Graduate Programs | West Virginia State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at West Virginia State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $10,018 and $21,547 for non-West Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $475 for West Virginia residents and $1,124 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,443	$20,972
Fees	$575	$575
Cost per Credit	$475	$1,124
Books & Supplies	$1,309
Room & Board	$12,936 (On-Campus) / $11,960 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,323 (On-Campus) / $2,323 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,586	$38,115
Off-Campus Total	$25,610	$37,139

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,599	$8,749	$9,161	$9,743	$10,018
Out-of-State	$19,405	$19,555	$20,507	$20,649	$21,547

Graduate Program Overview

West Virginia State University is a four-years, public school located in Institute, West Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,018 for West Virginia residents and $21,547 for out-of-state students.

It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	West Virginia State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	Rte 25, Institute, WV
Graduate School Students	134 students 51 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,018 Out-of-State$21,547
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 7 Master's

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

West Virginia State University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 7 Master's (1 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	66	-	-	-
Men	30	-	-	-
Women	36	-	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,415 students enrolled in West Virginia State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 134 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 56 male and 78 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 75 full-time and 59 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 51 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 34 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	134
Men Students	56
Women Students	78

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	134
Full-time Students	75
Part-time Students	59

By race/ethnicity 62 White, 18 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at West Virginia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	134
American Indian / Native American	2
Black	18
Hispanic	2
White	62
Two or more races	2
Un-Known	34

The school has 81 students aged between 22 and 30 and 37 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	134
22-24	44
25-29	37
30-34	20
35-39	17
40 & Over	33

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At West Virginia State University, 51 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 34 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	151
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	51
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	34
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	66

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	51
West Virginia Resident	46
Other State In U.S.	5
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at West Virginia State University