Graduate Programs & Tuition at Vermont State University

Vermont State University (VTC) is a four-year, public school located in Randolph, VT.

It offers 29 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,932 for in-state and $10,200 for out-of-state students.

A total of 985 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,093 students at VTC. VTC offers online graduate programs and 241 out of 985 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,932 for Vermont residents and $10,200 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-nine (29) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Vermont State University
Type	Four-year, Public
Address	124 Admin Drive, Randolph, VT
Graduate School Students	1,049 students 241 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)	In-State$7,932 Out-of-State$10,200
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 29 Graduate Programs 24 Master's, 5 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Vermont State University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Vermont State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Vermont residents, the tuition & fees are $7,932 and $10,200 for non-Vermont residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $661 for Vermont residents and $850 for out-of-state students.

2025 Tuition & Fees

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,932	$10,200
Cost per Credit	$661	$850
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$13,618 (On-Campus) / $13,618 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$6,504 (On-Campus) / $6,504 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,254	$31,522
Off-Campus Total	$29,254	$31,522

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
In-State	$14,388	$14,892	$14,909	$11,502	$7,932
Out-of-State	$26,628	$27,132	$27,149	$11,502	$10,200

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Vermont State University offers Masters, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 29 major areas - 24 Master's (13 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (2 online programs).

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	130	-	-	6
Men	41	-	-	-
Women	89	-	-	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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	^ONLINE
Curriculum and Instruction	1	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology	1	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	5	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	^ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	1	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education		NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software Engineering		NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

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	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	17	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
School Psychology	1	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	7	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Business Administration and Management	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Accounting	^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	1^ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology		NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	2^ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	2

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology		NOT OFFER	NOT OFFER	1

Graduate Student Population

VTC graduate schools have a total of 1,049 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 238 male and 811 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 968 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 241 students enrolled through online exclusively and 117 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 937 White, 12 Black, and 12 Asian students are attending at Vermont State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

4 grad students are younger than 22 and 477 students are older than 65. It has 216 students aged between 22 and 30 and 288 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,049
Men	238
Women	811

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,049
Full-time Students	81
Part-time Students	968

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,049
American Indian / Native American	4
Asian	12
Black	12
Hispanic	30
White	937
Two or more races	20
Un-Known	29

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,049
21 & Under	4
22-24	90
25-29	126
30-34	133
35-39	155
40 & Over	477

Online Population

At Vermont State University graduate schools, 241 students enrolled online exclusively and 117 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	985
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	241
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	117
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	627

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	241
Vermont Resident	176
Other State In U.S.	65
Outside of U.S.	0

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