by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, West Virginia State University landed the #1116 spot.
In addition, WVSU took the #10 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia.
The total graduate student population at WVSU is made up of 60.3% women and 39.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 27.9% of the graduate student population at WVSU. WVSU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 4.4% of the graduate student population. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,636 | $19,982 |
| Fees | $525 | $525 |
Get more details about the location of West Virginia State University.
Contact details for WVSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Rte 25, Institute, WV 25112-1000 |
| Phone: | 304-766-3000 |
| Website: | www.wvstateu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/wvstateu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WVStateU |
About 25.4% of the graduate students at West Virginia State University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 13.4% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 8 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 2 |
| Computer Science | 2 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 |
| Educational Administration | 17 |
| Health & Physical Education | 9 |
| Public Administration | 10 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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