Graduate Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Graduate School Overview

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College (referred to as Penn State Behrend) is a Public, 4 years school located in Erie, PA. and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

Penn State Behrend Directory Information
School Name	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College (Penn State Behrend)
Address	4701 College Drive, Erie, PA
Phone	814-898-6000
Web	https://behrend.psu.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is $24,800 for Pennsylvania residents and $32,344 for out-of-state students. The school has 107 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,295 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 63 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$32,344 $24,800 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	107
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	63 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is $24,800 for Pennsylvania residents and $32,344 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,012 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,326 for out-of-state students.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is $24,800 for Pennsylvania residents and $32,344 for other students.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Pennsylvania Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$21,376	$984	$28,168	$984
2019-2020	$21,792	$992	$28,718	$992
2020-2021	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	$24,284	$516	$31,828	$516

The graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State Behrend is average compared to public graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,553 (public) / $20,439 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	$24,800	$32,344
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,074	$22,186
Public	$20,174	$27,553
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,772 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,772. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.37% 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	$11,570	$4,788	$11,570	$4,788
2019-2020	$11,884	$4,788	$11,884	$4,788
2020-2021	$12,318	$4,788	$12,318	$4,788
2021-2022	$12,744	$4,788	$12,744	$4,788
2022-2023	$12,984	$4,788	$12,984	$4,788

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,012 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,326 for other students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$891	$1,174
2019-2020	$908	$1,197
2020-2021	-	-
2021-2022	-	-
2022-2023	$1,012	$1,326

Graduate Programs at Penn State Behrend

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College offers 7 graduate programs for Master's 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, 82 students have completed their study at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College.

Offered Degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	67
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	15
Total	7	82

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Organizational Leadership program with 9 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 37 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✕	9	-
Business/Commerce	✕	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	37	$88,600
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	16	-
Accounting	✕	9	$63,200
Clinical Psychology	✕	5	-

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 82 students have completed their graduate studies.

67 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	37	$88,600
Accounting	✕	9	$63,200
	Total	67

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	5	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	9	-
	Total	15

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