Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is a four-year, public school located in Allendale, MI.
It offers 61 graduate programs - 41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 14 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,030.
A total of 3,009 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,011 students at GVSU. GVSU offers online graduate programs and 704 out of 3,009 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find GVSU'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 $20,030 for Michigan residents and $20,030 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-one (61) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Grand Valley State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,026 students
704 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$20,030
Out-of-State$20,030 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 61 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Grand Valley State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Grand Valley State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $20,030 and $20,030 for non-Michigan residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $835.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $20,030 | $20,030 |
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| Cost per Credit | $835 | $835 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $11,550 (On-Campus) / $9,090 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,558 (On-Campus) / $2,558 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $34,938 | $34,938 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,478 | $32,478 |
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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 | $17,448 | $17,904 | $18,456 | $19,364 | $20,030 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,448 | $17,904 | $18,456 | $19,364 | $20,030 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Grand Valley State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 61 major areas - 41 Master's (1 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's. 1,027 students have been conferred Master's degree and 78 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 | 1,027 | 78 | 133 | 33 |
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| Men | 308 | 16 | 67 | 5 |
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| Women | 719 | 62 | 66 | 28 |
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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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| Statistics | 4 |
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Graduate Student Population
GVSU graduate schools have a total of 3,026 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 909 male and 2,117 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,619 full-time and 1,407 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 704 students enrolled through online exclusively and 697 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,141 White, 149 Black, and 51 Asian students are attending at Grand Valley State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
75 grad students are younger than 22 and 451 students are older than 65. It has 1,900 students aged between 22 and 30 and 583 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,026 |
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| Men | 909 |
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| Women | 2,117 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,026 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,619 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,407 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,026 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 13 |
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| Asian | 51 |
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| Black | 149 |
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| Hispanic | 129 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 2,141 |
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| Two or more races | 72 |
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| Un-Known | 27 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,026 |
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| 21 & Under | 75 |
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| 22-24 | 1,098 |
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| 25-29 | 802 |
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| 30-34 | 344 |
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| 35-39 | 239 |
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| 40 & Over | 451 |
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Online Population
At Grand Valley State University graduate schools, 704 students enrolled online exclusively and 697 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,009 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 704 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 697 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,608 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 704 |
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| Michigan Resident | 656 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 48 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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