West Virginia State University offers 35 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 major programs - 1 Doctorate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,570 for West Virginia residents and $14,990 for out-of-state students.

Total 558 students out of total 3,246 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 32 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

West Virginia State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWest Virginia State University
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressRte 25, Institute, WV
Online Students558 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,071 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,570
Out-of-State$14,990
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,590
Out-of-State$20,990
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total1 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at West Virginia State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $9,570 and $14,990 for non-West Virginia residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $9,590 and $20,990 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $367 for West Virginia residents and $593 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $493 for West Virginia residents and $1,126 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,437$8,833$9,431$9,499$9,570
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,125$14,805$15,219$15,219$14,990
Graduate (In-State)$8,749$9,161$9,743$10,018$9,590
Graduate (Out-of-State)$19,555$20,507$20,649$21,547$20,990
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$324$324$332$350$367
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$562$562$576$576$593
Graduate (In-State)$450$450$462$476$493
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,050$1,050$1,077$1,109$1,126

Online Programs By Area of Study

West Virginia State University offers 35 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Doctorate.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED26 71NOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At West Virginia State University, there are 3,246 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,629 students were attending classes through distance learning (558 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,071 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,246
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses558
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,071
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,617

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 558 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 523 West Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 33 students living in the U.S. States other than West Virginia, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses558
West Virginia Resident523
Other State In U.S.33
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses558
Undergraduate517
Graduate41
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses517
Degree/Certificate Seeking205
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking312

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