Clarks Summit University Graduate Schools

Clarks Summit University (referred to as Clarks Summit) is a Private, 4 years school located in Clarks Summit, PA. Clarks Summit University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Clarks Summit University is $7,080 in average. The school has 229 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 696 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1984 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Clarks Summit Directory Information
School Name	Clarks Summit University (Clarks Summit)
Address	538 Venard Rd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1250
Phone	570-586-2400
Web	https://www.clarkssummitu.edu
Online Application	https://discover.clarkssummitu.edu/applynow/inquiryform
Financial Info	https://www.clarkssummitu.edu/current-students/financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Clarks Summit University is $7,080 in average. The school has 229 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 696 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 44 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,080
Student Population	229
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	44 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clarks Summit University is $7,080 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $479.

Clarks Summit University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Clarks Summit 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, 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Clarks Summit University is $7,080. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.85% 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	$7,800	-
2019-2020	$8,160	-
2020-2021	$8,280	-
2021-2022	$7,020	-
2022-2023	$7,080	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Clarks Summit is very inexpensive compared to private 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
Clarks Summit University	$7,080
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 $479 at Clarks Summit University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.84% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$433
2019-2020	$445
2020-2021	$460
2021-2022	$475
2022-2023	$479

Graduate Programs at Clarks Summit

Clarks Summit University offers 10 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 95 students have completed their study at Clarks Summit University.

Offered Degrees at Clarks Summit University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	5	86
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	5
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	4
Total	10	5	95

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

The most popular Master's program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 34 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 5 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Clarks Summit University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	34	$39,500
Counseling Psychology	✕	22	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	22	$39,500
Counseling Psychology	✕	14	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	12	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Clarks Summit University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	5	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	4	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	1	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	0	-

Clarks Summit University offers 10 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 95 students have completed their graduate studies.

86 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
American Literature (United States	✔	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (3 completers)	57 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	34	$39,500
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	0	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	11	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	12	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	22	-
	Total	86

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	5	-
	Total	5

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Clarks Summit

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 229 students enrolled into Clarks Summit University graduate schools where it has total 696 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 140 full-time and 89 part-time graduate students. By gender, 135 male and 94 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	229	135	94
Full-time	140	80	60
Part-tme	89	55	34

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

There are 181 White (79.04%), 15 Black/African American (6.55%), 10 Hispanic (4.37%), 4 Asian (1.75%), and 19 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	229	135	94
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	4	2	2
Black/African American	15	10	5
Hispanic	10	5	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	181	105	76
Two More	7	5	2
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	12	8	4

Clarks Summit University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 124 graduate students (54.15% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 97 graduate students (42.36% 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	229
Enrolled Online Exclusively	124
Enrolled Some Online Courses	97
Not in Online Courses	8

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clarks Summit University. 48 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.96% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (1.31%), 35 students are aged above 50 (15.28%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clarks Summit University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	229	135	94
Age 18-19	3	0	3
Age 20-21	13	5	8
Age 22-24	35	18	17
Age 25-29	40	26	14
Age 30-34	29	18	11
Age 35-39	23	17	6
Age 40-49	51	35	16
Age 50-64	32	14	18
Over 64	3	2	1

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