Graduate Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Graduate School Overview

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (referred to as Penn State Harrisburg) is a Public, 4 years school located in Middletown, PA.

Penn State Harrisburg Directory Information
School Name	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (Penn State Harrisburg)
Address	777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA
Phone	717-948-6250
Web	https://harrisburg.psu.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State Harrisburg is $25,082 for Pennsylvania residents and $33,020 for out-of-state students. The school has 509 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,572 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 74 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$33,020 $25,082 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	509
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	74 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Penn State Harrisburg is $25,082 for Pennsylvania residents and $33,020 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.

Penn State Harrisburg offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents	$25,082
Out-of-State	$33,020
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents	$1,012
Out-of-State	$1,326

Penn State Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg is $25,082 for Pennsylvania residents and $33,020 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.09% 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
	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
2023-2024	$24,526	$556	$32,464	$556

The graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State Harrisburg is relatively expensive compared to public 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
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	$25,082	$33,020
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 $20,658 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Penn State Harrisburg.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.51% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,236. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.61% 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	$14,668	$4,788	$12,744	$4,788
2022-2023	$14,978	$4,788	$12,984	$4,788
2023-2024	$15,870	$4,788	$13,448	$4,788

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,024 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,354 for other students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.11% compared to previous academic year.

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
2023-2024	$1,024	$1,354

Graduate Programs at Penn State Harrisburg

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg offers 33 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, 238 students have completed their study at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Offered Degrees at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	24	215
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	14
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	9
Total	33	238

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Public Administration program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Management Science program with 48 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the American/United States Studies/Civilization program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Folklore Studies	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Engineering (other)	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Management Science	✕	48	$94,400
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	35	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	19	$50,000
Clinical Psychology	✕	14	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	10	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Public Administration	✕	2	-

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg offers 33 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 238 students have completed their graduate studies.

215 students have earned/completed Master's program.
9 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	$91,900
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	$91,900
Information Science/Studies	✕	10	$113,000
Education [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	19	$50,000
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	35	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	11	-
Engineering Science	✕	1	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	6	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	14	-
Community Psychology	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	4	-
Homeland Security	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	$57,900
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	10	$70,000
Business [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	9	-
Management Science	✕	48	$94,400
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	2	-
	Total	215

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	2	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	3	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	9

Graduate Student Population at Penn State Harrisburg

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 509 students enrolled into Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduate schools where it has total 4,572 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 206 full-time and 303 part-time graduate students. By gender, 225 male and 284 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	509	225	284
Full-time	206	97	109
Part-tme	303	128	175

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

There are 287 White (56.39%), 36 Black/African American (7.07%), 31 Hispanic (6.09%), 18 Asian (3.54%), and 137 students with other races. 113 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	509	225	284
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	18	9	9
Black/African American	36	13	23
Hispanic	31	19	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	287	104	183
Two More	19	8	11
Un-Known	5	3	2
Non-resident Alien	113	69	44

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 33 graduate students (6.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 59 graduate students (11.59% 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	509
Enrolled Online Exclusively	33
Enrolled Some Online Courses	59
Not in Online Courses	417

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. 170 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.40% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.20%), 39 students are aged above 50 (7.66%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	509	225	284
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	44	19	25
Age 22-24	126	61	65
Age 25-29	118	42	76
Age 30-34	74	41	33
Age 35-39	50	26	24
Age 40-49	57	22	35
Age 50-64	33	10	23
Over 64	6	4	2

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