Graduate Programs at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Graduate School Overview

Palm Beach Atlantic University (referred to as PBA) is a Private, 4 years school located in West Palm Beach, FL. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).

PBA Directory Information
School Name	Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA)
Address	901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone	561-803-2000
Web	https://www.pba.edu
Online Application	https://www.pba.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html
Financial Info	https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Palm Beach Atlantic University is $12,060 in average. The school has 801 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,828 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 74 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,060
Student Population	801
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	74 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Palm Beach Atlantic University is $12,060 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $641.

Palm Beach Atlantic University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Palm Beach Atlantic 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University is $12,060. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -11.04% 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	$10,260	$460
2019-2020	$10,260	$580
2020-2021	$10,440	$596
2021-2022	$12,960	$596
2022-2023	$11,304	$756

The graduate school tuition & fees of PBA is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Florida. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Florida graduate tuition is $24,427 (public) / $15,956 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Palm Beach Atlantic University	$12,060
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Florida Graduate Schools	$13,996	$17,301
Public	$10,002	$24,427
Private	$15,956

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,632 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Palm Beach Atlantic University. On-campus living costs are increased by 6.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,523. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.99% 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	$10,120	$6,286	$9,142	$7,274
2019-2020	$10,410	$7,090	$9,565	$7,925
2020-2021	$10,722	$7,237	$9,869	$8,090
2021-2022	$11,026	$7,394	$10,174	$8,246
2022-2023	$11,690	$7,988	$10,581	$8,942

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $641 at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -10.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$570
2019-2020	$570
2020-2021	$580
2021-2022	$720
2022-2023	$641

Graduate Programs at PBA

Palm Beach Atlantic University offers 16 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, 249 students have completed their study at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Offered Degrees at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	1	173
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	76
Total	16	1	249

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Palm Beach Atlantic University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Mental Health Counseling/Counselor program with 50 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 67 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	50	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	48	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$57,500
Nursing Practice	✕	36	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	67	$109,300
Pharmacy	✕	47	$109,300
Nursing Practice	✕	29	-
Nursing Practice	✕	25	-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	✕	4	-

Palm Beach Atlantic University offers 16 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 249 students have completed their graduate studies.

173 students have earned/completed Master's program.
76 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	$43,900
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
International/Global Studies	✕	8	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	2	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	11	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	$37,300
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	3	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	50	-
Nursing Practice	✕	18	-
Business [+]	✔	73 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$57,500
Organizational Leadership	✔	26	-
Accounting and Finance	✕	8	-
	Total	173

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	47	$109,300
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	29	-
	Total	76

Graduate Student Population at PBA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 850 students enrolled into Palm Beach Atlantic University graduate schools where it has total 3,828 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 527 full-time and 323 part-time graduate students. By gender, 297 male and 553 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	850	297	553
Full-time	527	163	364
Part-tme	323	134	189

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

There are 324 White (38.12%), 136 Black/African American (16.00%), 190 Hispanic (22.35%), 35 Asian (4.12%), and 165 students with other races. 83 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	850	297	553
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	35	8	27
Black/African American	136	31	105
Hispanic	190	55	135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	324	113	211
Two More	19	4	15
Un-Known	62	29	33
Non-resident Alien	83	57	26

Palm Beach Atlantic University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 87 graduate students (10.24% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 278 graduate students (32.71% 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	850
Enrolled Online Exclusively	87
Enrolled Some Online Courses	278
Not in Online Courses	485

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Palm Beach Atlantic University. 249 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.29% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.12%), 78 students are aged above 50 (9.18%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	850	297	553
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 20-21	21	10	11
Age 22-24	228	99	129
Age 25-29	238	77	161
Age 30-34	103	30	73
Age 35-39	83	26	57
Age 40-49	98	29	69
Age 50-64	70	24	46
Over 64	8	2	6

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