Graduate Programs at Saginaw Valley State University

Graduate School Overview

Saginaw Valley State University (referred to as Saginaw Valley State) is a Public, 4 years school located in University Center, MI.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1970 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Saginaw Valley State Directory Information
School Name	Saginaw Valley State University (Saginaw Valley State)
Address	7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710
Phone	989-964-4000
Web	https://www.svsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.svsu.edu/apply/undergraduate
Financial Info	https://www.svsu.edu/cfsc

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Saginaw Valley State is $16,362 for Michigan residents and $17,328 for out-of-state students. The school has 679 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,147 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 104 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,328 $16,362 for Michigan Residents
Student Population	679
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	104 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Saginaw Valley State is $16,362 for Michigan residents and $17,328 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $682 for Michigan residents and $1,282 for out-of-state students.

Saginaw Valley State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Michigan Residents	$16,362
Out-of-State	$17,328
Tuition per Credit Hour
Michigan Residents	$682
Out-of-State	$1,282

Saginaw 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Saginaw Valley State University is $16,362 for Michigan residents and $17,328 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -43.70% 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	$14,234	$350	$27,085	$350
2019-2020	$14,950	$350	$28,430	$350
2020-2021	$14,950	$350	$28,430	$350
2021-2022	$15,748	-	$29,622	-
2022-2023	$16,362	-	$30,778	-
2023-2024	-	-	$17,328	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Saginaw Valley State is 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
Saginaw Valley State University	$16,362	$17,328
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 $14,440 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Saginaw Valley State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.46% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,440. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.27% 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	$9,749	$1,162	$9,749	$3,366
2019-2020	$10,411	$1,189	$10,411	$3,443
2020-2021	$10,850	$1,208	$10,850	$3,499
2021-2022	$11,106	$1,200	$11,106	$2,700
2022-2023	$11,400	$1,210	$11,400	$2,720
2023-2024	$11,700	$1,220	$11,700	$2,740

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $722 at Saginaw Valley State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -43.68% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,129
2019-2020	$1,185
2020-2021	$1,185
2021-2022	$1,234
2022-2023	$1,282
2023-2024	$722

Graduate Programs at Saginaw Valley State

Saginaw Valley State University offers 32 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, 290 students have completed their study at Saginaw Valley State University.

Offered Degrees at Saginaw Valley State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	29	2	279
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	4
Post Master's Degree	2	0	7
Total	32	2	290

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Administration and Supervision (other) program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 55 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Saginaw Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Saginaw Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	55	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	40	-
Social Work	✕	38	-
Management Science	✔	25	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Saginaw Valley State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-

Saginaw Valley State University offers 32 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 290 students have completed their graduate studies.

279 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
7 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 [+]	✕	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	-	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	$56,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	$46,900
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Education (other)	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	-	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	16	$42,000
Social Work	✕	38	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	136 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	15	$39,300
Public Health Education and Promotion	✔	40	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	55	-
Nursing Education	✕	2	-
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	-	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	1	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	25 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Management Science	✔	25	-
	Total	279

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Saginaw Valley State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 679 students enrolled into Saginaw Valley State University graduate schools where it has total 7,147 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 237 full-time and 442 part-time graduate students. By gender, 127 male and 552 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	679	127	552
Full-time	237	52	185
Part-tme	442	75	367

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

There are 549 White (80.85%), 37 Black/African American (5.45%), 23 Hispanic (3.39%), 7 Asian (1.03%), and 63 students with other races. 32 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	679	127	552
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	7	3	4
Black/African American	37	9	28
Hispanic	23	2	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	549	89	460
Two More	15	2	13
Un-Known	13	3	10
Non-resident Alien	32	19	13

Saginaw Valley State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 201 graduate students (29.60% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 171 graduate students (25.18% 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	679
Enrolled Online Exclusively	201
Enrolled Some Online Courses	171
Not in Online Courses	307

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