Graduate Programs at Chatham University

Graduate School Overview

Chatham University (referred to as Chatham) is a Private, 4 years school located in Pittsburgh, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1924 - Current).

Chatham Directory Information
School Name	Chatham University (Chatham)
Address	Woodland Road, Office of Institutional Research, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone	412-365-1292
Web	https://www.chatham.edu
Online Application	https://chatham.edu/admission-and-aid/next-steps/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.chatham.edu/admission

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Chatham is $20,854 in average. The school has 888 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,387 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 85 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,854
Student Population	888
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	85 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Chatham is $20,854 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,081.

Chatham offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$19,458
Required Fees	$563
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,081

Chatham 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Chatham University is $20,854. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.16% 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	$17,244	$500
2019-2020	$17,766	$514
2020-2021	$18,306	$530
2021-2022	$18,882	$546
2022-2023	$19,458	$563
2023-2024	$20,268	$586

The graduate school tuition & fees of Chatham is average 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
Chatham University	$20,854
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 $17,824 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Chatham.

On-campus living costs are increased by 14.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,824. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.90% 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	$11,520	$2,000	$11,520	$3,500
2019-2020	$11,868	$2,000	$11,862	$3,500
2020-2021	$12,226	$2,000	$12,226	$3,500
2021-2022	$12,226	$2,000	$12,226	$3,500
2022-2023	$12,719	$2,000	$12,719	$3,500
2023-2024	$14,324	$2,500	$14,324	$3,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,126 at Chatham University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$958
2019-2020	$987
2020-2021	$1,017
2021-2022	$1,049
2022-2023	$1,081
2023-2024	$1,126

Graduate Programs at Chatham

Chatham University offers 40 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, 467 students have completed their study at Chatham University.

Offered Degrees at Chatham University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	4	290
Doctor's degree - other	4	1	177
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	4	0
Total	40	9	467

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the International and Intercultural Communication program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 65 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 62 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Chatham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
International and Intercultural Communication	✕	-	-
Informatics	✔	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	✔	-	-
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	✔	-	-
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Chatham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	65	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	39	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	31	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	21	$56,700
Creative Writing	✕	19	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Chatham University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	62	$120,300
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	58	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	45	-
Psychology	✔	12	-

Chatham University offers 40 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 467 students have completed their graduate studies.

290 students have earned/completed Master's program.
177 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	8 completers	-
International Agriculture	✕	8	-
Architecture [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Interior Architecture	✕	14	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Informatics	✔	8	-
Education [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	19	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	31	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Sustainability Studies	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	39	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	84 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	-	-
Physician Assistant	✕	65	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	15	-
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	21	$56,700
Accounting	✕	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	13	-
	Total	290

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Psychology	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	165 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	58	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	62	$120,300
	Total	177

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Informatics	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Chatham

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 888 students enrolled into Chatham University graduate schools where it has total 2,387 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 661 full-time and 227 part-time graduate students. By gender, 174 male and 714 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	888	174	714
Full-time	661	126	535
Part-tme	227	48	179

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

There are 640 White (72.07%), 93 Black/African American (10.47%), 46 Hispanic (5.18%), 50 Asian (5.63%), and 59 students with other races. 22 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	888	174	714
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	50	8	42
Black/African American	93	18	75
Hispanic	46	9	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	640	121	519
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	33	10	23
Non-resident Alien	22	7	15

Chatham University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 187 graduate students (21.06% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 93 graduate students (10.47% 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	888
Enrolled Online Exclusively	187
Enrolled Some Online Courses	93
Not in Online Courses	608

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Chatham University. 398 students are aged 20 to 24 (44.82% of total students), 51 students are aged above 50 (5.74%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Chatham University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	888	174	714
Age 20-21	20	3	17
Age 22-24	378	67	311
Age 25-29	241	54	187
Age 30-34	68	15	53
Age 35-39	54	16	38
Age 40-49	76	11	65
Age 50-64	50	7	43
Over 64	1	1	0

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