Graduate Programs at DeSales University

Graduate School Overview

DeSales University (referred to as DeSales) is a Private, 4 years school located in Center Valley, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1970 - Current[Estimated Date]).

DeSales Directory Information
School Name	DeSales University (DeSales)
Address	2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568
Phone	610-282-1100
Web	https://www.desales.edu
Online Application	https://www.desales.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions-aid/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.desales.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions-aid/financial-aid-scholarships

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of DeSales is $22,960 in average. The school has 766 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,991 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 87 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 36 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,960
Student Population	766
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	87 graduate programs (36 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at DeSales is $22,960 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $880.

DeSales offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$21,120
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$880

DeSales 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)	36 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 DeSales University is $22,960. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 8.71% 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	$20,160	-
2019-2020	$20,520	-
2020-2021	$20,520	-
2021-2022	$21,120	-
2022-2023	$21,120	-
2023-2024	$22,960	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of DeSales 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
DeSales University	$22,960
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 $15,708 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at DeSales.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.97% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,705. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.52% 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	$12,800	$2,434	$9,249	$2,326
2019-2020	$13,000	$2,808	$9,856	$2,304
2020-2021	$13,300	$3,720	$10,970	$2,370
2021-2022	$13,300	$3,706	$11,576	$2,138
2022-2023	$13,500	$3,706	$11,576	$2,138
2023-2024	$13,800	$4,605	$13,797	$1,908

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $957 at DeSales University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 8.75% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$840
2019-2020	$855
2020-2021	$855
2021-2022	$880
2022-2023	$880
2023-2024	$957

Graduate Programs at DeSales

DeSales 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, 345 students have completed their study at DeSales University.

Offered Degrees at DeSales University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	17	315
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	30
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	8	0
Post Master's Degree	7	5	0
Total	40	30	345

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Informatics program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 94 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 27 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at DeSales University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Informatics	✕	-	-
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	-	-
Homeland Security	✔	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at DeSales University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	94	$78,700
Physician Assistant	✕	75	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	42	-
Education (other)	✔	28	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at DeSales University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-

DeSales 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 345 students have completed their graduate studies.

315 students have earned/completed Master's program.
30 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	4	-
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	50 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	12	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	3	-
Education (other)	✔	28	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (3 completers)	16 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	✔	2	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (5 completers)	145 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	75	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	$98,200
Nursing Administration	✔	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	42	-
Nursing Science	✔	1	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	12	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✔	2	-
Critical Care Nursing	✔	10	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	94 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	94	$78,700
	Total	315

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
	Total	30

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Nursing Education	✔	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	-	-
Critical Care Nursing	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at DeSales

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 766 students enrolled into DeSales University graduate schools where it has total 2,991 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 406 full-time and 360 part-time graduate students. By gender, 233 male and 533 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	233	533
Full-time	406	104	302
Part-tme	360	129	231

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

There are 561 White (73.24%), 36 Black/African American (4.70%), 62 Hispanic (8.09%), 42 Asian (5.48%), and 65 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	766	233	533
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	42	14	28
Black/African American	36	15	21
Hispanic	62	20	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	561	163	398
Two More	13	6	7
Un-Known	50	15	35
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

DeSales University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 417 graduate students (54.44% 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	417
Enrolled Some Online Courses	45
Not in Online Courses	304

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at DeSales University. 263 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.33% of total students), 59 students are aged above 50 (7.70%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at DeSales University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	766	233	533
Age 20-21	6	0	6
Age 22-24	257	66	191
Age 25-29	166	53	113
Age 30-34	85	34	51
Age 35-39	85	30	55
Age 40-49	106	29	77
Age 50-64	58	20	38
Over 64	1	1	0
Age Un-Known	2	0	2

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