Graduate Programs at Norfolk State University

Graduate School Overview

Norfolk State University (referred to as NSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Norfolk, VA. Norfolk State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1969 - Current).

NSU Directory Information
School Name	Norfolk State University (NSU)
Address	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Phone	757-823-8600
Web	https://www.nsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.nsu.edu/Admissions-Aid/Apply-Online
Financial Info	https://www.nsu.edu/Admissions-Aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Norfolk State University is $12,690 for Virginia residents and $24,742 for out-of-state students. The school has 442 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,458 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 50 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,742 $12,690 for Virginia Residents
Student Population	442
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	50 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Norfolk State University is $12,690 for Virginia residents and $24,742 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $746 for Virginia residents and $1,455 for out-of-state students.

Norfolk State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Norfolk State 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, 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, Navy) Study abroad 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 Norfolk State University is $12,690 for Virginia residents and $24,742 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
	Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,398	$3,738	$20,170	$3,738
2019-2020	$8,820	$3,870	$20,872	$3,870
2020-2021	$8,820	$3,870	$20,872	$3,870
2021-2022	$8,820	$3,870	$20,872	$3,870
2022-2023	$8,820	$3,870	$20,872	$3,870

The graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is average compared to public graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Norfolk State University	$12,690	$24,742
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,338 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Norfolk State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.27% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,338. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.27% 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	$10,360	$3,244	$10,360	$3,244
2019-2020	$10,844	$4,009	$10,844	$4,009
2020-2021	$10,844	$4,009	$10,844	$4,009
2021-2022	$10,844	$4,009	$10,844	$4,009
2022-2023	$10,844	$4,494	$10,844	$4,494

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $746 for Virginia residents and $1,455 for other students at Norfolk State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$714	$1,406
2019-2020	$746	$1,455
2020-2021	$746	$1,455
2021-2022	$746	$1,455
2022-2023	$746	$1,455

Graduate Programs at NSU

Norfolk State University offers 16 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 134 students have completed their study at Norfolk State University.

Offered Degrees at Norfolk State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	1	124
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	10
Total	16	1	134

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

The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 45 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Materials Science program with 5 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Norfolk State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	45	$44,800
Social Work	✕	42	$44,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	32	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	25	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Norfolk State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Materials Science	✕	5	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	-
Social Work	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	2	-
Social Work	✕	2	-

Norfolk State University offers 16 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 134 students have completed their graduate studies.

124 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	13	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	16	-
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	0	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	19	-
Engineering [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	15	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Atomic/Molecular Physics	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Social Work	✕	45	$44,800
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	1	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
	Total	124

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Materials Science	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Social Work	✕	2	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at NSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 442 students enrolled into Norfolk State University graduate schools where it has total 5,458 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 307 full-time and 135 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 280 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	442	162	280
Full-time	307	102	205
Part-tme	135	60	75

Norfolk State University is a historically black school and 296 (66.97% of total students) students are Black/African American at Norfolk State University. There are 21 White (4.75%), 17 Hispanic (3.85%), 6 Asian (1.36%), and 102 students with other races. 41 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	442	162	280
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	6	4	2
Black/African American	296	89	207
Hispanic	17	4	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	21	4	17
Two More	29	13	16
Un-Known	32	21	11
Non-resident Alien	41	27	14

Norfolk State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 113 graduate students (25.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 274 graduate students (61.99% 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	442
Enrolled Online Exclusively	113
Enrolled Some Online Courses	274
Not in Online Courses	55

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Norfolk State University. 112 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.34% of total students), 25 students are aged above 50 (5.66%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Norfolk State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	442	162	280
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	108	36	72
Age 25-29	124	56	68
Age 30-34	74	27	47
Age 35-39	50	15	35
Age 40-49	51	15	36
Age 50-64	23	7	16
Over 64	2	0	2
Age Un-Known	6	6	0

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