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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 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 2020 graduate school tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,134 for West Virginia residents and $26,154 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 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.
West Virginia University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1930 - Current[Estimated Date]).
West Virginia UniversityDirectory Information
School NameWest Virginia University (referred to as 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 2020 graduate school tuition & fees at West Virginia University is $10,134 for West Virginia residents and $26,154 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 2020 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$26,154
$10,134 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 $10,134 for West Virginia residents and $26,154 for out-of-state students for academic year 2019-2020. The tuition per credit hour is $563 for West Virginia residents and $1,453 for out-of-state students. West Virginia University offers the alternative tuition plans.
West Virginia 2020 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents$10,134
Out-of-State$26,154
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents$563
Out-of-State$1,453
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 West Virginia University 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

West Virginia University 2020 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2019-2020, the graduate school tuition & fees of West Virginia University is $10,134 for West Virginia residents and $26,154 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year.
2019-2020 Graduate Tuition & fees at West Virginia University
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2015-2016$8,568-$22,140-
2016-2017$9,000-$23,238-
2017-2018$9,450-$24,390-
2018-2019$9,990-$25,776-
2019-2020$10,134-$26,154-
For academic year 2019-2020, the living costs are $13,812 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 2.02% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,330. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.38% compared to previous academic year.
2019-2020 Living Costs at West Virginia University
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2015-2016$9,872$2,400$7,750$2,400
2016-2017$10,218$2,620$8,340$2,620
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
For academic year 2019-2020, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $563 for West Virginia residents and $1,453 for other students at West Virginia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year.
2019-2020 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour West Virginia University
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2015-2016$476$1,230
2016-2017$500$1,291
2017-2018$525$1,355
2018-2019$555$1,432
2019-2020$563$1,453
The law school tuition at West Virginia University is $24,228 for West Virginia residents and $40,248 for out-of-state students for academic year 2019-2020. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $21,762 for West Virginia residents and $42,768 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
2019-2020 Law School/Medical School Tuition at West Virginia University
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Dentistry$25,506-$56,574-
Medicine$21,762-$42,768-
Pharmacy$21,780-$43,164-
Law$24,228-$40,248-

Graduate Programs at West Virginia

West Virginia University offers 138 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate. 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

West Virginia University offers 138 programs through Master's, Doctorate The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,060 students have completed their 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 2019-2020, total 5,709 students enrolled into West Virginia University graduate schools where it has total 26,864 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,278 full-time and 1,431 part-time students. By gender, 2,554 male and 3,155 female students are attending West Virginia University graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status for West Virginia University.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
West Virginia University
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7092,5543,155
Full-time4,2782,0352,243
Part-tme1,431519912
Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at West Virginia University.
There are 4,303 White (75.37%), 185 Black/African American (3.24%), 172 Hispanic (3.01%), 158 Asian (2.77%), and 891 students with other races. 729 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at West Virginia University
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7092,5543,155
American Indian/Native American413
Asian1587088
Black/African American18581104
Hispanic1728389
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White4,3031,8132,490
Two More1326171
Un-Known241410
Non-resident Alien729430299
West Virginia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,419 graduate students (24.86% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 509 graduate students (8.92% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for West Virginia University.
Distance Learning Student Population at West Virginia University
Number of Students
Total5,709
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,419
Enrolled Some Online Courses509
Not in Online Courses3,781
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Virginia University. 2,278 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.90% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 158 students are aged above 50 (2.77%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Virginia University.
Graduate Student Population By Age at West Virginia University
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,7092,5543,155
Age 18-19110
Age 20-211565997
Age 22-242,1228401,282
Age 25-291,764852912
Age 30-34749410339
Age 35-39359164195
Age 40-49398167231
Age 50-641465591
Over 641257
Age Un-Known211

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