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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $9,270 and $13,176 for non-West Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $515 for West Virginia residents and $732 for out-of-state students.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,280$11,484
Fees$990$1,692
Cost per Credit$515$732
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$11,308 (On-Campus) / $11,500 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,566 (On-Campus) / $2,566 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,144$28,050
Off-Campus Total$24,336$28,242
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,550$8,550$8,730$9,000$9,270
Out-of-State$12,402$12,402$12,906$12,906$13,176

Graduate Program Overview

Shepherd University is a four-years, public school located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for out-of-state students.
It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameShepherd University
TypeFour-years, Public
Address301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV
Graduate School Students565 students
391 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,270
Out-of-State$13,176
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 14 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

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 14 major areas - 6 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 62 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total6263-
Men252--
Women3743-
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)- NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Education
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Services
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)3 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services11 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management19ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,015 students enrolled in Shepherd University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 565 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 125 male and 440 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 145 full-time and 420 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 391 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 39 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total565
Men Students125
Women Students440
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total565
Full-time Students145
Part-time Students420
By race/ethnicity 429 White, 58 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Shepherd University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total565
American Indian /
Native American		1
Asian24
Black58
Hispanic25
White429
Two or more races16
Un-Known5
7 students are younger than 22 and 180 students are older than 65. The school has 172 students aged between 22 and 30 and 158 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total565
21 & Under7
22-2471
25-29101
30-3498
35-3960
40 & Over180
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Shepherd University, 391 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment517
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses391
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses39
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses87
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses391
West Virginia Resident73
Other State In U.S.317
Outside of U.S.1
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