Graduate Programs at West Liberty University

Graduate School Overview

West Liberty University (referred to as West Liberty) is a Public, 4 years school located in West Liberty, WV.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1942 - Current[Estimated Date]).

West Liberty Directory Information
School Name	West Liberty University (West Liberty)
Address	208 University Drive, West Liberty, WV 26074
Phone	304-336-5000
Web	https://www.westliberty.edu
Online Application	https://www.westliberty.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.westliberty.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of West Liberty is $11,880 for West Virginia residents and $14,220 for out-of-state students. The school has 396 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,315 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 36 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,220 $11,880 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	396
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	36 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at West Liberty is $11,880 for West Virginia residents and $14,220 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $475 for West Virginia residents and $600 for out-of-state students.

West Liberty offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents	$11,880
Out-of-State	$14,220
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents	$475
Out-of-State	$600

West Liberty 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 West Liberty University is $11,880 for West Virginia residents and $14,220 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 71.74% 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
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,920	-	$7,320	-
2019-2020	$6,300	-	$8,112	-
2020-2021	$6,780	-	$8,112	-
2021-2022	$6,786	-	$8,280	-
2022-2023	$7,080	-	$8,280	-
2023-2024	$8,910	$2,970	$11,250	$2,970

The graduate school tuition & fees of West Liberty is relatively inexpensive compared to public 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
West Liberty University	$11,880	$14,220
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 $15,396 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at West Liberty.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.78% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,274. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -6.44% 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	$9,406	$4,571	$6,990	$4,571
2019-2020	$9,614	$4,035	$7,095	$4,640
2020-2021	$9,806	$4,064	$7,236	$4,669
2021-2022	$10,020	$4,094	$7,380	$4,669
2022-2023	$10,020	$4,124	$7,380	$5,739
2023-2024	$10,694	$3,984	$7,572	$4,702

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $797 for West Virginia residents and $1,030 for other students at West Liberty University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 71.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$483	$558
2019-2020	$488	$571
2020-2021	$460	$550
2021-2022	$492	$561
2022-2023	$475	$600
2023-2024	$797	$1,030

Graduate Programs at West Liberty

West Liberty University offers 8 graduate programs for Master's. 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 West Liberty University.

Offered Degrees at West Liberty University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	1	164
Total	8	1	164

The most popular program at West Liberty University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 74 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at West Liberty University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	74	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	28	-
Physician Assistant	✕	18	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	15	-
Criminology	✔	12	-

West Liberty University offers 8 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 164 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	28	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Criminology	✔	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	6	-
Physician Assistant	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	74	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	15	-
	Total	164

Graduate Student Population at West Liberty

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 396 students enrolled into West Liberty University graduate schools where it has total 2,315 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 196 full-time and 200 part-time graduate students. By gender, 141 male and 255 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	396	141	255
Full-time	196	78	118
Part-tme	200	63	137

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

There are 307 White (77.53%), 18 Black/African American (4.55%), 6 Asian (1.52%), and 65 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	396	141	255
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	6	0	6
Black/African American	18	13	5
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	307	101	206
Two More	41	16	25
Un-Known	9	3	6
Non-resident Alien	15	8	7

West Liberty University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 178 graduate students (44.95% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 53 graduate students (13.38% 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	396
Enrolled Online Exclusively	178
Enrolled Some Online Courses	53
Not in Online Courses	165

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