Graduate Programs at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)

Graduate School Overview

Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) (referred to as Shepherd) is a Public, 4 years school located in Shepherdstown, WV.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1950 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Shepherd Directory Information
School Name	Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) (Shepherd)
Address	301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone	304-876-5000
Web	https://www.shepherd.edu
Online Application	https://www.shepherd.edu/admissions/apply-to-shepherd
Financial Info	https://www.shepherd.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Shepherd is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for out-of-state students. The school has 517 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,235 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 53 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,176 $9,270 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	517
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	53 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Shepherd is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $500 for West Virginia residents and $717 for out-of-state students.

Shepherd offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents	$9,270
Out-of-State	$13,176
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents	$500
Out-of-State	$717

Shepherd 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad 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 Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.09% 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
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,830	$432	$10,746	$1,134
2019-2020	$8,118	$432	$11,268	$1,134
2020-2021	$8,118	$432	$11,268	$1,134
2021-2022	$8,298	$432	$11,772	$1,134
2022-2023	$8,280	$720	$11,484	$1,422
2023-2024	$8,280	$990	$11,484	$1,692

The graduate school tuition & fees of Shepherd is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in West Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $18,337 (public) / $12,797 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)	$9,270	$13,176
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
West Virginia Graduate Schools	$11,337	$15,027
Public	$10,113	$18,337
Private	$12,797

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,874 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Shepherd.

On-campus living costs are increased by 0.09% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,066. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.91% 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	$10,480	$2,875	$10,750	$3,500
2019-2020	$10,750	$2,875	$10,750	$3,500
2020-2021	$10,750	$2,875	$10,750	$3,500
2021-2022	$10,848	$2,875	$10,848	$3,500
2022-2023	$10,987	$2,875	$10,987	$3,500
2023-2024	$11,308	$2,566	$11,500	$2,566

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $515 for West Virginia residents and $732 for other students at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV). The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.09% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$459	$660
2019-2020	$475	$689
2020-2021	$475	$689
2021-2022	$485	$717
2022-2023	$500	$717
2023-2024	$515	$732

Graduate Programs at Shepherd

Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) offers 14 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, 71 students have completed their study at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV).

Offered Degrees at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	2	62
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	6
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	0	3
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	14	2	71

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 19 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 6 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	✕	2	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
Education	✕	15	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	11	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	11	-
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	✕	3	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-

Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) offers 14 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 71 students have completed their graduate studies.

62 students have earned/completed Master's program.
6 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	37 completers	-
Education	✕	15	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	11	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✔	19 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	19	-
	Total	62

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
	Total	6

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	3

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Shepherd

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 517 students enrolled into Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) graduate schools where it has total 3,235 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 220 full-time and 297 part-time graduate students. By gender, 130 male and 387 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	517	130	387
Full-time	220	64	156
Part-tme	297	66	231

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

There are 390 White (75.44%), 51 Black/African American (9.86%), 29 Hispanic (5.61%), 18 Asian (3.48%), and 29 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	517	130	387
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	18	1	17
Black/African American	51	18	33
Hispanic	29	4	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	390	98	292
Two More	13	3	10
Un-Known	6	2	4
Non-resident Alien	9	4	5

Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 391 graduate students (75.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 39 graduate students (7.54% 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	517
Enrolled Online Exclusively	391
Enrolled Some Online Courses	39
Not in Online Courses	87

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV). 77 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.89% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.19%), 78 students are aged above 50 (15.09%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV).

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	517	130	387
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 20-21	6	0	6
Age 22-24	71	37	34
Age 25-29	101	18	83
Age 30-34	98	24	74
Age 35-39	60	17	43
Age 40-49	102	23	79
Age 50-64	75	11	64
Over 64	3	0	3

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