Shepherd University (Shepherd) is a four-year, public school located in Shepherdstown, WV.
It offers 14 graduate programs - 6 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,270 for in-state and $13,176 for out-of-state students.
A total of 517 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,235 students at Shepherd. Shepherd offers online graduate programs and 391 out of 517 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Shepherd's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,270 for West Virginia residents and $13,176 for out-of-state students. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Shepherd University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 301 North King St, Shepherdstown, WV |
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| Graduate School Students | 565 students
391 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$9,270
Out-of-State$13,176 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 14 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Shepherd University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Shepherd 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 $9,270 and $13,176 for non-West Virginia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $515 for West Virginia residents and $732 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,280 | $11,484 |
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| Fees | $990 | $1,692 |
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| Cost per Credit | $515 | $732 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $11,308 (On-Campus) / $11,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,566 (On-Campus) / $2,566 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $24,144 | $28,050 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,336 | $28,242 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $8,550 | $8,550 | $8,730 | $9,000 | $9,270 |
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| Out-of-State | $12,402 | $12,402 | $12,906 | $12,906 | $13,176 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Shepherd University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 6 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 63 students have been conferred Master's degree and 14 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 | 63 | 14 | 2 | - |
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| Men | 25 | 1 | 1 | - |
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| Women | 38 | 13 | 1 | - |
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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
Shepherd graduate schools have a total of 565 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 125 male and 440 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 145 full-time and 420 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 391 students enrolled through online exclusively and 39 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 429 White, 58 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Shepherd University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 180 students are older than 65. It has 172 students aged between 22 and 30 and 158 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 565 |
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| Men | 125 |
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| Women | 440 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 565 |
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| Full-time Students | 145 |
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| Part-time Students | 420 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 565 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 24 |
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| Black | 58 |
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| Hispanic | 25 |
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| White | 429 |
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| Two or more races | 16 |
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| Un-Known | 5 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 565 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 71 |
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| 25-29 | 101 |
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| 30-34 | 98 |
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| 35-39 | 60 |
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| 40 & Over | 180 |
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Online Population
At Shepherd University graduate schools, 391 students enrolled online exclusively and 39 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 517 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 391 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 39 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 87 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 391 |
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| West Virginia Resident | 73 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 317 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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