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. 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 806 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,130 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 100 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,830 $11,970 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	806
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	100 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 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 the 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.

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
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	13 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 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the 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: July 22, 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 $19,204 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,247 (public) / $20,510 (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	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,000	$22,141
Public	$20,058	$27,247
Private	$20,510

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 Expenses
	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 38 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, 256 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	20	4	237
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	12
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	9	5
Post Master's Degree	2	0	2
Total	38	13	256

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 Business Administration and Management program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 78 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 9 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	2	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	2	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain 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	✔	78	$62,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	73	$62,300
Social Work	✕	32	$44,200
Social Work	✕	23	$44,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	21	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	9	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers 38 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 256 students have completed their graduate studies.

237 students have earned/completed Master's program.
12 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
5 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	2	-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	70 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	19	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	$40,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	14	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	3	-
Juvenile Corrections	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	10	-
Social Work	✕	23	$44,200
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	94 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	78	$62,300
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	16	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
	Total	237

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	12

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	0	-
Finance	✔	0	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	1	-
Management Information Systems	✕	1	-
Management Science	✔	0	-
	Total	5

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	2	-
	Total	2

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 6,130 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.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	806
Enrolled Online Exclusively	677
Enrolled Some Online Courses	49
Not in Online Courses	80

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. 217 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.92% of total students), 31 students are aged above 50 (3.85%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.