Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Graduate School

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (referred to as Penn State World Campus) is a Public, 4 years school located in University Park, PA. Penn State World Campus is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State World Campus is $24,164 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,406 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,769 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,979 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (referred to as Penn State World Campus) is a Public, 4 years school located in University Park, PA. Penn State World Campus is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
Penn State World Campus Directory Information
School NamePennsylvania State University-World Campus (Penn State World Campus)
Address128 Outreach Building, University Park, PA
Phone814-865-5403
Webhttps://worldcampus.psu.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State World Campus is $24,164 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,406 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,769 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,979 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 158 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 158 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$24,406
$24,164 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population5,769
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs158 graduate programs
(158 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Penn State World Campus is $24,164 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,406 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,007.
Penn State World Campus offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents$24,164
Out-of-State$24,406
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents$1,007
Out-of-State$1,007
Penn State World Campus 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)158 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
    On-Campus Student Services
    • Academic/career services

    2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

    For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is $24,164 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,406 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.00% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
    TuitionFeesTuitionFees
    2018-2019$21,268$504$21,268$504
    2019-2020$21,682$504$21,682$504
    2020-2021$21,682$504$21,682$504
    2021-2022$22,741-$22,741-
    2022-2023$24,164-$24,164-
    2023-2024--$24,406-
    The graduate school tuition & fees of Penn State World Campus is average 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
    ResidentsOut-of-State
    Pennsylvania State University-World Campus$24,164$24,406
    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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,017 at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.99% compared to previous academic year.
    2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
    Tuition
    2018-2019$886
    2019-2020$903
    2020-2021-
    2021-2022-
    2022-2023$1,007
    2023-2024$1,017

    Graduate Programs at Penn State World Campus

    Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 85 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, 3,014 students have completed their study at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
    Offered Degrees at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
    Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
    Master's Degree44442,039
    Doctor's degree - other118
    Post Bachelor's Degree4040967
    Total85853,014
    The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus by award level.
    • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Geographic Information Science and Cartography program with 187 completers.
    • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 268 completers.
    • The most popular Doctorate program is the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) program with 8 completers.
    Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 85 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 3,014 students have completed their graduate studies.
    • 2,039 students have earned/completed Master's program.
    • 8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
    • 967 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
    Master's Programs and Number of Completers
    ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
    Agriculture [+] (1 completers) 5 completers-
    Turf and Turfgrass Management5-
    Natural Resources and Conservation [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
    Natural Resources and Conservation (other)2-
    Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) 23 completers-
    Public Relations/Image Management23-
    Computer and Information Sciences [+] (3 completers) 103 completers$91,900
    Informatics54-
    Information Science/Studies27$113,000
    Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance22-
    Education [+] (6 completers) 266 completers-
    Curriculum and Instruction90$50,000
    Higher Education/Higher Education Administration50-
    Educational/Instructional Technology20-
    Special Education and Teaching88-
    Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching16-
    Art Teacher Education2-
    Engineering [+] (8 completers) 242 completers-
    Computer Engineering60$95,900
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering12-
    Mechanical Engineering27-
    Nuclear Engineering11-
    Systems Engineering76$94,700
    Industrial Engineering1-
    Manufacturing Engineering33-
    Engineering (other)22-
    Mathematics and Statistics [+] (2 completers) 100 completers-
    Financial Mathematics44-
    Statistics56$81,500
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (2 completers) 127 completers-
    Nutrition Sciences15-
    Computational Science112-
    Physical Sciences [+] (2 completers) 16 completers-
    Geology/Earth Science3-
    Acoustics13-
    Psychology [+] (1 completers) 44 completers-
    Psychology (other)44-
    Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (2 completers) 163 completers-
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration9-
    Homeland Security154-
    Human Services [+] (2 completers) 76 completers-
    Community Organization and Advocacy14-
    Public Administration62$57,900
    Social Sciences [+] (3 completers) 80 completers-
    Demography and Population Studies1-
    Geographic Information Science and Cartography2-
    Geography (other)77-
    Visual and Performing Arts [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
    Design and Applied Arts (other)3-
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 51 completers-
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management29$70,000
    Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)22-
    Business [+] 738 completers-
    Business Administration and Management268$88,600
    Accounting10$63,200
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies30-
    Labor and Industrial Relations119-
    Human Resources Development71-
    Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)210-
    Marketing (other)30-
    Total2,039
    Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
    ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 8 completers-
    Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)8-
    Total8
    Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
    ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
    Natural Resources and Conservation [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
    Natural Resources and Conservation (other)3-
    Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 60 completers-
    Information Science/Studies60-
    Education [+] (2 completers) 32 completers-
    Educational/Instructional Technology8-
    Special Education and Teaching24-
    Engineering [+] (2 completers) 47 completers-
    Industrial Engineering9-
    Engineering (other)38-
    Mathematics and Statistics [+] (1 completers) 52 completers-
    Statistics52-
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
    Computational Science1-
    Human Services [+] (2 completers) 28 completers-
    Community Organization and Advocacy1-
    Public Administration27-
    Social Sciences [+] (1 completers) 187 completers-
    Geographic Information Science and Cartography187-
    Business [+] 193 completers-
    Business Administration and Management86-
    Accounting10-
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies37-
    Human Resources Development2-
    Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)58-
    Total967

    Graduate Student Population at Penn State World Campus

    For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,769 students enrolled into Pennsylvania State University-World Campus graduate schools where it has total 13,979 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 441 full-time and 5,328 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,070 male and 2,699 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
    TotalMaleFemale
    Total5,7693,0702,699
    Full-time441231210
    Part-tme5,3282,8392,489
    The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
    There are 4,039 White (70.01%), 318 Black/African American (5.51%), 491 Hispanic (8.51%), 406 Asian (7.04%), and 515 students with other races. 211 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
    Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
    TotalMaleFemale
    Total5,7693,0702,699
    American Indian/Native American927
    Asian406222184
    Black/African American318168150
    Hispanic491253238
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
    White4,0392,1441,895
    Two More1909496
    Un-Known995742
    Non-resident Alien21112685
    Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.
    Distance Learning Student Population
    Number of Graduate Students
    Total5,769
    Enrolled Online Exclusively5,737
    Enrolled Some Online Courses15
    Not in Online Courses17
    The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. 874 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.15% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 380 students are aged above 50 (6.59%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
    Graduate Student Population By Age
    TotalMaleFemale
    Total5,7693,0702,699
    Age 18-19303
    Age 20-211013665
    Age 22-24773368405
    Age 25-291,517777740
    Age 30-341,145659486
    Age 35-39834466368
    Age 40-491,014552462
    Age 50-64366200166
    Over 6414122
    Age Un-Known202

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