Graduate Programs at University of Charleston

Graduate School Overview

University of Charleston (referred to as Charleston) is a Private, 4 years school located in Charleston, WV.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1958 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Charleston Directory Information
School Name	University of Charleston (Charleston)
Address	2300 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone	800-995-4682
Web	https://www.ucwv.edu
Online Application	https://www.ucwv.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate/Undergraduate-Application
Financial Info	https://www.ucwv.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Charleston is $17,100 in average. The school has 694 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,059 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 34 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,100
Student Population	694
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	34 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Charleston is $17,100 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $470.

Charleston offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$16,400
Required Fees	$500
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$470

Charleston 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)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 University of Charleston is $17,100. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.18% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$16,006	$200
2019-2020	$16,584	$400
2020-2021	$17,000	$400
2021-2022	$16,000	$400
2022-2023	$16,400	$500
2023-2024	$16,600	$500

The graduate school tuition & fees of Charleston is relatively expensive compared to private 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
University of Charleston	$17,100
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 $14,192 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Charleston.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.53% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,430. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.91% 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	$9,400	$2,600	$9,200	$2,900
2019-2020	$9,510	$2,600	$9,300	$2,900
2020-2021	$10,500	$2,600	$9,300	$2,900
2021-2022	$9,950	$2,600	$11,400	$2,900
2022-2023	$10,200	$2,600	$11,400	$2,900
2023-2024	$11,162	$2,730	$11,400	$3,030

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $476 at University of Charleston. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.28% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$425
2019-2020	$425
2020-2021	$425
2021-2022	$425
2022-2023	$470
2023-2024	$476

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Charleston.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Charleston
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$34,425	$1,500

Graduate Programs at Charleston

University of Charleston offers 6 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 323 students have completed their study at University of Charleston.

Offered Degrees at University of Charleston
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	2	241
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	82
Total	6	3	323

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

The most popular Master's program is the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program with 167 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 46 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Charleston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	167	-
Business/Commerce	✕	30	$67,700
Physician Assistant	✕	27	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	17	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Charleston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	46	$115,500
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	36	-

University of Charleston offers 6 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 323 students have completed their graduate studies.

241 students have earned/completed Master's program.
82 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	27	-
Business [+]	✔	197 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	30	$67,700
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	167	-
	Total	241

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	46	$115,500
Business [+]	✔	36 completers	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	36	-
	Total	82

Graduate Student Population at Charleston

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 694 students enrolled into University of Charleston graduate schools where it has total 3,059 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 546 full-time and 148 part-time graduate students. By gender, 410 male and 284 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	694	410	284
Full-time	546	316	230
Part-tme	148	94	54

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

There are 339 White (48.85%), 122 Black/African American (17.58%), 82 Hispanic (11.82%), 22 Asian (3.17%), and 129 students with other races. 34 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	694	410	284
American Indian/Native American	8	4	4
Asian	22	13	9
Black/African American	122	77	45
Hispanic	82	46	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	3	2
White	339	204	135
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	82	38	44
Non-resident Alien	34	25	9

University of Charleston offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 447 graduate students (64.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 54 graduate students (7.78% 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	694
Enrolled Online Exclusively	447
Enrolled Some Online Courses	54
Not in Online Courses	193

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Charleston. 128 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.44% of total students), 83 students are aged above 50 (11.96%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Charleston.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	694	410	284
Age 20-21	19	4	15
Age 22-24	109	51	58
Age 25-29	165	68	97
Age 30-34	89	60	29
Age 35-39	101	82	19
Age 40-49	128	92	36
Age 50-64	78	50	28
Over 64	5	3	2

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