Graduate Programs at Grand Valley State University

Graduate School Overview

Grand Valley State University (referred to as GVSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Allendale, MI.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).

GVSU Directory Information
School Name	Grand Valley State University (GVSU)
Address	1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401-9403
Phone	616-331-2020
Web	https://www.gvsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.gvsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-application-23.htm
Financial Info	https://www.gvsu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of GVSU is $18,456 for Michigan residents and $19,364 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,983 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 21,648 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 169 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,364 $18,456 for Michigan Residents
Student Population	2,983
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	169 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at GVSU is $18,456 for Michigan residents and $19,364 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $769.

GVSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Michigan Residents	$18,456
Out-of-State	$19,364
Tuition per Credit Hour
Michigan Residents	$769
Out-of-State	$769

GVSU 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)	1 Online Programs Available
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 Grand Valley State University is $18,456 for Michigan residents and $19,364 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.92% 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
	Michigan Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$16,693	-	$16,693	-
2019-2020	$17,208	-	$17,208	-
2020-2021	$17,448	-	$17,448	-
2021-2022	$17,904	-	$17,904	-
2022-2023	$18,456	-	$18,456	-
2023-2024	-	-	$19,364	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of GVSU is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,596 (public) / $19,803 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Grand Valley State University	$18,456	$19,364
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,425	$21,516
Public	$17,995	$26,596
Private	$19,803

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,619 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at GVSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.05% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,306. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.65% 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	$9,364	$2,400	$6,320	$2,400
2019-2020	$9,400	$2,040	$6,416	$2,040
2020-2021	$9,732	$2,040	$7,200	$2,040
2021-2022	$9,880	$2,040	$7,264	$2,040
2022-2023	$10,140	$2,349	$8,352	$2,349
2023-2024	$11,142	$2,477	$8,829	$2,477

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $807 at Grand Valley State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.94% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$696
2019-2020	$717
2020-2021	$727
2021-2022	$746
2022-2023	$769
2023-2024	$807

Graduate Programs at GVSU

Grand Valley State University offers 56 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 1,118 students have completed their study at Grand Valley State University.

Offered Degrees at Grand Valley State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	39	1	971
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	82
Post Bachelor's Degree	12	0	36
Post Master's Degree	2	0	29
Total	56	1	1,118

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 125 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 58 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Grand Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	14	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Grand Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	125	$41,200
Business/Commerce	✕	88	$69,200
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	62	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	62	$44,800
Accounting	✕	56	$60,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Grand Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	58	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	21	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	3	-

Grand Valley State University offers 56 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,118 students have completed their graduate studies.

971 students have earned/completed Master's program.
82 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
36 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
29 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	12	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	20	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	231 completers	$48,000
Education	✕	27	$48,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	51	$43,700
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	62	$44,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	32	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	19	$51,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	29	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Engineering	✕	10	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Applied Linguistics	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	6	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	9	-
Biostatistics	✕	15	-
Bioinformatics	✕	17	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Statistics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✕	-	-
Data Science, General	✕	18	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	170 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	10	-
Public Administration	✕	35	$43,800
Social Work	✕	125	$41,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	275 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	47	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	17	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	20	-
Physician Assistant	✕	47	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	9	-
Public Health	✕	50	$42,100
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	62	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✕	23	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	144 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	88	$69,200
Accounting	✕	56	$60,100
Taxation	✕	-	-
	Total	971

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	3	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	58	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	21	-
	Total	82

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Taxation	✕	-	-
	Total	36

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	15	-
	Total	29

Graduate Student Population at GVSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,983 students enrolled into Grand Valley State University graduate schools where it has total 21,648 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,594 full-time and 1,389 part-time graduate students. By gender, 861 male and 2,122 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	2,983	861	2,122
Full-time	1,594	458	1,136
Part-tme	1,389	403	986

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

There are 2,156 White (72.28%), 155 Black/African American (5.20%), 138 Hispanic (4.63%), 57 Asian (1.91%), and 477 students with other races. 347 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,983	861	2,122
American Indian/Native American	13	4	9
Asian	57	19	38
Black/African American	155	45	110
Hispanic	138	48	90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,156	537	1,619
Two More	84	21	63
Un-Known	31	9	22
Non-resident Alien	347	177	170

Grand Valley State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 512 graduate students (17.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 845 graduate students (28.33% 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	2,983
Enrolled Online Exclusively	512
Enrolled Some Online Courses	845
Not in Online Courses	1,626

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Grand Valley State University. 1,217 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.80% of total students), 115 students are aged above 50 (3.86%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Grand Valley State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,983	861	2,122
Age 20-21	69	16	53
Age 22-24	1,148	294	854
Age 25-29	760	237	523
Age 30-34	373	138	235
Age 35-39	230	72	158
Age 40-49	286	73	213
Age 50-64	112	29	83
Over 64	3	1	2
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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