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West Virginia University (referred to as West Virginia) is a Public, 4 years school located in Morgantown, WV. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,602 for West Virginia residents and $27,450 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,875 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,474 including undergraduate students.
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Graduate School Overview

West Virginia University (referred to as West Virginia) is a Public, 4 years school located in Morgantown, WV. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1930 - Current[Estimated Date]).
West Virginia Directory Information
School NameWest Virginia University (West Virginia)
AddressPO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone304-293-0111
Webhttps://www.wvu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.wvu.edu/how-to-apply
Financial Infohttps://financialaid.wvu.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,602 for West Virginia residents and $27,450 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,875 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,474 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 233 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$27,450
$10,602 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population5,875
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs233 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,602 for West Virginia residents and $27,450 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $589 for West Virginia residents and $1,525 for out-of-state students.
West Virginia University offers the alternative tuition plans.
West Virginia University 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)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • 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 West Virginia University is $10,602 for West Virginia residents and $27,450 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.90% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$9,990-$25,776-
2019-2020$10,134-$26,154-
2020-2021$10,134-$26,154-
2021-2022$10,332-$26,676-
2022-2023$10,602-$27,450-
The graduate school tuition & fees of West Virginia is expensive compared to public graduate schools in West Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $18,247 (public) / $12,719 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
West Virginia University$10,602$27,450
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
West Virginia Graduate Schools$11,146$14,644
Public$9,243$18,247
Private$12,719
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,618 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at West Virginia University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.96% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,200. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.13% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,918$2,620$8,340$2,620
2019-2020$11,062$2,750$8,580$2,750
2020-2021$10,948$3,250$8,580$3,250
2021-2022$10,948$3,250$8,580$3,250
2022-2023$11,618$3,000$9,200$3,000
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $589 for West Virginia residents and $1,525 for other students at West Virginia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.90% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$555$1,432
2019-2020$563$1,453
2020-2021$563$1,453
2021-2022$574$1,482
2022-2023$589$1,525

Graduate Programs at West Virginia

West Virginia University offers 144 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,083 students have completed their study at West Virginia University.
Offered Degrees at West Virginia University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree9101,480
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship430185
Doctor's degree - other100418
Total14402,083
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at West Virginia University by award level.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Physical Education Teaching and Coaching program with 172 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 117 completers.
West Virginia University offers 144 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 2,083 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,480 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 418 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕0-
Animal Sciences✕9-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕5-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Environmental Studies✕9-
Natural Resource Economics✕1-
Forestry✕8-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕9-
Architecture [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Landscape Architecture✕4-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 142 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕43-
Journalism✕6-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications✕93-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Computer Science✕9-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕16-
Education [+] ✕ 320 completers$39,300
Education✕70$39,300
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕16-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕2-
Special Education and Teaching✕19$40,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕23$38,300
Agricultural Teacher Education✕4$39,200
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕172-
Reading Teacher Education✕14-
Engineering [+] ✕ 87 completers-
Engineering✕0-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕4-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕10-
Computer Software Engineering✕14-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕10-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕3-
Materials Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕14-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕3-
Petroleum Engineering✕7-
Systems Engineering✕3-
Industrial Engineering✕15-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕9-
Linguistics✕13-
Applied Linguistics✕7-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 14 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
Creative Writing✕7-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biomedical Sciences✕3-
Genetics✕0-
Reproductive Biology✕0-
Exercise Physiology✕7-
Biostatistics✕8-
Epidemiology✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Geology/Earth Science✕10-
Physics✕10-
Psychology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Psychology✕8-
Educational Psychology✕5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation✕23-
Forensic Science and Technology✕5-
Human Services [+] ✕ 88 completers-
Public Administration✕34-
Social Work✕54$38,900
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Geography✕9-
Political Science and Government✕5-
Sociology✕4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕4-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕5-
Art/Art Studies✕3-
Music✕8-
Music History, Literature, and Theory✕3-
Music Management✕6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 189 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕36-
Dental Clinical Sciences✕8-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕2-
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant✕14-
Medical Scientist✕11-
Public Health✕12$48,300
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕38-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕20-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕48$94,500
Business [+] ✕ 311 completers$80,800
Business/Commerce✕135$80,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕56-
Accounting✕42$53,400
Business/Managerial Economics✕5-
Finance✕23-
Labor and Industrial Relations✕29-
Management Science✕21-
History [+] ✕ 16 completers-
History✕16-
Total1,480
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Plant Sciences✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Natural Resource Economics✕2-
Forest Sciences and Biology✕5-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Science✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Engineering✕41-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1 completers-
English Language and Literature✕1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕2-
Immunology✕2-
Genetics✕1-
Cell Physiology✕4-
Reproductive Biology✕0-
Exercise Physiology✕0-
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕3-
Epidemiology✕3-
Neuroscience✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕4-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Chemistry✕15-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕8-
Psychology [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Psychology✕10-
Counseling Psychology✕6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Forensic Science and Technology✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Music✕16-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Medical Scientist✕2-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕5-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics✕5-
Public Health✕1-
Nursing Science✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕1-
Business/Managerial Economics✕0-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total185
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Education✕7-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕2-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 104 completers-
Law✕104-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 304 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕10-
Dentistry✕46-
Medicine✕117-
Pharmacy✕85-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕40-
Nursing Practice✕6-
Total418

Graduate Student Population at West Virginia

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,875 students enrolled into West Virginia University graduate schools where it has total 25,474 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,264 full-time and 1,611 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,607 male and 3,268 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
Total5,8752,6073,268
Full-time4,2641,9132,351
Part-tme1,611694917
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 4,294 White (73.09%), 234 Black/African American (3.98%), 209 Hispanic (3.56%), 196 Asian (3.34%), and 942 students with other races. 738 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,8752,6073,268
American Indian/Native American743
Asian19682114
Black/African American234116118
Hispanic20994115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White4,2941,8182,476
Two More1516883
Un-Known431924
Non-resident Alien738404334
West Virginia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,622 graduate students (27.61% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,023 graduate students (17.41% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total5,875
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,622
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,023
Not in Online Courses3,230
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Virginia University. 2,326 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.59% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 172 students are aged above 50 (2.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Virginia University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,8752,6073,268
Age 18-19101
Age 20-211354986
Age 22-242,1918651,326
Age 25-291,825860965
Age 30-34769408361
Age 35-39367185182
Age 40-49409168241
Age 50-641616992
Over 641138
Age Un-Known606

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