University of Mary Washington Graduate Schools

University of Mary Washington (referred to as Mary Washington) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fredericksburg, VA. University of Mary Washington is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Mary Washington is $11,778 for Virginia residents and $21,804 for out-of-state students. The school has 296 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,956 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Mary Washington (referred to as Mary Washington) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fredericksburg, VA. University of Mary Washington is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1930 - Current).
Mary Washington Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Mary Washington (Mary Washington)
Address1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300
Phone540-654-1000
Webhttps://www.umw.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.umw.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.umw.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Mary Washington is $11,778 for Virginia residents and $21,804 for out-of-state students. The school has 296 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,956 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 34 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$21,804
$11,778 for Virginia Residents
Student Population296
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs34 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Mary Washington is $11,778 for Virginia residents and $21,804 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $653 for Virginia residents and $1,210 for out-of-state students.
University of Mary Washington offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of Mary Washington offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.
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)Graduate Level Courses
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 Mary Washington is $11,778 for Virginia residents and $21,804 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.30% 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
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$7,182$3,310$16,884$3,310
2019-2020$8,676$2,436$18,396$2,436
2020-2021$8,676$2,634$18,396$2,634
2021-2022$8,676$2,712$18,396$2,712
2022-2023$8,928$2,850$18,954$2,850
The graduate school tuition & fees of Mary Washington is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Mary Washington$11,778$21,804
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools$14,587$18,743
Public$15,005$28,181
Private$16,555
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $653 for Virginia residents and $1,210 for other students at University of Mary Washington. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.33% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$579$1,118
2019-2020$614$1,154
2020-2021$625$1,164
2021-2022$631$1,171
2022-2023$653$1,210

Graduate Programs at Mary Washington

University of Mary Washington offers 6 graduate programs for Master's 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, 164 students have completed their study at University of Mary Washington.
Offered Degrees at University of Mary Washington
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree40146
Post Bachelor's Degree2018
Total60164
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Mary Washington by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Operations Management and Supervision program with 17 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 93 completers.
University of Mary Washington offers 6 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 164 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 146 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 18 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 113 completers$46,800
Education75$46,800
Elementary Education and Teaching38-
Social Sciences [+] 13 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography13-
Business [+] 20 completers-
Business Administration and Management20$82,700
Total146
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 1 completers-
Special Education and Teaching (other)1-
Business [+] 17 completers-
Operations Management and Supervision17-
Total18

Graduate Student Population at Mary Washington

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 296 students enrolled into University of Mary Washington graduate schools where it has total 3,956 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 123 full-time and 173 part-time graduate students. By gender, 91 male and 205 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
Total29691205
Full-time1232499
Part-tme17367106
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 201 White (67.91%), 21 Black/African American (7.09%), 23 Hispanic (7.77%), 5 Asian (1.69%), and 46 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total29691205
American Indian/Native American101
Asian523
Black/African American21615
Hispanic231211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White20157144
Two More1019
Un-Known301020
Non-resident Alien532
University of Mary Washington offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 11 graduate students (3.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 71 graduate students (23.99% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total296
Enrolled Online Exclusively11
Enrolled Some Online Courses71
Not in Online Courses214
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Mary Washington. 108 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.49% of total students), 19 students are aged above 50 (6.42%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Mary Washington.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total29691205
Age 20-21716
Age 22-241011982
Age 25-29541638
Age 30-34362016
Age 35-39361620
Age 40-49431330
Age 50-6419613

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