Graduate Programs at Worcester State University

Graduate School Overview

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

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

Worcester State Directory Information
School Name	Worcester State University (Worcester State)
Address	486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602-2597
Phone	508-929-8000
Web	https://www.worcester.edu
Online Application	https://www.applyweb.com/worcest/index.ftl
Financial Info	https://www.worcester.edu/Financial-Aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Worcester State is $6,093 for Massachusetts residents and $6,093 for out-of-state students. The school has 833 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,311 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 76 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,093 $6,093 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	833
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	76 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Worcester State is $6,093 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $339.

Worcester State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Massachusetts Residents	$6,093
Out-of-State	$6,093
Tuition per Credit Hour
Massachusetts Residents	$339
Out-of-State	$339

Worcester 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, 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 Worcester State University is $6,093. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,042	$2,754
2019-2020	$3,042	$2,754
2020-2021	$3,042	$2,754
2021-2022	$3,042	$2,754
2022-2023	$3,042	$3,051
2023-2024	$3,042	$3,051

The graduate school tuition & fees of Worcester 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
Worcester State University	$6,093
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 $15,189 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Worcester State.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.36% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,558. Off-campus living costs are increased by 52.08% 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	$12,262	$2,700	$5,400	$3,200
2019-2020	$12,360	$1,700	$5,400	$2,200
2020-2021	$12,568	$1,700	$5,400	$2,200
2021-2022	$12,568	$1,700	$5,400	$2,200
2022-2023	$13,245	$1,700	$5,400	$2,200
2023-2024	$12,999	$1,892	$9,368	$2,190

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $339 at Worcester State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$322
2019-2020	$322
2020-2021	$322
2021-2022	$322
2022-2023	$339
2023-2024	$339

Graduate Programs at Worcester State

Worcester State University offers 44 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, 407 students have completed their study at Worcester State University.

Offered Degrees at Worcester State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	1	286
Post Bachelor's Degree	19	0	111
Post Master's Degree	4	0	10
Total	44	1	407

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching (other) program with 38 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist program with 38 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Worcester State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	38	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at Worcester State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	38	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	28	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	$51,600

Worcester State University offers 44 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 407 students have completed their graduate studies.

286 students have earned/completed Master's program.
111 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
10 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	133 completers	-
Education	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	18	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	38	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✕	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	28	-
Business [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	23	$51,600
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	5	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	286

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	111

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at Worcester State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 833 students enrolled into Worcester State University graduate schools where it has total 5,311 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 162 full-time and 671 part-time graduate students. By gender, 147 male and 686 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	833	147	686
Full-time	162	19	143
Part-tme	671	128	543

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

There are 655 White (78.63%), 15 Black/African American (1.80%), 60 Hispanic (7.20%), 17 Asian (2.04%), and 86 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	833	147	686
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	17	6	11
Black/African American	15	4	11
Hispanic	60	16	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	655	103	552
Two More	10	2	8
Un-Known	60	12	48
Non-resident Alien	13	4	9

Worcester State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 339 graduate students (40.70% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 91 graduate students (10.92% 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	833
Enrolled Online Exclusively	339
Enrolled Some Online Courses	91
Not in Online Courses	403

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Worcester State University. 217 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.05% of total students), 100 students are aged above 50 (12.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Worcester State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	833	147	686
Age 20-21	5	3	2
Age 22-24	212	36	176
Age 25-29	204	33	171
Age 30-34	97	22	75
Age 35-39	75	14	61
Age 40-49	137	20	117
Age 50-64	83	11	72
Over 64	17	6	11
Age Un-Known	3	2	1

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