Graduate Programs at Wilkes University

Graduate School Overview

Wilkes University (referred to as Wilkes) is a Private, 4 years school located in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1937 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Wilkes Directory Information
School Name	Wilkes University (Wilkes)
Address	84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Phone	570-408-5000
Web	https://www.wilkes.edu
Online Application	https://www.wilkes.edu/admissions/apply-undergraduate.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.wilkes.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.aspx

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Wilkes is $26,064 in average. The school has 3,207 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,207 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 70 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,064
Student Population	3,207
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	70 graduate programs (19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Wilkes is $26,064 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,000.

Wilkes offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$24,000
Required Fees	$2,064
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,000

Wilkes offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Wilkes University is $26,064. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$24,144	$1,824
2019-2020	$25,104	$1,920
2020-2021	$26,400	$1,968
2021-2022	$24,000	$2,016
2022-2023	$24,000	$2,064
2023-2024	$24,000	$2,064

The graduate school tuition & fees of Wilkes is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $25,701 (public) / $21,200 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Wilkes University	$26,064
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$19,680	$22,078
Public	$18,549	$25,701
Private	$21,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,199 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Wilkes.

On-campus living costs are increased by 0.82% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,800. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.78% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,682	$3,200	$9,000	$4,200
2019-2020	$15,108	$3,200	$9,000	$4,200
2020-2021	$15,400	$3,193	$9,500	$4,193
2021-2022	$15,698	$3,193	$9,500	$4,193
2022-2023	$15,850	$3,193	$9,500	$4,193
2023-2024	$16,006	$3,193	$9,607	$4,193

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,000 at Wilkes University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,082
2019-2020	$1,126
2020-2021	$1,182
2021-2022	$1,084
2022-2023	$1,000
2023-2024	$1,000

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Wilkes.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Wilkes University
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$41,824	$3,336

Graduate Programs at Wilkes

Wilkes University offers 27 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 744 students have completed their study at Wilkes University.

Offered Degrees at Wilkes University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	14	623
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	3	43
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	78
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Total	27	18	744

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Wilkes University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Geographic Information Science and Cartography program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 128 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 63 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Wilkes University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Wilkes University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	128	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	122	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	121	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	52	-
Education (other)	✔	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Wilkes University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	63	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Nursing Practice	✔	15	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	13	-
International School Administration/Leadership	✔	6	-

Wilkes University offers 27 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 744 students have completed their graduate studies.

623 students have earned/completed Master's program.
78 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (12 completers)	428 completers	$52,700
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	52	-
International School Administration/Leadership	✔	5	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	128	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Online Educator/Online Teaching	✔	19	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	33	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	121	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	9	-
Education (other)	✔	38	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	4	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	33 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	33	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	122 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	122	-
Business [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	33	$48,300
	Total	623

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	30 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
International School Administration/Leadership	✔	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	13	-
	Total	43

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	78 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	63	-
Nursing Practice	✔	15	-
	Total	78

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Wilkes

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,207 students enrolled into Wilkes University graduate schools where it has total 5,207 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 531 full-time and 2,676 part-time graduate students. By gender, 676 male and 2,531 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,207	676	2,531
Full-time	531	171	360
Part-tme	2,676	505	2,171

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,259 White (70.44%), 458 Black/African American (14.28%), 197 Hispanic (6.14%), 153 Asian (4.77%), and 140 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,207	676	2,531
American Indian/Native American	7	2	5
Asian	153	34	119
Black/African American	458	77	381
Hispanic	197	42	155
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,259	492	1,767
Two More	67	11	56
Un-Known	53	7	46
Non-resident Alien	11	10	1

Wilkes University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,886 graduate students (89.99% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 175 graduate students (5.46% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,207
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,886
Enrolled Some Online Courses	175
Not in Online Courses	146

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Wilkes University. 385 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.00% of total students), 410 students are aged above 50 (12.78%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Wilkes University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,207	676	2,531
Age 20-21	91	33	58
Age 22-24	294	91	203
Age 25-29	592	107	485
Age 30-34	515	112	403
Age 35-39	500	113	387
Age 40-49	804	151	653
Age 50-64	397	68	329
Over 64	13	1	12
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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