Graduate Programs at West Virginia State University

Graduate School Overview

West Virginia State University (referred to as WVSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Institute, WV. WVSU is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1927 - Current[Estimated Date]).

WVSU Directory Information
School Name	West Virginia State University (WVSU)
Address	Rte 25, Institute, WV 25112-1000
Phone	304-766-3000
Web	https://www.wvstateu.edu
Online Application	https://wvstateu.edu/Admissions/APPLY-NOW.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.wvstateu.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid.aspx

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WVSU is $10,018 for West Virginia residents and $21,547 for out-of-state students. The school has 151 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,785 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 32 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,547 $10,018 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	151
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	32 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WVSU is $10,018 for West Virginia residents and $21,547 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $462 for West Virginia residents and $1,077 for out-of-state students.

WVSU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents	$10,018
Out-of-State	$21,547
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents	$462
Out-of-State	$1,077

WVSU 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 West Virginia State University is $10,018 for West Virginia residents and $21,547 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.35% 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	$8,074	$500	$18,880	$500
2019-2020	$8,074	$525	$18,880	$525
2020-2021	$8,224	$525	$19,030	$525
2021-2022	$8,636	$525	$19,982	$525
2022-2023	$9,168	$575	$19,974	$675
2023-2024	$9,443	$575	$20,972	$575

The graduate school tuition & fees of WVSU is average 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 Virginia State University	$10,018	$21,547
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 $15,259 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WVSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 0.22% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,283. Off-campus living costs are increased by 13.54% 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	$12,366	$2,386	$9,022	$3,376
2019-2020	$12,538	$2,505	$9,473	$3,545
2020-2021	$12,886	$2,066	$9,473	$3,066
2021-2022	$12,886	$2,066	$9,473	$3,066
2022-2023	$12,214	$3,012	$9,568	$3,012
2023-2024	$12,936	$2,323	$11,960	$2,323

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $475 for West Virginia residents and $1,124 for other students at West Virginia State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.36% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$442	$1,042
2019-2020	$442	$1,042
2020-2021	$450	$1,050
2021-2022	$450	$1,050
2022-2023	$462	$1,077
2023-2024	$475	$1,124

Graduate Programs at WVSU

West Virginia State University offers 7 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, 66 students have completed their study at West Virginia State University.

Offered Degrees at West Virginia State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	1	66
Total	7	1	66

The most popular program at West Virginia State University is the Educational Leadership and Administration program and last year 24 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at West Virginia State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	15	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	11	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	5	-

West Virginia State University offers 7 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 66 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	15	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
	Total	66

Graduate Student Population at WVSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 151 students enrolled into West Virginia State University graduate schools where it has total 3,785 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 82 full-time and 69 part-time graduate students. By gender, 59 male and 92 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	151	59	92
Full-time	82	40	42
Part-tme	69	19	50

West Virginia State University is a historically black school and 21 (13.91% of total students) students are Black/African American at West Virginia State University. There are 83 White (54.97%), 3 Hispanic (1.99%), 1 Asian (0.66%), and 43 students with other races. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	151	59	92
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	21	10	11
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	83	32	51
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	24	7	17
Non-resident Alien	14	7	7

West Virginia State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 51 graduate students (33.77% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 34 graduate students (22.52% 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	151
Enrolled Online Exclusively	51
Enrolled Some Online Courses	34
Not in Online Courses	66

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Virginia State University. 44 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.14% of total students), 19 students are aged above 50 (12.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Virginia State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	151	59	92
Age 22-24	44	21	23
Age 25-29	37	17	20
Age 30-34	20	9	11
Age 35-39	17	5	12
Age 40-49	14	4	10
Age 50-64	17	3	14
Over 64	2	0	2

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