University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a four-year, public school located in Fredericksburg, VA.

It offers 6 graduate programs - 4 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,462 for in-state and $23,010 for out-of-state students.

A total of 166 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,826 students at UMW. UMW offers online graduate programs and 85 out of 166 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,462 for Virginia residents and $23,010 for out-of-state students. It offers six (6) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Mary Washington
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA
Graduate School Students197 students
85 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$12,462
Out-of-State$23,010
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 6 Graduate Programs
4 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Mary Washington

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Mary Washington with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $12,462 and $23,010 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $689 for Virginia residents and $1,275 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,378$19,926
Fees$3,084$3,084
Cost per Credit$689$1,275
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$14,250 (On-Campus) / $13,040 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,810 (On-Campus) / $3,750 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,722$41,270
Off-Campus Total$30,452$41,000

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Mary Washington offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 6 major areas - 4 Master's, 2 Post-Bachelor's.

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
Total86-20-
Men48-6-
Women38-14-

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management59 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 20 NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UMW graduate schools have a total of 197 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 84 male and 113 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 48 full-time and 149 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 85 students enrolled through online exclusively and 45 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 120 White, 16 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at University of Mary Washington. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

6 grad students are younger than 22 and 46 students are older than 65. It has 79 students aged between 22 and 30 and 35 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total197
Men84
Women113
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total197
Full-time Students48
Part-time Students149
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total197
Asian11
Black16
Hispanic14
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White120
Two or more races5
Un-Known25
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total197
21 & Under6
22-2440
25-2939
30-3418
35-3917
40 & Over46

Online Population

At University of Mary Washington graduate schools, 85 students enrolled online exclusively and 45 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment166
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses85
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses45
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses36
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses85
Virginia Resident80
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0