Graduate Programs at Eastern University

Graduate School Overview

Eastern University (referred to as Eastern) is a Private, 4 years school located in Saint Davids, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1954 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Eastern Directory Information
School Name	Eastern University (Eastern)
Address	1300 Eagle Rd, Saint Davids, PA 19087-3696
Phone	610-341-5800
Web	https://www.eastern.edu/about/student-consumer-information
Online Application	https://eu.force.com/OnlineApp/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2FOnlineApp%2FTargetX_Portal__PB
Financial Info	https://www.eastern.edu/offices-centers/financial-aid-office

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern is $14,724 in average. The school has 3,921 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,769 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 81 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,724
Student Population	3,921
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	81 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Eastern is $14,724 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $781.

Eastern offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$14,058
Required Fees	$288
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$781

Eastern 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)	16 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern University is $14,724. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.63% 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	$12,726	$194
2019-2020	$13,050	$214
2020-2021	$13,374	$236
2021-2022	$13,716	$260
2022-2023	$14,058	$288
2023-2024	$14,418	$306

The graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern is 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
Eastern University	$14,724
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 $14,743 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Eastern.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.00% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,466. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.08% 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	$11,254	$3,960	$9,000	$1,400
2019-2020	$11,536	$4,041	$9,180	$1,467
2020-2021	$11,204	$4,113	$9,360	$1,494
2021-2022	$12,120	$4,167	$9,504	$1,512
2022-2023	$12,424	$4,248	$9,693	$1,539
2023-2024	$13,168	$4,338	$9,891	$1,575

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $802 at Eastern University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.69% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$707
2019-2020	$725
2020-2021	$743
2021-2022	$762
2022-2023	$781
2023-2024	$802

Graduate Programs at Eastern

Eastern University 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, 563 students have completed their study at Eastern University.

Offered Degrees at Eastern University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	15	508
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	14
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	5	0	41
Total	31	16	563

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Data Science, General program with 153 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Organizational Leadership program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Eastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	12	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	8	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Eastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Data Science, General	✔	153	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$55,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	48	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	39	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	37	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Eastern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✕	10	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	4	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	-	-

Eastern University 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 563 students have completed their graduate studies.

508 students have earned/completed Master's program.
41 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
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	155 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	39	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	$48,800
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	12	$30,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	48	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	11	-
Education (other)	✔	18	$45,900
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	153 completers	-
Data Science, General	✔	153	-
Business Analytics	✔	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	55 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	33	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	22	-
Psychology [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	37	-
School Psychology	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Social Work	✔	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Anthropology (other)	✔	14	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	-	$34,400
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✔	11	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	62 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$55,700
Organizational Leadership	✔	3	-
	Total	508

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	4	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	10	-
	Total	14

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	3	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	8	-
	Total	41

Graduate Student Population at Eastern

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,921 students enrolled into Eastern University graduate schools where it has total 5,769 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,029 full-time and 2,892 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,696 male and 2,225 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	3,921	1,696	2,225
Full-time	1,029	458	571
Part-tme	2,892	1,238	1,654

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

There are 1,972 White (50.29%), 793 Black/African American (20.22%), 312 Hispanic (7.96%), 277 Asian (7.06%), and 567 students with other races. 66 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,921	1,696	2,225
American Indian/Native American	9	5	4
Asian	277	150	127
Black/African American	793	321	472
Hispanic	312	154	158
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	1,972	768	1,204
Two More	84	32	52
Un-Known	404	224	180
Non-resident Alien	66	39	27

Eastern University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 3,494 graduate students (89.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 211 graduate students (5.38% 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	3,921
Enrolled Online Exclusively	3,494
Enrolled Some Online Courses	211
Not in Online Courses	216

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Eastern University. 381 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.72% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 563 students are aged above 50 (14.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Eastern University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,921	1,696	2,225
Age 18-19	2	1	1
Age 20-21	14	5	9
Age 22-24	367	150	217
Age 25-29	742	309	433
Age 30-34	614	273	341
Age 35-39	651	288	363
Age 40-49	952	410	542
Age 50-64	526	234	292
Over 64	37	18	19
Age Un-Known	16	8	8

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