West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a four-year, public school located in Institute, WV.

It offers 7 graduate programs - 7 Master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,018 for in-state and $21,547 for out-of-state students.

A total of 151 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,785 students at WVSU. WVSU offers online graduate programs and 51 out of 151 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,018 for West Virginia residents and $21,547 for out-of-state students. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWest Virginia State University
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressRte 25, Institute, WV
Graduate School Students134 students
51 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,018
Out-of-State$21,547
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 7 Graduate Programs
7 Master's

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at West Virginia State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at West Virginia State 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 $10,018 and $21,547 for non-West Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $476 for West Virginia residents and $1,109 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,443$20,972
Fees$575$575
Cost per Credit$476$1,109
Books & Supplies$1,309
Room & Board$12,936 (On-Campus) / $11,960 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,323 (On-Campus) / $2,323 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,586$38,115
Off-Campus Total$25,610$37,139

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

West Virginia State University offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 7 Master's (1 online programs).

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
Total69---
Men29---
Women40---

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
Mass Communication/Media Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration21ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biotechnology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

WVSU graduate schools have a total of 134 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 56 male and 78 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 75 full-time and 59 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 51 students enrolled through online exclusively and 34 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 62 White, 18 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at West Virginia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

It has 81 students aged between 22 and 30 and 37 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total134
Men56
Women78
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total134
Full-time Students75
Part-time Students59
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total134
American Indian /
Native American
2
Black18
Hispanic2
White62
Two or more races2
Un-Known34
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total134
22-2444
25-2937
30-3420
35-3917
40 & Over33

Online Population

At West Virginia State University graduate schools, 51 students enrolled online exclusively and 34 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment151
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses51
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses34
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses66
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses51
West Virginia Resident46
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0