West Virginia State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

West Virginia State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Institute, West Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,749 for West Virginia residents and $19,555 for other students in average.

It offers eight graduate programs: 8 Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	West Virginia State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	Rte 25, Institute, WV
Graduate School Students	136 students 16 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,749 Out-of-State$19,555
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 8 Graduate Programs 8 Master's

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at West Virginia State 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 $8,749 and $19,555 for non-West Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $450 for West Virginia residents and $1,050 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,224	$19,030
Fees	$525	$525
Cost per Credit	$450	$1,050
Books & Supplies	$1,701
Room & Board	$12,886 (On-Campus) / $9,473 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,066 (On-Campus) / $3,066 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,402	$36,208
Off-Campus Total	$22,989	$33,795

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,324	$7,890	$8,574	$8,599	$8,749
Out-of-State	$17,128	$18,182	$19,380	$19,405	$19,555

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

West Virginia State University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 7 Master's . 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
Total	61	-	-	-
Men	23	-	-	-
Women	38	-	-	-

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,638 students enrolled in West Virginia State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 136 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 54 male and 82 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 62 full-time and 74 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 16 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 13 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	136
Men Students	54
Women Students	82

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	136
Full-time Students	62
Part-time Students	74

By race/ethnicity 61 White, 19 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at West Virginia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	136
American Indian / Native American	5
Black	19
Hispanic	3
White	61
Two or more races	11
Un-Known	31

The school has 75 students aged between 22 and 30 and 32 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	136
22-24	43
25-29	32
30-34	17
35-39	15
40 & Over	29

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At West Virginia State University, 16 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13 students are enrolled in some online courses.