Delaware State University (Delaware State) is a four-year, public school located in Dover, DE.
It offers 32 graduate programs - 26 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,114 for in-state and $17,484 for out-of-state students.
A total of 746 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,327 students at Delaware State. Delaware State offers online graduate programs and 469 out of 746 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Delaware 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 $9,114 for Delaware residents and $17,484 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Delaware State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE |
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| Graduate School Students | 887 students
469 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,114
Out-of-State$17,484 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 32 Graduate Programs
26 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Delaware State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Delaware State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Delaware residents, the tuition & fees are $9,114 and $17,484 for non-Delaware residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $455 for Delaware residents and $948 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,694 | $17,064 |
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| Fees | $420 | $420 |
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| Cost per Credit | $455 | $948 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $16,664 (On-Campus) / $14,290 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,970 (On-Campus) / $4,970 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $32,248 | $40,618 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,874 | $38,244 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $5,510 | $5,510 | $5,510 | $8,160 | $9,114 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,726 | $11,726 | $11,726 | $14,976 | $17,484 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Delaware State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 26 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's. 182 students have been conferred Master's degree and 40 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 |
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| Total | 182 | 40 | - | - |
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| Men | 50 | 8 | - | - |
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| Women | 132 | 32 | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Criminology | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Delaware State graduate schools have a total of 887 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 274 male and 613 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 724 full-time and 163 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 469 students enrolled through online exclusively and 80 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 134 White, 571 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at Delaware State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 230 students are older than 65. It has 316 students aged between 22 and 30 and 190 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 887 |
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| Men | 274 |
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| Women | 613 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 887 |
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| Full-time Students | 724 |
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| Part-time Students | 163 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 887 |
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| Asian | 20 |
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| Black | 571 |
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| Hispanic | 48 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 134 |
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| Two or more races | 32 |
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| Un-Known | 51 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 887 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 153 |
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| 25-29 | 163 |
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| 30-34 | 122 |
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| 35-39 | 68 |
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| 40 & Over | 230 |
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Online Population
At Delaware State University graduate schools, 469 students enrolled online exclusively and 80 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 746 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 469 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 80 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 197 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 469 |
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| Delaware Resident | 231 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 188 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 50 |
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