Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Graduate Schools

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (referred to as SU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Shippensburg, PA. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a historically black school. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a tribal college. 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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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.

Graduate School Overview

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (referred to as SU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Shippensburg, PA. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a historically black school. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a tribal college. 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 NameShippensburg University of Pennsylvania (SU)
Address1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
Phone717-477-7447
Webhttps://www.ship.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.ship.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.ship.edu/financial_aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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 TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$17,190
$12,330 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population719
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs103 graduate programs
(16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers the alternative tuition plans.
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, 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 increased by 2.14% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
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 $19,532 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $28,210 (public) / $20,439 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania$12,330$17,190
All Graduate Schools$16,006$19,532
Public$11,452$20,604
Private$19,609
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools$20,201$22,268
Public$20,661$28,210
Private$20,439
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,920 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 increased by 2.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,610. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.53% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
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 ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$516$774
2019-2020$516$774
2020-2021$516$774
2021-2022$516$774
2022-2023$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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree216313
Doctor's degree - other304
Post Bachelor's Degree141014
Post Master's Degree200
Total4016331
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.
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
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 8 completers-
Environmental Studies8-
Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) 6 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric3-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences3-
Education [+] (1 completers) 97 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction22-
Educational Leadership and Administration17-
Special Education and Teaching12-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services8$40,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services27-
Reading Teacher Education4-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education7-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences8-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 9 completers-
Applied Psychology9-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 15 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies8-
Juvenile Corrections7-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 68 completers-
Public Administration12-
Social Work56$44,200
Business [+] (2 completers) 89 completers-
Business Administration and Management70$62,300
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management0-
Organizational Behavior Studies19-
History [+] 10 completers-
History10-
Total313
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 4 completers-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration3-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1-
Business [+] 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Total4
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)0-
Education [+] (2 completers) 0 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor0-
Engineering [+] 0 completers-
Computer Software Engineering0-
English Language and Literature [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Rhetoric and Composition0-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 8 completers-
Applied Psychology8-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Youth Services/Administration0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management0-
Business [+] 6 completers-
Business Administration and Management1-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management3-
Finance0-
Organizational Behavior Studies1-
Management Information Systems1-
Management Science0-
Total14
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling0-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor0-
Total0

Graduate Student Population at SU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 767 students enrolled into Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 5,162 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 285 full-time and 482 part-time graduate students. By gender, 288 male and 479 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total767288479
Full-time28596189
Part-tme482192290
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 616 White (80.31%), 46 Black/African American (6.00%), 37 Hispanic (4.82%), 18 Asian (2.35%), and 50 students with other races. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total767288479
American Indian/Native American220
Asian18810
Black/African American462026
Hispanic371423
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White616219397
Two More20119
Un-Known743
Non-resident Alien211011
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 275 graduate students (35.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 90 graduate students (11.73% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total767
Enrolled Online Exclusively275
Enrolled Some Online Courses90
Not in Online Courses402
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. 216 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.16% of total students), 30 students are aged above 50 (3.91%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total767288479
Age 20-2111110
Age 22-2420578127
Age 25-2919380113
Age 30-341164373
Age 35-39963957
Age 40-491164076
Age 50-6429722
Over 64101

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