Graduate Programs at West Virginia University

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 Name	West Virginia University (West Virginia)
Address	PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone	304-293-0111
Web	https://www.wvu.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.wvu.edu/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://financialaid.wvu.edu

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,332 for West Virginia residents and $26,676 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,774 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,269 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 233 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,676 $10,332 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	5,774
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	233 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,332 for West Virginia residents and $26,676 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $574 for West Virginia residents and $1,482 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of West Virginia University is $10,332 for West Virginia residents and $26,676 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.00% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$9,450	-	$24,390	-
2018-2019	$9,990	-	$25,776	-
2019-2020	$10,134	-	$26,154	-
2020-2021	$10,134	-	$26,154	-
2021-2022	$10,332	-	$26,676	-

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 $19,204 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $16,629 (public) / $12,489 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
West Virginia University	$10,332	$26,676
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
West Virginia Graduate Schools	$10,948	$13,940
Public	$8,706	$16,629
Private	$12,489

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,198 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at West Virginia University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,830. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$10,576	$2,620	$8,340	$2,620
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $574 for West Virginia residents and $1,482 for other students at West Virginia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.00% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$525	$1,355
2018-2019	$555	$1,432
2019-2020	$563	$1,453
2020-2021	$563	$1,453
2021-2022	$574	$1,482

The law school tuition at West Virginia University is $24,714 for West Virginia residents and $41,058 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $21,959 for West Virginia residents and $43,289 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at West Virginia University.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at West Virginia University
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$26,010	-	$57,708	-
Medicine	$21,960	-	$43,290	-
Pharmacy	$21,978	-	$43,686	-
Law	$24,714	-	$41,058	-

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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	91	1,480
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	43	185
Doctor's degree - other	10	418
Total	144	2,083

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.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at West Virginia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	172	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✕	145	-
Business/Commerce	✕	135	$80,800
Business/Commerce	✕	124	$80,800
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	106	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at West Virginia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	117	-
Law	✕	107	-
Law	✕	104	-
Medicine	✕	101	-
Pharmacy	✕	85	-

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	✕	23	-
	✕	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	-
	Total	1,480

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	✕	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	-
	Total	185

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average 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	-
	Total	418

Graduate Student Population at West Virginia

For academic year 2021-2022, total 5,774 students enrolled into West Virginia University graduate schools where it has total 26,269 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,216 full-time and 1,558 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,617 male and 3,157 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	5,774	2,617	3,157
Full-time	4,216	1,939	2,277
Part-tme	1,558	678	880

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

There are 4,317 White (74.77%), 217 Black/African American (3.76%), 183 Hispanic (3.17%), 202 Asian (3.50%), and 855 students with other races. 666 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,774	2,617	3,157
American Indian/Native American	5	4	1
Asian	202	87	115
Black/African American	217	109	108
Hispanic	183	88	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	4	1
White	4,317	1,872	2,445
Two More	145	68	77
Un-Known	34	16	18
Non-resident Alien	666	369	297

West Virginia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,266 graduate students (39.24% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,423 graduate students (41.96% 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	5,774
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,266
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,423
Not in Online Courses	1,085

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Virginia University. 2,384 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.29% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 160 students are aged above 50 (2.77%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Virginia University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,774	2,617	3,157
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	155	41	114
Age 22-24	2,229	909	1,320
Age 25-29	1,757	841	916
Age 30-34	721	386	335
Age 35-39	390	207	183
Age 40-49	358	160	198
Age 50-64	153	69	84
Over 64	7	3	4
Age Un-Known	3	0	3