Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Graduate School

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a Public, 4 years school located in Bloomsburg, PA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $12,144 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,004 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,058 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,074 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a Public, 4 years school located in Bloomsburg, PA.
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Directory Information
School NameCommonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Address400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA
Phone570-389-4000
Webhttps://www.commonwealthu.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $12,144 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,004 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,058 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,074 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 139 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$17,004
$12,144 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population1,058
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs139 graduate programs
(18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $12,144 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,004 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students.
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents$12,144
Out-of-State$17,004
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents$516
Out-of-State$774
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)18 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $12,144 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,004 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.83% 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
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2022-2023$9,288$2,550$13,932$2,766
2023-2024$9,288$2,856$13,932$3,072
The graduate school tuition & fees of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is inexpensive compared to public 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$12,144$17,004
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 $14,346 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.
On-campus living costs are decreased by -5.49% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,856. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.71% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2022-2023$11,691$3,359$10,617$3,480
2023-2024$11,106$3,118$10,616$3,240
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $529 for Pennsylvania residents and $788 for other students at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.81% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
2022-2023$516$774
2023-2024$529$788

Graduate Programs at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers 39 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, 565 students have completed their study at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.
Offered Degrees at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree267522
Doctor's degree - other2113
Post Bachelor's Degree8430
Post Master's Degree310
Total3913565
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 19 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 115 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Audiology/Audiologist program with 8 completers.
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers 39 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 565 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 522 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 13 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 30 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 22 completers
Information Technology22
Education [+] (1 completers) 142 completers
Education1
Curriculum and Instruction21
Educational Leadership and Administration47
Educational/Instructional Technology34
Special Education and Teaching15
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching4
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)11
Reading Teacher Education9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 5 completers
Biology/Biological Sciences5
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 48 completers
Health and Physical Education/Fitness43
Kinesiology and Exercise Science5
Human Services [+] -
Social Work-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (3 completers) 241 completers
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist28
Physician Assistant115
Athletic Training/Trainer10
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor34
Community Health and Preventive Medicine8
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse46
Business [+] 64 completers
Business/Commerce8
Business Administration and Management44
Accounting11
Actuarial Science1
Total522
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 13 completers
Audiology/Audiologist8
Nursing Practice5
Total13
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] (1 completers) 19 completers
Educational/Instructional Technology19
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) -
Athletic Training/Trainer-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor-
Business [+] -
Business Administration and Management-
Total30
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] -
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-
Total-

Graduate Student Population at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,058 students enrolled into Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 12,074 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 549 full-time and 509 part-time graduate students. By gender, 302 male and 756 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058302756
Full-time549170379
Part-tme509132377
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 893 White (84.40%), 45 Black/African American (4.25%), 47 Hispanic (4.44%), 22 Asian (2.08%), and 51 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058302756
American Indian/Native American202
Asian22814
Black/African American452223
Hispanic471433
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White893246647
Two More20614
Un-Known21516
Non-resident Alien716
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 572 graduate students (54.06% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 263 graduate students (24.86% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,058
Enrolled Online Exclusively572
Enrolled Some Online Courses263
Not in Online Courses223
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. 437 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.30% of total students), 34 students are aged above 50 (3.21%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,058302756
Age 20-2144836
Age 22-24393122271
Age 25-2927983196
Age 30-341343896
Age 35-391002674
Age 40-49741757
Age 50-6434826

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