Graduate Programs & Tuition at Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University (Saginaw Valley State) is a four-year, public school located in University Center, MI.

It offers 43 graduate programs - 29 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,360.

A total of 687 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,822 students at Saginaw Valley State. Saginaw Valley State offers online graduate programs and 247 out of 687 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Saginaw Valley State'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 $18,360 for Michigan residents and $18,360 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSaginaw Valley State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI
Graduate School Students705 students
247 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$18,360
Out-of-State$18,360
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 43 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Saginaw Valley State University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Saginaw 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 $18,360 and $18,360 for non-Michigan residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $765.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$18,360$18,360
Cost per Credit$765$765
Books & Supplies$1,160
Room & Board$12,340 (On-Campus) / $12,340 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,260 (On-Campus) / $2,830 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,120$33,120
Off-Campus Total$34,690$34,690
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$15,300$15,748$16,362$17,328$18,360
Out-of-State$28,780$29,622$30,778$17,328$18,360

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Saginaw Valley State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 29 Master's (12 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 268 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 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
Total26821136
Men52-45
Women2162731

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
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Patient Safety and Healthcare QualityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching10ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Teacher Education5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration13ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Social Work65 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management10ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and Promotion14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration1ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing26ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Clinical Nurse Specialist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse Leader NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science22ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE 1ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Saginaw Valley State graduate schools have a total of 705 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 160 male and 545 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 231 full-time and 474 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 247 students enrolled through online exclusively and 167 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 542 White, 49 Black, and 12 Asian students are attending at Saginaw Valley State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total705
Men160
Women545
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total705
Full-time Students231
Part-time Students474
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total705
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian12
Black49
Hispanic31
White542
Two or more races8
Un-Known9

Online Population

At Saginaw Valley State University graduate schools, 247 students enrolled online exclusively and 167 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment687
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses247
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses167
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses273
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses247
Michigan Resident239
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0
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