catholic Distance University graduate schools where it has total 168 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 7 full-time and 84 part-time graduate students. By gender, 50 male and 41 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
Total915041
Full-time734
Part-tme844737
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 68 White (74.73%), 3 Black/African American (3.30%), 8 Hispanic (8.79%), 6 Asian (6.59%), and 6 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total915041
American Indian/Native American000
Asian642
Black/African American312
Hispanic835
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White684028
Two More404
Un-Known220
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
Total91
Enrolled Online Exclusively91
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Catholic Distance University. 3 students are aged 20 to 24 (3.30% of total students), 44 students are aged above 50 (48.35%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Catholic Distance University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total915041
Age 22-24321
Age 25-29844
Age 30-34633
Age 35-39633
Age 40-4922139
Age 50-64331815
Over 641165
Age Un-Known211

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