Graduate Programs | Fort Valley State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Fort Valley State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $6,052 and $17,836 for non-Georgia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $181 for Georgia residents and $672 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$4,344	$16,128
Fees	$1,708	$1,708
Cost per Credit	$181	$672
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$8,372 (On-Campus) / $8,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,000 (On-Campus) / $500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$20,924	$32,708
Off-Campus Total	$16,052	$27,836

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$4,966	$6,052	$6,052	$6,052	$6,052
Out-of-State	$13,804	$17,836	$17,836	$17,836	$17,836

Graduate Program Overview

Fort Valley State University is a four-years, public school located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,052 for Georgia residents and $17,836 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	Fort Valley State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA
Graduate School Students	257 students 18 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$6,052 Out-of-State$17,836
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 14 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Fort Valley State University offers Masters, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 13 Master's , 1 Post-Master'. 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	64	-	-	5
Men	17	-	-	-
Women	47	-	-	5

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.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Animal Sciences	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	-	NOT OFFERED	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
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History (other)	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,923 students enrolled in Fort Valley State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 257 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 63 male and 194 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 134 full-time and 123 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 18 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 98 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	257
Men Students	63
Women Students	194

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	257
Full-time Students	134
Part-time Students	123

By race/ethnicity 36 White, 196 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at Fort Valley State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	257
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	2
Black	196
Hispanic	3
White	36
Two or more races	3
Un-Known	2

1 students are younger than 22 and 57 students are older than 65. The school has 113 students aged between 22 and 30 and 74 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	257
21 & Under	1
22-24	48
25-29	65
30-34	44
35-39	30
40 & Over	57

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fort Valley State University, 18 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 98 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	245
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	18
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	98
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	129

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	18
Georgia Resident	13
Other State In U.S.	5
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Fort Valley State University