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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 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 5,709 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,864 including undergraduate students.
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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 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 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 5,709 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,864 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 134 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.
West Virginia Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$26,676
$10,332 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population5,709
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs134 graduate programs
(21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio18 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 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 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents$10,332
Out-of-State$26,676
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents$574
Out-of-State$1,482
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 at West Virginia
Distance Learning (Online Classes)21 Online Programs Available
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 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For 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: March 16, 2022)
2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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 $19,187 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
West Virginia University$10,332$26,676
All Graduate Schools$11,040$19,187
Public$11,040$20,146
Private$19,294
West Virginia Graduate Schools$8,678$13,940
Public$8,678$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 Costs
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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 ResidentsOut-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

Graduate Programs at West Virginia

West Virginia University offers 138 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, 2,060 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 Degree87181,475
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship411190
Doctor's degree - other101395
Total138202,060
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at West Virginia University by award level.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) program with 153 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 100 completers.
West Virginia University offers 138 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,060 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,475 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 395 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕0-
Agricultural Economics✕6-
Animal Sciences✕17-
Plant Sciences (other)✕4-
Natural Resources And Conservation [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕0-
Environmental Studies✕0-
Natural Resource Economics✕0-
Forestry✕7-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕8-
Architecture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
✕0-
Landscape Architecture✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (4 completers) 201 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✔0-
Journalism✕6-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)✔153-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✔42-
Computer And Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Computer Science✕14-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Education [+] ✔ (11 completers) 327 completers$39,300
Education✔108$39,300
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔15-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔16-
Special Education and Teaching✔71$40,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕25$38,300
Agricultural Teacher Education✕2$39,200
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔74-
Reading Teacher Education✔16-
Engineering [+] ✔ (2 completers) 123 completers-
Engineering✔1-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕7-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕22-
Computer Software Engineering✔15-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕16-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕11-
Materials Engineering✕3-
Mechanical Engineering✕14-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕3-
Petroleum Engineering✕16-
Systems Engineering✕1-
Industrial Engineering✕11-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕37-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (2 completers) 15 completers-
Law✔0-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✔15-
English Language And Literature [+] ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
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 [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biomedical Sciences✕1-
Genetics✕2-
Reproductive Biology✕1-
Exercise Physiology✕10-
Mathematics And Statistics [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
Statistics✕11-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Chemistry✕2-
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Physics✕10-
Psychology [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Psychology✕16-
Educational Psychology✕4-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+] ✔ (2 completers) 30 completers-
✔0-
Forensic Science and Technology✕7-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation✔23-
Human Services [+] ✕ 95 completers-
✕0-
Public Administration✕24-
Social Work✕71$38,900
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Geography✕3-
Political Science and Government✕5-
Sociology✕4-
Visual And Performing Arts [+] ✔ (2 completers) 30 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✔6-
Design and Applied Arts (other)✕1-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕9-
Art/Art Studies✕6-
Music✕4-
Music History, Literature, and Theory✕1-
Music Management✔3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (6 completers) 213 completers-
Chiropractic✔0-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕23-
Dental Clinical Sciences✕7-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕0-
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant✕14-
Medical Scientist✕5-
Public Health✔38$48,300
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕39-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✔25-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔38$94,500
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕24-
Business [+] ✔ (5 completers) 227 completers$80,800
Business/Commerce✔109$80,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✔42-
Accounting✕23$53,400
Business/Managerial Economics✕1-
Finance✕5-
Labor and Industrial Relations✕29-
Management Science✔18-
History [+] ✕ 18 completers-
History✕18-
Total1,475
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕0-
Animal Sciences (other)✕0-
Plant Sciences✕0-
Natural Resources And Conservation [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕0-
Natural Resource Economics✕1-
Forest Sciences and Biology✕6-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✕2-
Computer And Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Computer Science✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Education✕0-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕0-
Education (other)✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Engineering✕38-
English Language And Literature [+] ✕ 4 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕2-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕1-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)✕3-
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)✕1-
Genetics✕3-
Cell Physiology✕1-
Reproductive Biology✕0-
Exercise Physiology✕4-
Neuroscience✕1-
Mathematics And Statistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Mathematics✕9-
Mathematics and Statistics✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕0-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)✕5-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Chemistry✕12-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕8-
Psychology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Psychology✕12-
Counseling Psychology✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
✕0-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Geography✕1-
Political Science and Government✕8-
Sociology✕0-
Visual And Performing Arts [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Music✕14-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 18 completers-
Chiropractic✔0-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕4-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics✕4-
Public Health✕9-
Nursing Science✔1-
Business [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕12-
Business/Managerial Economics✕8-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total190
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕1-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 97 completers-
Law✕97-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 283 completers-
Chiropractic✔0-
Audiology/Audiologist✕7-
Dentistry✕55-
Medicine✕100-
Pharmacy✕78-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕40-
Nursing Practice✔3-
Total395

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 26,864 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7742,6173,157
Full-time4,2161,9392,277
Part-tme1,558678880
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
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7742,6173,157
American Indian/Native American541
Asian20287115
Black/African American217109108
Hispanic1838895
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander541
White4,3171,8722,445
Two More1456877
Un-Known341618
Non-resident Alien666369297
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
Total5,774
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,266
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,423
Not in Online Courses1,085

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