Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (SU) is a four-year, public school located in Shippensburg, PA.

It offers 39 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 14 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,330 for in-state and $17,190 for out-of-state students.

A total of 719 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,162 students at SU. SU offers online graduate programs and 290 out of 719 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find SU'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 $12,330 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,190 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-nine (39) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameShippensburg University of Pennsylvania
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA
Graduate School Students767 students
290 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,330
Out-of-State$17,190
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 39 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $12,330 and $17,190 for non-Pennsylvania residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,288$13,932
Fees$3,042$3,258
Cost per Credit$516$774
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$12,952 (On-Campus) / $11,404 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,382 (On-Campus) / $3,382 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,864$34,724
Off-Campus Total$28,316$33,176

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 39 major areas - 20 Master's (6 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelor's (10 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 253 students have been conferred Master's degree and 13 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total253137-
Men103104-
Women15033-

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
Environmental Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Management and Strategic Communications4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied PsychologyONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Juvenile Corrections10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work21ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management81ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior Studies12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

SU graduate schools have a total of 767 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 288 male and 479 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 285 full-time and 482 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 290 students enrolled through online exclusively and 42 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 616 White, 46 Black, and 18 Asian students are attending at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

7 grad students are younger than 22 and 135 students are older than 65. It has 376 students aged between 22 and 30 and 201 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total767
Men288
Women479
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total767
Full-time Students285
Part-time Students482
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total767
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian18
Black46
Hispanic37
White616
Two or more races20
Un-Known7
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total767
21 & Under7
22-24230
25-29146
30-34109
35-3992
40 & Over135

Online Population

At Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania graduate schools, 290 students enrolled online exclusively and 42 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment719
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses290
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses42
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses387
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses290
Pennsylvania Resident262
Other State In U.S.24
Outside of U.S.4