Graduate Programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Graduate School Overview

Clarion University of Pennsylvania (referred to as Clarion University) is a Public, 4 years school located in Clarion, PA. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) 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 (7/1/1948 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Clarion University Directory Information
School Name	Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion University)
Address	840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214
Phone	814-393-2000
Web	https://www.clarion.edu
Online Application	https://www.clarion.edu/admissions/apply-to-clarion/index.html
Financial Info	https://www.clarion.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid

The graduate school tuition & fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $12,179 for Pennsylvania residents and $13,862 for out-of-state students. The school has 766 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,922 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 107 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 49 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,862 $12,179 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	766
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	107 graduate programs (49 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $12,179 for Pennsylvania residents and $13,862 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022.

Clarion University of Pennsylvania offers the alternative tuition plans.

Clarion 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, 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)	49 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

The graduate school tuition & fees of Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $12,179 for Pennsylvania residents and $13,862 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

The school is active, but the current year tuition data is not available. The tuition & other costs are based on 2021-2022 data.

Graduate Tuition & fees
	Pennsylvania Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$12,384	$3,830	$13,368	$5,090
2019-2020	$9,288	$2,891	$10,026	$3,836
2020-2021	$9,288	$2,891	$10,026	$3,836
2021-2022	$9,288	$2,891	$10,026	$3,836

The graduate school tuition & fees of Clarion University is very inexpensive compared to public 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
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	$12,179	$13,862
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 $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $557 for other students at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$516	$557
2019-2020	$516	$557
2020-2021	$516	$557
2021-2022	$516	$557

Graduate Programs at Clarion University

Clarion University of Pennsylvania offers 31 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, 447 students have completed their study at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Offered Degrees at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	10	412
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	11	15
Post Master's Degree	2	0	6
Total	31	22	447

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Legal Assistant/Paralegal program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Library and Information Science program with 164 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	5	-
Library and Information Science	✕	4	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	4	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✔	2	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	164	$40,800
Library and Information Science	✔	159	$40,800
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	80	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	48	$66,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	$66,200

Popular Doctorate Programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	14	-
Nursing Practice	✔	4	-

Clarion University of Pennsylvania offers 31 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 447 students have completed their graduate studies.

412 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
15 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
6 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	9 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✔	9	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	10	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	50 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	38	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	159 completers	$40,800
Library and Information Science	✔	159	$40,800
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	125 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	80	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	20	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	25	$93,700
Business [+]	✔	59 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	48	$66,200
Accounting	✔	11	-
	Total	412

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	14	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✔	2	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	4	-
Health Communication	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	5 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	1	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✔	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	2 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	1	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Accounting	✔	2	-
	Total	15

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library Science [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	2	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at Clarion University

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 766 students enrolled into Clarion University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 3,922 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 180 full-time and 586 part-time graduate students. By gender, 145 male and 621 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	766	145	621
Full-time	180	20	160
Part-tme	586	125	461

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

There are 616 White (80.42%), 38 Black/African American (4.96%), 36 Hispanic (4.70%), 21 Asian (2.74%), and 55 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	766	145	621
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	21	5	16
Black/African American	38	9	29
Hispanic	36	8	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	616	111	505
Two More	10	4	6
Un-Known	35	6	29
Non-resident Alien	8	2	6

Clarion University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 619 graduate students (80.81% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 45 graduate students (5.87% 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	766
Enrolled Online Exclusively	619
Enrolled Some Online Courses	45
Not in Online Courses	102

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. 204 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.63% of total students), 63 students are aged above 50 (8.22%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	766	145	621
Age 20-21	9	0	9
Age 22-24	195	33	162
Age 25-29	169	33	136
Age 30-34	114	32	82
Age 35-39	86	20	66
Age 40-49	130	17	113
Age 50-64	59	9	50
Over 64	4	1	3

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