Saginaw Valley State University Trade Programs

Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution situated in University Center, Michigan. University Center is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Saginaw Valley State University?

Contact details for Saginaw Valley State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710
Phone:	989-964-4000
Website:	www.svsu.edu

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Can I Afford Saginaw Valley State University?

For the 2021-2022 academic year, part-time Saginaw Valley State University students paid $386 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $905 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,565	$27,164
Books and Supplies	$1,110	$1,110
On Campus Room and Board	$11,400	$11,400
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,210	$1,210

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Saginaw Valley State University, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,104 a year. That adds up to $24,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saginaw Valley State University is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Saginaw Valley State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,789 undergraduate students at Saginaw Valley State University, with 5,713 being full-time and 1,076 being part-time.

There are also 734 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,713 full-time undergraduates at Saginaw Valley State University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saginaw Valley State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	56
Black or African American	432
Hispanic or Latino	295
White	4,341
International Students	180
Other Races/Ethnicities	409

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Saginaw Valley State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at Saginaw Valley State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Saginaw Valley State University

In 2020-2021, 3,590 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Saginaw Valley State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Saginaw Valley State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saginaw Valley State University was 55.5%. This is the #522 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Saginaw Valley State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Saginaw Valley State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	16	16
Other Industrial Production Technologies	13	13
Athletic Training	0	0
TOTAL	29	29

Saginaw Valley State University Trades

In 2021-2022, Saginaw Valley State University awarded 71 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	16
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	13
Total	0	0	0	71

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Saginaw Future Inc. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.