Graduate School Tuition at Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a four-years, public school located in Norfolk, VA. It offers 17 graduate programs - 14 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $13,068 for Virginia residents and $25,482 for others. A total of 446 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,783 students at NSU.

NSU offers online graduate programs and 138 out of 446 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Social Work program has the highest salary ($44,800) after graduation and the Master's Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $44,000 average salary.

You can find NSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Norfolk State University is a four-years, public school located in Norfolk, 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 $13,068 for Virginia residents and $25,482 for out-of-state students. It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Norfolk State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA
Graduate School Students	442 students 138 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$13,068 Out-of-State$25,482
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 17 Graduate Programs 14 Master's, 3 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Norfolk State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $13,068 and $25,482 for non-Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $768 for Virginia residents and $1,499 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,084	$21,498
Fees	$3,984	$3,984
Cost per Credit	$768	$1,499
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$11,692 (On-Campus) / $11,692 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,700 (On-Campus) / $4,700 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,660	$43,074
Off-Campus Total	$30,660	$43,074

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,690	$12,690	$12,690	$12,690	$13,068
Out-of-State	$24,742	$24,742	$24,742	$24,742	$25,482

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Norfolk State University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 14 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate .

157 students have been conferred Master's degree and 10 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's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	157	10	-	-
Men	54	4	-	-
Women	103	6	-	-

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
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Atomic/Molecular Physics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

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/Safety Studies	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	38		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,800	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Urban Studies/Affairs	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Visual and Performing Arts	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Materials Science	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,800	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,458 students enrolled in Norfolk State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 442 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 162 male and 280 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 307 full-time and 135 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 138 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 276 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	442	307	135
Men Students	162	102	60
Women Students	280	205	75

By race/ethnicity 21 White, 296 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at Norfolk State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	442	162	280
Asian	4	2	296
Black	296	89	207
Hispanic	17	4	13
White	21	4	17
Tow or More Races	29	13	16
Race Unknown	32	21	11

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At NSU, 138 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 276 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	446
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	138
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	276
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	32

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	138
Virginia Resident	93
Other State In U.S.	44
Outside of U.S.	1

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