Graduate Programs at Alvernia University

Graduate School Overview

Alvernia University (referred to as Alvernia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Reading, PA. Alvernia University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1967 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Alvernia Directory Information
School Name	Alvernia University (Alvernia)
Address	400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607-1799
Phone	610-796-8200
Web	https://www.alvernia.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.alvernia.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.alvernia.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Alvernia University is $16,686 in average. The school has 504 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,536 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,686
Student Population	504
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Alvernia University is $16,686 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $900.

Alvernia University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Alvernia University 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, remedial services, 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Alvernia University is $16,686. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.45% 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	$14,130	$283
2019-2020	$14,670	$293
2020-2021	$15,210	$456
2021-2022	$15,660	$470
2022-2023	$16,200	$486

The graduate school tuition & fees of Alvernia is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,989 (public) / $20,871 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Alvernia University	$16,686
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,147	$22,546
Public	$20,464	$27,989
Private	$20,871

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $900 at Alvernia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.45% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$785
2019-2020	$815
2020-2021	$845
2021-2022	$870
2022-2023	$900

Graduate Programs at Alvernia

Alvernia University offers 16 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 191 students have completed their study at Alvernia University.

Offered Degrees at Alvernia University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	2	159
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	2
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	30
Total	16	3	191

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

The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 90 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 33 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Alvernia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	90	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	57	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	46	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	24	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Alvernia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	26	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	12	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-

Alvernia University offers 16 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 191 students have completed their graduate studies.

159 students have earned/completed Master's program.
30 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	31 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	8	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Social Work	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	2	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	16	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
	✕	8	-
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✔	51 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	46	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	5	-
	Total	159

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	26	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-
	Total	30

Graduate Student Population at Alvernia

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 504 students enrolled into Alvernia University graduate schools where it has total 2,536 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 278 full-time and 226 part-time graduate students. By gender, 156 male and 348 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	504	156	348
Full-time	278	90	188
Part-tme	226	66	160

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

There are 350 White (69.44%), 49 Black/African American (9.72%), 47 Hispanic (9.33%), 14 Asian (2.78%), and 44 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	504	156	348
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	14	6	8
Black/African American	49	14	35
Hispanic	47	13	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	350	106	244
Two More	8	2	6
Un-Known	25	12	13
Non-resident Alien	8	3	5

Alvernia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 101 graduate students (20.04% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 113 graduate students (22.42% 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	504
Enrolled Online Exclusively	101
Enrolled Some Online Courses	113
Not in Online Courses	290

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Alvernia University. 147 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.17% of total students), 54 students are aged above 50 (10.71%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Alvernia University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	504	156	348
Age 20-21	6	0	6
Age 22-24	141	46	95
Age 25-29	124	37	87
Age 30-34	60	18	42
Age 35-39	45	15	30
Age 40-49	74	24	50
Age 50-64	52	16	36
Over 64	2	0	2

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