Graduate School Tuition at Shepherd University

Shepherd University is a four-years, public school located in Shepherdstown, WV. It offers 14 graduate programs - 6 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for others. A total of 517 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,235 students at Shepherd.

Shepherd offers online graduate programs and 391 out of 517 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Shepherd University is a four-years, public school located in Shepherdstown, 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 $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for out-of-state students. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Shepherd University
Type	four-years, public
Address	301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV
Graduate School Students	565 students 391 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$9,270 Out-of-State$13,176
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 14 Graduate Programs 6 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Shepherd 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 $9,270 and $13,176 for non-West Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $515 for West Virginia residents and $732 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,280	$11,484
Fees	$990	$1,692
Cost per Credit	$515	$732
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$11,308 (On-Campus) / $11,500 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,566 (On-Campus) / $2,566 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,144	$28,050
Off-Campus Total	$24,336	$28,242

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,550	$8,550	$8,730	$9,000	$9,270
Out-of-State	$12,402	$12,402	$12,906	$12,906	$13,176

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Shepherd University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 6 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'.

62 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 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	62	6	3	-
Men	25	2	-	-
Women	37	4	3	-

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.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)		NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services		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
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	3	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	11	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,015 students enrolled in Shepherd University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 565 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 125 male and 440 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 145 full-time and 420 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 391 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 39 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	565	145	420
Men Students	125	57	68
Women Students	440	88	352

By race/ethnicity 429 White, 58 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Shepherd University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	565	125	440
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	1	23	58
Black	58	16	42
Hispanic	25	3	22
White	429	93	336
Tow or More Races	16	6	10
Race Unknown	5	2	3

7 students are younger than 22 and 180 students are older than 65. The school has 172 students aged between 22 and 30 and 158 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	565
21 & Under	7
22-24	71
25-29	101
30-34	98
35-39	60
40 & Over	180

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

At Shepherd, 391 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	517
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	391
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	39
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	87

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	391
West Virginia Resident	73
Other State In U.S.	317
Outside of U.S.	1

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