Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)

Online 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 tuition & fees are $8,642 for West Virginia residents and $19,082 for other students on average.

It offers 53 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 3 programs - 1 Bachelors, 2 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Shepherd University
Type	four-years, public
Address	301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV
Online Students	533 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,533 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,642 Out-of-State$19,082
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,270 Out-of-State$13,176
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	3 Programs
Bachelors	1 Programs
Masters	2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Shepherd University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $8,642 and $19,082 for non-West Virginia residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,270 and $13,176 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $353 for West Virginia residents and $788 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs 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)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$7,784	$7,784	$7,784	$8,282	$8,642
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$18,224	$18,224	$18,224	$18,722	$19,082
Graduate (In-State)	$8,550	$8,550	$8,730	$9,000	$9,270
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$12,402	$12,402	$12,906	$12,906	$13,176

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$317	$317	$317	$338	$353
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$752	$752	$752	$773	$788
Graduate (In-State)	$475	$475	$485	$500	$515
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$689	$689	$717	$717	$732

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Shepherd University offers 53 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 2 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	36	6	1	7

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Shepherd University, there are 3,235 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,066 students were attending classes through distance learning (533 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,533 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,235
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	533
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,533
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,169

By student location, out of a total of 533 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 186 West Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 346 students living in the U.S. States other than West Virginia, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.