Graduate Programs at Westfield State University

Graduate School Overview

Westfield State University (referred to as Westfield State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Westfield, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1957 - Current).

Westfield State Directory Information
School Name	Westfield State University (Westfield State)
Address	577 Western Ave, Westfield, MA 01086-1630
Phone	413-572-5300
Web	https://www.westfield.ma.edu
Online Application	https://explore.westfield.ma.edu/Ellucian.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.westfield.ma.edu/tuition-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Westfield State is $6,475 for Massachusetts residents and $8,262 for out-of-state students. The school has 759 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,702 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,262 $6,475 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	759
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Westfield State is $6,475 for Massachusetts residents and $8,262 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $383.

Westfield State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Massachusetts Residents	$6,475
Out-of-State	$8,262
Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts Residents	$383
Out-of-State	$383

Westfield State 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Westfield State University is $6,475 for Massachusetts residents and $8,262 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 27.60% 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
	Massachusetts Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,300	$75	$6,300	$75
2019-2020	$1,890	$4,608	$1,890	$4,608
2020-2021	$1,890	$4,806	$1,890	$4,806
2021-2022	$1,890	$4,806	$1,890	$4,806
2022-2023	$1,775	$4,700	$1,775	$4,700
2023-2024	-	-	$1,890	$6,372

The graduate school tuition & fees of Westfield State is very inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Westfield State University	$6,475	$8,262
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,862 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Westfield State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.76% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,417. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.47% 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	$10,948	$2,673	$10,948	$2,673
2019-2020	$11,453	$2,672	$11,453	$2,672
2020-2021	$11,139	$2,672	$11,139	$2,672
2021-2022	$12,197	$2,572	$12,197	$2,572
2022-2023	$12,894	$2,872	$12,894	$2,872
2023-2024	$13,510	$3,164	$13,065	$4,352

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $489 at Westfield State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 27.68% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$350
2019-2020	$361
2020-2021	$372
2021-2022	$372
2022-2023	$383
2023-2024	$489

Graduate Programs at Westfield State

Westfield State University offers 47 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 265 students have completed their study at Westfield State University.

Offered Degrees at Westfield State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	246
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	15
Post Master's Degree	2	4
Total	47	265

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Westfield State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 99 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Westfield State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Westfield State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	99	$47,000
Physician Assistant	✕	29	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	25	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	24	-
Public Administration	✕	13	-

Westfield State University offers 47 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 265 students have completed their graduate studies.

246 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Administration of Special Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	$43,600
Psychology	✕	-	$43,600
Counseling Psychology	✕	24	-
Psychology (other)	✕	2	$59,900
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	25	-
Human Services [+]	✕	112 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	13	-
Social Work	✕	99	$47,000
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Music	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	29	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Accounting	✕	6	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
	Total	246

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
History Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	15

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Westfield State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 759 students enrolled into Westfield State University graduate schools where it has total 4,702 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 395 full-time and 364 part-time graduate students. By gender, 221 male and 538 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	759	221	538
Full-time	395	103	292
Part-tme	364	118	246

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

There are 533 White (70.22%), 46 Black/African American (6.06%), 67 Hispanic (8.83%), 13 Asian (1.71%), and 100 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	759	221	538
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	13	3	10
Black/African American	46	9	37
Hispanic	67	13	54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	533	168	365
Two More	25	11	14
Un-Known	68	17	51
Non-resident Alien	5	0	5

Westfield State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 251 graduate students (33.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 237 graduate students (31.23% 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	759
Enrolled Online Exclusively	251
Enrolled Some Online Courses	237
Not in Online Courses	271

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