Shepherd University (Shepherd) is a four-year, public school located in Shepherdstown, WV.
It offers 15 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,410 for in-state and $13,316 for out-of-state students.
A total of 307 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,339 students at Shepherd. Shepherd offers online graduate programs and 233 out of 307 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Shepherd'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 $9,410 for West Virginia residents and $13,316 for out-of-state students. It offers fifteen (15) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Shepherd University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV |
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| Graduate School Students | 412 students
233 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,410
Out-of-State$13,316 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 15 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Shepherd University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Shepherd University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $9,410 and $13,316 for non-West Virginia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $460 for West Virginia residents and $638 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,280 | $11,484 |
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| Fees | $1,130 | $1,832 |
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| Cost per Credit | $460 | $638 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $12,916 (On-Campus) / $11,200 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,463 (On-Campus) / $2,863 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,789 | $29,695 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,473 | $28,379 |
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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 | $8,550 | $8,730 | $9,000 | $9,270 | $9,410 |
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| Out-of-State | $12,402 | $12,906 | $12,906 | $13,176 | $13,316 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Shepherd University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 15 major areas - 7 Master's (3 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 71 students have been conferred Master's degree and 5 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 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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| Men | 29 | 1 | - | 1 |
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| Women | 42 | 4 | 1 | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Shepherd graduate schools have a total of 412 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 97 male and 315 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 158 full-time and 254 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 233 students enrolled through online exclusively and 28 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 294 White, 51 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at Shepherd University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
4 grad students are younger than 22 and 96 students are older than 65. It has 127 students aged between 22 and 30 and 80 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 412 |
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| Men | 97 |
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| Women | 315 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 412 |
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| Full-time Students | 158 |
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| Part-time Students | 254 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 412 |
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| Asian | 15 |
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| Black | 51 |
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| Hispanic | 33 |
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| White | 294 |
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| Two or more races | 9 |
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| Un-Known | 5 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 412 |
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| 21 & Under | 4 |
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| 22-24 | 74 |
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| 25-29 | 53 |
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| 30-34 | 43 |
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| 35-39 | 37 |
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| 40 & Over | 96 |
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Online Population
At Shepherd University graduate schools, 233 students enrolled online exclusively and 28 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 307 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 233 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 28 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 46 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 233 |
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| West Virginia Resident | 72 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 161 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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