University of Charleston (Charleston) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Charleston, WV.
It offers 12 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,729.
A total of 714 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,062 students at Charleston. Charleston offers online graduate programs and 451 out of 714 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Charleston'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 $17,729. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Charleston |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2300 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, Charleston, WV |
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| Graduate School Students | 671 students
451 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $17,729 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 12 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Charleston
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Charleston with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,729 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $575.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $17,229 |
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| Fees | $500 |
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| Cost per Credit | $575 |
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| Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
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| Room & Board | $12,280 (On-Campus) / $11,400 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,870 (On-Campus) / $3,170 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $34,879 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $34,299 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $17,400 | $16,400 | $16,900 | $17,100 | $17,729 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Charleston offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 8 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 312 students have been conferred Master's degree and 56 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 | 312 | 56 | - | - |
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| Men | 212 | 18 | - | - |
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| Women | 100 | 38 | - | - |
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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
Charleston graduate schools have a total of 671 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 402 male and 269 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 518 full-time and 153 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 451 students enrolled through online exclusively and 123 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 346 White, 94 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at University of Charleston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
9 grad students are younger than 22 and 204 students are older than 65. It has 306 students aged between 22 and 30 and 195 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 671 |
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| Men | 402 |
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| Women | 269 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 671 |
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| Full-time Students | 518 |
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| Part-time Students | 153 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 671 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 20 |
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| Black | 94 |
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| Hispanic | 68 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 346 |
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| Two or more races | 32 |
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| Un-Known | 66 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 671 |
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| 21 & Under | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 127 |
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| 25-29 | 179 |
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| 30-34 | 88 |
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| 35-39 | 107 |
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| 40 & Over | 204 |
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Online Population
At University of Charleston graduate schools, 451 students enrolled online exclusively and 123 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 714 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 451 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 123 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 140 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 451 |
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| West Virginia Resident | 121 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 322 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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