Graduate Programs at Clarks Summit University

Graduate School Overview

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

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 of Clarks Summit is $6,476 in average. The school has 176 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 552 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 46 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 15 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,476
Student Population	176
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	46 graduate programs (15 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clarks Summit is $6,476 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $515.

Clarks Summit offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$7,080
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$515

Clarks Summit 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	15 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 $6,476. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -8.53% 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	-
2023-2024	$6,276	$200

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 $19,793 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
Clarks Summit University	$6,476
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 $11,200 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Clarks Summit.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.44% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,000. Off-campus living costs are increased by 17.12% 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	$6,320	$1,700	$8,100	$2,903
2019-2020	$6,490	$1,700	$8,100	$2,903
2020-2021	$6,490	$1,700	$8,100	$2,903
2021-2022	$6,800	$1,700	$8,100	$2,903
2022-2023	$7,300	$1,700	$8,100	$3,000
2023-2024	$7,600	$1,800	$9,400	$3,600

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $471 at Clarks Summit University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -8.54% 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	$515
2023-2024	$471

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, 66 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	6	60
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	4
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	2
Total	10	7	66

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 26 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 4 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	✔	26	$39,500
Counseling Psychology	✔	17	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	8	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	2	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Clarks Summit University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	4	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	2	-

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 66 students have completed their graduate studies.

60 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 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)	2 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
American Literature (United States	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (4 completers)	41 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	26	$39,500
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	8	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	7	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	-	-
Psychology [+]	✔	17 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	17	-
	Total	60

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✔	2	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Clarks Summit

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 176 students enrolled into Clarks Summit University graduate schools where it has total 552 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 58 full-time and 118 part-time graduate students. By gender, 96 male and 80 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	176	96	80
Full-time	58	38	20
Part-tme	118	58	60

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

There are 125 White (71.02%), 14 Black/African American (7.95%), 10 Hispanic (5.68%), 7 Asian (3.98%), and 20 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	176	96	80
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	7	5	2
Black/African American	14	8	6
Hispanic	10	5	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	125	64	61
Two More	5	4	1
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	12	9	3

Clarks Summit University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 119 graduate students (67.61% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 57 graduate students (32.39% 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	176
Enrolled Online Exclusively	119
Enrolled Some Online Courses	57
Not in Online Courses	0

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