Graduate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Graduate School Overview

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (referred to as SU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Shippensburg, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1939 - Current[Estimated Date]).

SU Directory Information
School Name	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (SU)
Address	1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
Phone	717-477-7447
Web	https://www.ship.edu
Online Application	https://www.ship.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.ship.edu/financial_aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SU is $12,330 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,190 for out-of-state students. The school has 719 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,162 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 103 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,190 $12,330 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	719
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	103 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at SU is $12,330 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,190 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students.

SU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents	$12,330
Out-of-State	$17,190
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents	$516
Out-of-State	$774

SU 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)	16 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $12,330 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,190 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
	Pennsylvania Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$12,384	$3,576	$18,576	$3,864
2019-2020	$9,288	$2,682	$13,932	$2,898
2020-2021	$9,288	$2,682	$13,932	$2,898
2021-2022	$9,288	$2,682	$13,932	$2,898
2022-2023	$9,288	$3,042	$13,932	$3,258
2023-2024	$9,288	$3,042	$13,932	$3,258

The graduate school tuition & fees of SU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $25,701 (public) / $21,200 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	$12,330	$17,190
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$19,680	$22,078
Public	$18,549	$25,701
Private	$21,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,334 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.48% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,786. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.64% 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	$11,786	$3,382	$9,904	$3,382
2019-2020	$12,120	$3,750	$10,260	$3,750
2020-2021	$11,796	$3,382	$10,300	$3,382
2021-2022	$11,202	$3,382	$10,300	$3,382
2022-2023	$11,538	$3,382	$10,228	$3,382
2023-2024	$12,952	$3,382	$11,404	$3,382

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for other students at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$516	$774
2019-2020	$516	$774
2020-2021	$516	$774
2021-2022	$516	$774
2022-2023	$516	$774
2023-2024	$516	$774

Graduate Programs at SU

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers 40 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, 331 students have completed their study at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Offered Degrees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	6	313
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	4
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	10	14
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	40	16	331

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Psychology program with 8 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 70 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 3 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Psychology	✔	8	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	3	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	1	-
Management Information Systems	✔	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	70	$62,300
Social Work	✔	56	$44,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	27	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	22	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers 40 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 331 students have completed their graduate studies.

313 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
14 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	3	-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	✔	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	97 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	8	$40,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	27	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✔	9	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	8	-
Juvenile Corrections	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	68 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	12	-
Social Work	✔	56	$44,200
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	89 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	70	$62,300
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	19	-
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	313

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	4

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	3	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	1	-
	Total	14

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at SU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 719 students enrolled into Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 5,162 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 216 full-time and 503 part-time graduate students. By gender, 249 male and 470 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	719	249	470
Full-time	216	71	145
Part-tme	503	178	325

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

There are 552 White (76.77%), 53 Black/African American (7.37%), 36 Hispanic (5.01%), 15 Asian (2.09%), and 63 students with other races. 29 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	719	249	470
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	15	6	9
Black/African American	53	23	30
Hispanic	36	11	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	552	185	367
Two More	26	9	17
Un-Known	7	5	2
Non-resident Alien	29	9	20

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 290 graduate students (40.33% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 42 graduate students (5.84% 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	719
Enrolled Online Exclusively	290
Enrolled Some Online Courses	42
Not in Online Courses	387

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. 237 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.96% of total students), 34 students are aged above 50 (4.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	719	249	470
Age 20-21	7	2	5
Age 22-24	230	64	166
Age 25-29	146	53	93
Age 30-34	109	48	61
Age 35-39	92	35	57
Age 40-49	101	30	71
Age 50-64	33	16	17
Over 64	1	1	0

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