Graduate Programs at University of the Virgin Islands

Graduate School Overview

University of the Virgin Islands (referred to as UVI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charlotte Amalie, VI. UVI is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1971 - Current).

UVI Directory Information
School Name	University of the Virgin Islands (UVI)
Address	2 John Brewers Bay, Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802-9990
Phone	340-776-9200
Web	https://www.uvi.edu
Online Application	https://www.uvi.edu/enrollment/admissions/admissions-apply_online_instructions.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.uvi.edu/enrollment/financial-aid/default.aspx

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UVI is $7,994 for Virgin Islands residents and $14,708 for out-of-state students. The school has 258 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,636 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 51 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,708 $7,994 for Virgin Islands Residents
Student Population	258
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	51 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UVI is $7,994 for Virgin Islands residents and $14,708 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $386 for Virgin Islands residents and $735 for out-of-state students.

UVI offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Virgin Islands Residents	$7,994
Out-of-State	$14,708
Tuition per Credit Hour
Virgin Islands Residents	$386
Out-of-State	$735

UVI 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)	2 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 On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of the Virgin Islands is $7,994 for Virgin Islands residents and $14,708 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.06% 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
	Virgin Islands Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,948	$508	$13,230	$508
2019-2020	$6,948	$508	$13,230	$508
2020-2021	$6,948	$508	$13,230	$508
2021-2022	$6,948	$508	$13,230	$508
2022-2023	$6,948	$508	$13,230	$508
2023-2024	$7,434	$560	$14,148	$560

The graduate school tuition & fees of UVI is average compared to public graduate schools in Virgin Islands. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Virgin Islands graduate tuition is $14,708 (public) / - (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 the Virgin Islands	$7,994	$14,708
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Virgin Islands Graduate Schools	$7,994	$14,708
Public	$7,994	$14,708
Private	-

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,082 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UVI.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.65% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,806. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.75% 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	$9,900	$3,030	$11,374	$3,322
2019-2020	$9,900	$3,030	$11,374	$3,322
2020-2021	$9,900	$3,030	$11,374	$3,322
2021-2022	$9,900	$3,030	$11,374	$3,322
2022-2023	$9,900	$3,030	$11,374	$3,322
2023-2024	$10,650	$3,140	$11,374	$3,432

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $414 for Virgin Islands residents and $787 for other students at University of the Virgin Islands. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.07% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Virgin Islands Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$386	$735
2019-2020	$386	$735
2020-2021	$386	$735
2021-2022	$386	$735
2022-2023	$386	$735
2023-2024	$414	$787

Graduate Programs at UVI

University of the Virgin Islands offers 13 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, 68 students have completed their study at University of the Virgin Islands.

Offered Degrees at University of the Virgin Islands
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	61
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	7
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	13	68

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 9 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 7 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of the Virgin Islands
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of the Virgin Islands
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	9	-
Accounting	✕	9	-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	✕	8	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of the Virgin Islands
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-

University of the Virgin Islands offers 13 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 68 students have completed their graduate studies.

61 students have earned/completed Master'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	-
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Social Work	✕	6	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	7	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	6	-
Accounting	✕	9	-
	Total	61

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
	Total	7

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at UVI

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 258 students enrolled into University of the Virgin Islands graduate schools where it has total 1,636 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 82 full-time and 176 part-time graduate students. By gender, 55 male and 203 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	258	55	203
Full-time	82	14	68
Part-tme	176	41	135

University of the Virgin Islands is a historically black school and 156 (60.47% of total students) students are Black/African American at University of the Virgin Islands. There are 42 White (16.28%), 20 Hispanic (7.75%), and 40 students with other races. 26 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	258	55	203
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	156	28	128
Hispanic	20	5	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	42	8	34
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	8	3	5
Non-resident Alien	26	11	15

University of the Virgin Islands offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 98 graduate students (37.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9 graduate students (3.49% 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	258
Enrolled Online Exclusively	98
Enrolled Some Online Courses	9
Not in Online Courses	151