SU Graduate Programs

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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $11,970 for Pennsylvania residents and $16,830 for out-of-state students. The school has 894 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,381 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 24 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

SU Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,830 $11,970 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	894
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	24 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $11,970 for Pennsylvania residents and $16,830 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers the alternative tuition plans.

SU 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents	$11,970
Out-of-State	$16,830
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents	$516
Out-of-State	$774

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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, remedial services, 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 at SU
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $11,970 for Pennsylvania residents and $16,830 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Pennsylvania Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$12,000	$3,480	$18,000	$3,768
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

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 $19,187 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $24,265 (public) / $20,512 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	$11,970	$16,830
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$17,506	$21,190
Public	$17,506	$24,265
Private	$20,512

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,584 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.91% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,682. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$11,656	$3,258	$9,584	$3,258
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

For academic year 2021-2022, 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.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$500	$750
2018-2019	$516	$774
2019-2020	$516	$774
2020-2021	$516	$774
2021-2022	$516	$774

Graduate Programs at SU

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers 23 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, 374 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	17	2	364
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	2
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	3	8
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	23	5	374

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 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 104 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 2 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	7	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Management Information Systems	✔	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	104	$62,300
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	33	-
Social Work	✕	27	$44,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	2	-

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers 23 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 374 students have completed their graduate studies.

364 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 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 [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	13	-
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	15	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	119 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	20	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	$40,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	33	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	14	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	9	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Psychology	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	35 completers	-
	✕	0	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Social Work	✕	27	$44,200
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	122 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	104	$62,300
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	18	-
History [+]	✕	11 completers	-
History	✕	11	-
	Total	364

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	7	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	1	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at SU

For academic year 2021-2022, total 806 students enrolled into Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 6,381 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 252 full-time and 554 part-time graduate students. By gender, 292 male and 514 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	806	292	514
Full-time	252	81	171
Part-tme	554	211	343

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

There are 638 White (79.16%), 63 Black/African American (7.82%), 39 Hispanic (4.84%), 17 Asian (2.11%), and 49 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	806	292	514
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	17	8	9
Black/African American	63	27	36
Hispanic	39	13	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	638	220	418
Two More	20	8	12
Un-Known	13	6	7
Non-resident Alien	15	9	6

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 677 graduate students (84.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 49 graduate students (6.08% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.