Graduate Programs at Arcadia University

Graduate School Overview

Arcadia University (referred to as Beaver College) is a Private, 4 years school located in Glenside, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1946 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Beaver College Directory Information
School Name	Arcadia University (Beaver College)
Address	450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038-3295
Phone	215-572-2900
Web	https://www.arcadia.edu
Online Application	https://www.arcadia.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-apply
Financial Info	https://www.arcadia.edu/admissions/financial-aid-scholarships

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Beaver College is $33,613 in average. The school has 1,156 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,026 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 84 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$33,613
Student Population	1,156
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	84 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Beaver College is $33,613 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $783.

Beaver College offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$27,457
Required Fees	$217
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$783

Beaver College 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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 Arcadia University is $33,613. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 21.46% 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	$29,854	$262
2019-2020	$28,683	$239
2020-2021	$27,894	$226
2021-2022	$27,311	$219
2022-2023	$27,457	$217
2023-2024	$33,390	$223

The graduate school tuition & fees of Beaver College is 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
Arcadia University	$33,613
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 $17,350 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Beaver College.

On-campus living costs are increased by 17.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $26,240. Off-campus living costs are increased by 16.62% 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	$13,800	$1,100	$19,292	$1,100
2019-2020	$13,900	$1,100	$19,498	$1,100
2020-2021	$14,050	$1,100	$20,400	$1,100
2021-2022	$14,170	$1,100	$21,400	$1,100
2022-2023	$13,720	$1,100	$21,400	$1,100
2023-2024	$16,250	$1,100	$25,140	$1,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $951 at Arcadia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 21.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$750
2019-2020	$765
2020-2021	$780
2021-2022	$768
2022-2023	$783
2023-2024	$951

Graduate Programs at Beaver College

Arcadia University offers 35 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, 551 students have completed their study at Arcadia University.

Offered Degrees at Arcadia University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	1	231
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	3
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	260
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	1	54
Post Master's Degree	1	0	3
Total	35	2	551

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 97 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 260 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Arcadia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	22	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	14	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✔	5	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	5	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Arcadia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	97	-
Creative Writing	✕	18	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	14	-
Public Health	✕	13	$75,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at Arcadia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	260	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-

Arcadia University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 551 students have completed their graduate studies.

231 students have earned/completed Master's program.
260 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
54 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Education	✕	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	$49,100
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	✕	-	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	8	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
History Teacher Education	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Creative Writing	✕	18	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	$47,900
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	112 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	97	-
Trauma Counseling	✕	7	-
Public Health	✕	8	$75,000
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	10	-
	Total	231

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	260 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	260	-
	Total	260

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔	27 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	22	-
	Total	54

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Beaver College

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,156 students enrolled into Arcadia University graduate schools where it has total 3,026 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 547 full-time and 609 part-time graduate students. By gender, 310 male and 846 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	1,156	310	846
Full-time	547	151	396
Part-tme	609	159	450

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

There are 625 White (54.07%), 96 Black/African American (8.30%), 40 Hispanic (3.46%), 163 Asian (14.10%), and 232 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,156	310	846
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	163	45	118
Black/African American	96	30	66
Hispanic	40	14	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	625	164	461
Two More	14	3	11
Un-Known	201	50	151
Non-resident Alien	11	2	9

Arcadia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 393 graduate students (34.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 115 graduate students (9.95% 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	1,156
Enrolled Online Exclusively	393
Enrolled Some Online Courses	115
Not in Online Courses	648

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Arcadia University. 354 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.62% of total students), 63 students are aged above 50 (5.45%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Arcadia University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,156	310	846
Age 20-21	4	1	3
Age 22-24	350	80	270
Age 25-29	379	107	272
Age 30-34	143	50	93
Age 35-39	86	23	63
Age 40-49	131	37	94
Age 50-64	59	11	48
Over 64	4	1	3

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