Graduate Programs at Chatham University

Graduate School Overview

Chatham University (referred to as Chatham) is a Private, 4 years school located in Pittsburgh, PA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

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 at Chatham University is $20,021 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	$20,021
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 University is $20,021 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,081.

Chatham University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Chatham 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, 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 $20,021. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.05% 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

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 $19,518 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,553 (public) / $20,439 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Chatham University	$20,021
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,074	$22,186
Public	$20,174	$27,553
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,219 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Chatham University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.47% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,219. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.13% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,081 at Chatham University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.05% 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

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	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	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
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 [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)	✕	0	-
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)	✕	0	-
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	✕	0	-
Physician Assistant	✕	65	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	15	-
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	21	$56,700
Accounting	✕	0	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	0	-
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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
International and Intercultural Communication	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Informatics	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	✔	0	-
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Chatham

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 983 students enrolled into Chatham University graduate schools where it has total 2,387 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 692 full-time and 291 part-time graduate students. By gender, 203 male and 780 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	983	203	780
Full-time	692	151	541
Part-tme	291	52	239

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

There are 702 White (71.41%), 107 Black/African American (10.89%), 44 Hispanic (4.48%), 38 Asian (3.87%), and 92 students with other races. 28 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	983	203	780
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	38	8	30
Black/African American	107	16	91
Hispanic	44	8	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	702	152	550
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	59	10	49
Non-resident Alien	28	8	20

Chatham University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 213 graduate students (21.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 157 graduate students (15.97% 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	983
Enrolled Online Exclusively	213
Enrolled Some Online Courses	157
Not in Online Courses	613

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Chatham University. 385 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.17% of total students), 60 students are aged above 50 (6.10%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Chatham University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	983	203	780
Age 20-21	13	0	13
Age 22-24	372	70	302
Age 25-29	281	78	203
Age 30-34	96	24	72
Age 35-39	77	16	61
Age 40-49	84	7	77
Age 50-64	59	8	51
Over 64	1	0	1

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