University of Charleston (U of Charleston) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Charleston, WV.

It offers 7 graduate programs - 4 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,100.

A total of 694 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,059 students at U of Charleston. U of Charleston offers online graduate programs and 447 out of 694 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find U of Charleston'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 $17,100. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Charleston
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address2300 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, Charleston, WV
Graduate School Students764 students
447 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$17,100
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 7 Graduate Programs
4 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Charleston

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Charleston with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,100 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $473.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$16,600
Fees$500
Cost per Credit$473
Books & Supplies$2,000
Room & Board$11,162 (On-Campus) / $11,400 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,730 (On-Campus) / $3,030 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$32,992
Off-Campus Total$33,530

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Charleston offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 4 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 201 students have been conferred Master's degree and 77 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
Total20177--
Men14036--
Women6141--

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
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism25ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)106ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Charleston graduate schools have a total of 764 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 443 male and 321 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 590 full-time and 174 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 447 students enrolled through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 354 White, 152 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at University of Charleston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

19 grad students are younger than 22 and 211 students are older than 65. It has 274 students aged between 22 and 30 and 190 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total764
Men443
Women321
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total764
Full-time Students590
Part-time Students174
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total764
American Indian /
Native American
9
Asian34
Black152
Hispanic75
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White354
Un-Known106
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total764
21 & Under19
22-24109
25-29165
30-3489
35-39101
40 & Over211

Online Population

At University of Charleston graduate schools, 447 students enrolled online exclusively and 54 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment694
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses447
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses193
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses447
West Virginia Resident87
Other State In U.S.330
Outside of U.S.30