Graduate Programs & Tuition at Marshall University

Marshall University (Marshall) is a four-year, public school located in Huntington, WV.

It offers 122 graduate programs - 60 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 43 Post-bachelor's, and 10 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,510 for in-state and $22,192 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,812 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,958 students at Marshall. Marshall offers online graduate programs and 1,299 out of 2,812 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Marshall have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at . In addition, you can find Marshall's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,510 for West Virginia residents and $22,192 for out-of-state students. It offers 122 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMarshall University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV
Graduate School Students2,792 students
1,299 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$9,510
Out-of-State$22,192
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 122 Graduate Programs
60 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 53 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Marshall University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Marshall 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 $9,510 and $22,192 for non-West Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $440 for West Virginia residents and $1,145 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,916$20,598
Fees$1,594$1,594
Cost per Credit$440$1,145
Books & Supplies$1,100
Room & Board$13,292 (On-Campus) / $11,666 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,200 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,102$40,784
Off-Campus Total$27,276$39,958
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$8,828$8,882$8,934$9,160$9,510
Out-of-State$21,162$21,434$21,486$22,024$22,192

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Marshall University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 122 major areas - 60 Master's (22 online programs), 9 Doctorate (3 online programs), 43 Post-Bachelor's (11 online programs), 10 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 657 students have been conferred Master's degree and 203 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total6572034772
Men198831613
Women4591203159

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
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE ONLINE ONLINE
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE ONLINE
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Library Science (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MeteorologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social WorkONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GeographyONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10ONLINE NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/DietitianONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/CommerceONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education24ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE
Educational Leadership and Administration14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services81ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education5ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology26 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forensic Science and Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work41ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography10ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management26ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing29ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce1ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Labor and Industrial Relations12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE ONLINE 11ONLINE
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16ONLINE
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21ONLINE
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 23ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationONLINE ONLINE ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/CommerceONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Marshall graduate schools have a total of 2,792 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 959 male and 1,833 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,786 full-time and 1,006 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,299 students enrolled through online exclusively and 359 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,028 White, 133 Black, and 45 Asian students are attending at Marshall University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

71 grad students are younger than 22 and 545 students are older than 65. It has 1,633 students aged between 22 and 30 and 563 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,792
Men959
Women1,833
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,792
Full-time Students1,786
Part-time Students1,006
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,792
American Indian /
Native American
6
Asian45
Black133
Hispanic65
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White2,028
Two or more races70
Un-Known362
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,792
21 & Under71
22-24902
25-29731
30-34330
35-39233
40 & Over545

Online Population

At Marshall University graduate schools, 1,299 students enrolled online exclusively and 359 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,812
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,299
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses359
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,154
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,299
West Virginia Resident921
Other State In U.S.371
Outside of U.S.7
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