Graduate Programs at Fort Valley State University

Graduate School Overview

Fort Valley State University (referred to as Fort Valley State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Valley, GA. Fort Valley State is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1951 - Current).

Fort Valley State Directory Information
School Name	Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley State)
Address	1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313
Phone	478-825-6315
Web	https://www.fvsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.fvsu.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.fvsu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Fort Valley State is $6,052 for Georgia residents and $17,836 for out-of-state students. The school has 245 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,605 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 53 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,836 $6,052 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	245
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	53 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Fort Valley State is $6,052 for Georgia residents and $17,836 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $181 for Georgia residents and $672 for out-of-state students.

Fort Valley State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Georgia Residents	$6,052
Out-of-State	$17,836
Tuition per Credit Hour
Georgia Residents	$181
Out-of-State	$672

Fort Valley 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Fort Valley State University is $6,052 for Georgia residents and $17,836 for other students. 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
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,344	$1,708	$16,128	$1,708
2019-2020	$3,258	$1,708	$12,096	$1,708
2020-2021	$4,344	$1,708	$16,128	$1,708
2021-2022	$4,344	$1,708	$16,128	$1,708
2022-2023	$4,344	$1,708	$16,128	$1,708
2023-2024	$4,344	$1,708	$16,128	$1,708

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fort Valley State is average compared to public graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,819 (public) / $15,694 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Fort Valley State University	$6,052	$17,836
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,347	$16,773
Public	$6,870	$18,819
Private	$15,694

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $8,872 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fort Valley State.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,500. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500
2019-2020	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500
2020-2021	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500
2021-2022	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500
2022-2023	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500
2023-2024	$8,372	$5,000	$8,000	$500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $181 for Georgia residents and $672 for other students at Fort Valley State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$181	$672
2019-2020	$181	$672
2020-2021	$181	$672
2021-2022	$181	$672
2022-2023	$181	$672
2023-2024	$181	$672

Graduate Programs at Fort Valley State

Fort Valley State University offers 14 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, 69 students have completed their study at Fort Valley State University.

Offered Degrees at Fort Valley State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	64
Post Master's Degree	1	5
Total	14	69

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Fort Valley State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) program with 16 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fort Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fort Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	16	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-
Environmental Health	✕	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Biotechnology	✕	5	-

Fort Valley State University offers 14 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 69 students have completed their graduate studies.

64 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
Agriculture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Animal Sciences	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Biotechnology	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	16	-
Environmental Health	✕	13	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
History (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	64

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at Fort Valley State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 245 students enrolled into Fort Valley State University graduate schools where it has total 2,605 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 143 full-time and 102 part-time graduate students. By gender, 60 male and 185 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	245	60	185
Full-time	143	36	107
Part-tme	102	24	78

Fort Valley State University is a historically black school and 167 (68.16% of total students) students are Black/African American at Fort Valley State University. There are 41 White (16.73%), 3 Hispanic (1.22%), 1 Asian (0.41%), and 33 students with other races. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	245	60	185
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	167	37	130
Hispanic	3	2	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	41	9	32
Two More	5	1	4
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	25	10	15

Fort Valley State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 18 graduate students (7.35% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 98 graduate students (40.00% 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	245
Enrolled Online Exclusively	18
Enrolled Some Online Courses	98
Not in Online Courses	129

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Fort Valley State University. 49 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.00% of total students), 23 students are aged above 50 (9.39%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Fort Valley State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	245	60	185
Age 20-21	1	0	1
Age 22-24	48	10	38
Age 25-29	65	18	47
Age 30-34	44	10	34
Age 35-39	30	11	19
Age 40-49	34	5	29
Age 50-64	21	5	16
Over 64	2	1	1

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