| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sports Communication | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
It offers 54 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 26 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,250.
A total of 456 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,579 students at VU. VU offers online graduate programs and 102 out of 456 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,250. It offers fifty-four (54) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Valparaiso University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | US Highway 30 and Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, IN |
| Graduate School Students | 591 students 102 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $13,250 |
| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 54 Graduate Programs 25 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Valparaiso University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,250 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $706.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,708 | |
| Fees | $542 | |
| Cost per Credit | $706 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $13,618 (On-Campus) / $11,800 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $1,870 (On-Campus) / $1,870 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $29,938 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $28,120 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $12,220 | $12,220 | $12,220 | $12,764 | $13,250 |
Valparaiso University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 54 major areas - 25 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelor's. 233 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.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 233 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Men | 111 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Women | 122 | 8 | 10 | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sports Communication | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Actuarial Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sports Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 100 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Science | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business Analytics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physician Assistant | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Public Health/International Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 394 full-time and 197 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 102 students enrolled through online exclusively and 170 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 226 White, 24 Black, and 12 Asian students are attending at Valparaiso University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
35 grad students are younger than 22 and 52 students are older than 65. It has 316 students aged between 22 and 30 and 52 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 591 |
|---|---|
| Men | 280 |
| Women | 311 |
| Total | 591 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 394 |
| Part-time Students | 197 |
| Total | 591 |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black | 24 |
| Hispanic | 30 |
| White | 226 |
| Two or more races | 10 |
| Un-Known | 3 |
| Total | 591 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 35 |
| 22-24 | 217 |
| 25-29 | 99 |
| 30-34 | 22 |
| 35-39 | 30 |
| 40 & Over | 52 |
At Valparaiso University graduate schools, 102 students enrolled online exclusively and 170 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 456 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 102 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 170 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 184 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 102 |
|---|---|
| Indiana Resident | 65 |
| Other State In U.S. | 37 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |