Graduate School Tuition at Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University is a four-years, public school located in Allendale, MI. It offers 56 graduate programs - 39 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $18,456 for Michigan residents and $19,364 for others. A total of 2,983 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 21,648 students at GVSU.
GVSU offers online graduate programs and 512 out of 2,983 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program has the highest salary ($104,700) after graduation and the Master's Business/Commerce program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $69,200 average salary.
You can find GVSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

Grand Valley State University is a four-years, public school located in Allendale, Michigan. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $18,456 for Michigan residents and $19,364 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-six (56) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameGrand Valley State University
Typefour-years, public
Address1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI
Graduate School Students3,027 students
512 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$18,456
Out-of-State$19,364
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 56 Graduate Programs
39 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Grand Valley State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $18,456 and $19,364 for non-Michigan residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $807.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$0$19,364
Cost per Credit$0$807
Books & Supplies$780
Room & Board$11,142 (On-Campus) / $8,829 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,477 (On-Campus) / $2,477 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$14,399$33,763
Off-Campus Total$12,086$31,450
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$17,208$17,448$17,904$18,456-
Out-of-State$17,208$17,448$17,904$18,456$19,364

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Grand Valley State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 56 major areas - 39 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate , 12 Post-Bachelor', 2 Post-Master'.
971 students have been conferred Master's degree and 273 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total9712733629
Men2836888
Women6882052821
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $43,800 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 5 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Palliative Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Taxation NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $48,000 - -
Curriculum and Instruction51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $43,700 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration62 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,800 - -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional Technology11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,100 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Linguistics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biomedical Sciences6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biostatistics15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioinformatics17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Computer Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, General18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Administration35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $43,800 - -
Social Work125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,200 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health/Health Care Administration/Management17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physician Assistant47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Athletic Training/Trainer9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $42,100 - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist62 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce88 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $69,200 - -
Accounting56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $60,100 - -
Taxation NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
Salary After Completing $44,800 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,800 - -
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Computer Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 22,406 students enrolled in Grand Valley State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,027 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 849 male and 2,178 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,533 full-time and 1,494 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 512 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 845 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,0271,533 1,494
Men Students849398 451
Women Students2,1781,135 1,043
By race/ethnicity 2,335 White, 149 Black, and 94 Asian students are attending at Grand Valley State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total3,027 8492,178
American Indian or Native American13 76
Asian26 68149
Black149 44105
Hispanic138 4791
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders4 31
White2,335 5831,752
Tow or More Races79 2257
Race Unknown24 1014
69 students are younger than 22 and 401 students are older than 65. The school has 1,908 students aged between 22 and 30 and 603 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,027
21 & Under69
22-241,148
25-29760
30-34373
35-39230
40 & Over401
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At GVSU, 512 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 845 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,983
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses512
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses845
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,626
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses512
Michigan Resident479
Other State In U.S.29
Outside of U.S.4

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