Graduate Programs at Valley City State University

Graduate School Overview

Valley City State University (referred to as Valley City State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Valley City, ND.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1950 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Valley City State Directory Information
School Name	Valley City State University (Valley City State)
Address	101 College St SW, Valley City, ND 58072
Phone	701-845-7990
Web	https://www.vcsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.vcsu.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.vcsu.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Valley City State is $7,984 for North Dakota residents and $8,026 for out-of-state students. The school has 137 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,658 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 55 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 33 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,026 $7,984 for North Dakota Residents
Student Population	137
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	55 graduate programs (33 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Valley City State is $7,984 for North Dakota residents and $8,026 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $367.

Valley City State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
North Dakota Residents	$7,984
Out-of-State	$8,026
Tuition per Credit Hour
North Dakota Residents	$367
Out-of-State	$367

Valley City State 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)	33 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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 Valley City State University is $7,984 for North Dakota residents and $8,026 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.53% 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
	North Dakota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,700	$1,435	$5,700	$1,435
2019-2020	$5,872	$1,368	$5,872	$1,368
2020-2021	$6,106	$1,367	$6,106	$1,367
2021-2022	$6,351	$1,372	$6,351	$1,372
2022-2023	$6,605	$1,379	$6,605	$1,379
2023-2024	-	-	$6,605	$1,421

The graduate school tuition & fees of Valley City State is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in North Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Dakota graduate tuition is $10,467 (public) / $12,111 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Valley City State University	$7,984	$8,026
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,047	$10,394
Public	$9,083	$10,467
Private	$12,111

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,616 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Valley City State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.01% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,616. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.01% 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	$6,446	$3,578	$6,677	$3,578
2019-2020	$6,610	$3,636	$6,778	$3,636
2020-2021	$6,684	$3,636	$6,684	$3,636
2021-2022	$6,919	$3,802	$6,919	$3,802
2022-2023	$6,957	$4,430	$6,957	$4,430
2023-2024	$7,280	$4,336	$7,280	$4,336

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $369 at Valley City State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$396
2019-2020	$402
2020-2021	$339
2021-2022	$353
2022-2023	$367
2023-2024	$369

Graduate Programs at Valley City State

Valley City State University 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, 61 students have completed their study at Valley City State University.

Offered Degrees at Valley City State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	2	44
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	4	17
Total	6	6	61

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Valley City State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education program with 38 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Valley City State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✕	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	6	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Valley City State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✔	38	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	6	-

Valley City State University offers 6 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 61 students have completed their graduate studies.

44 students have earned/completed Master's program.
17 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	44 completers	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✔	38	-
	Total	44

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	17

Graduate Student Population at Valley City State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 137 students enrolled into Valley City State University graduate schools where it has total 1,658 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 5 full-time and 132 part-time graduate students. By gender, 42 male and 95 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	137	42	95
Full-time	5	2	3
Part-tme	132	40	92

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

There are 125 White (91.24%), 2 Black/African American (1.46%), 1 Asian (0.73%), and 9 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	137	42	95
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	2	2	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	125	35	90
Two More	4	2	2
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Valley City State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 135 graduate students (98.54% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2 graduate students (1.46% 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	137
Enrolled Online Exclusively	135
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Valley City State University. 9 students are aged 20 to 24 (6.57% of total students), 11 students are aged above 50 (8.03%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Valley City State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	137	42	95
Age 22-24	9	3	6
Age 25-29	46	14	32
Age 30-34	20	7	13
Age 35-39	25	7	18
Age 40-49	26	9	17
Age 50-64	11	2	9

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