Graduate Programs at Point Park University

Graduate School Overview

Point Park University (referred to as Point Park) is a Private, 4 years school located in Pittsburgh, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Point Park Directory Information
School Name	Point Park University (Point Park)
Address	201 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984
Phone	412-391-4100
Web	https://www.pointpark.edu
Online Application	https://www.pointpark.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.pointpark.edu/admissions/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Point Park is $16,164 in average. The school has 870 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,288 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 99 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,164
Student Population	870
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	99 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Point Park is $16,164 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $759.

Point Park offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,662
Required Fees	$1,980
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$759

Point Park 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) 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 Point Park University is $16,164. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.34% 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	$15,858	$1,422
2019-2020	$15,858	$1,620
2020-2021	$15,858	$1,890
2021-2022	$15,858	$1,980
2022-2023	$13,662	$1,980
2023-2024	$14,184	$1,980

The graduate school tuition & fees of Point Park is relatively 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
Point Park University	$16,164
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 $14,620 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Point Park.

On-campus living costs are increased by 1.93% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $5,290. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.76% 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	$11,320	$2,120	$3,150	$1,920
2019-2020	$11,540	$2,180	$3,150	$1,980
2020-2021	$11,760	$2,300	$3,150	$2,100
2021-2022	$12,000	$2,300	$3,150	$2,100
2022-2023	$12,240	$2,300	$3,150	$2,100
2023-2024	$12,480	$2,340	$3,150	$2,140

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $784 at Point Park University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$881
2019-2020	$881
2020-2021	$881
2021-2022	$881
2022-2023	$759
2023-2024	$784

Graduate Programs at Point Park

Point Park University offers 34 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, 421 students have completed their study at Point Park University.

Offered Degrees at Point Park University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	3	279
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	49
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	2	51
Post Master's Degree	2	0	37
Total	34	5	421

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 37 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 73 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 40 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	37	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	34	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	12	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	73	$55,800
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	50	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	23	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	22	-
Community Psychology	✕	20	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	40	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	9	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	5	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Community Psychology	✕	-	-

Point Park University offers 34 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 421 students have completed their graduate studies.

279 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
51 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
37 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	5	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Journalism	✕	1	$39,300
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	1	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Communications Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	119 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	23	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	50	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	17	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	6	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Intelligence	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	20	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	17	-
Business [+]	✔	75 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	73	$55,800
Organizational Leadership	✔	2	-
	Total	279

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	40	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	9	-
	Total	49

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	5	-
Community Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	37	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
	Total	51

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	34	-
	Total	37

Graduate Student Population at Point Park

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 870 students enrolled into Point Park University graduate schools where it has total 3,288 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 141 full-time and 729 part-time graduate students. By gender, 287 male and 583 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	870	287	583
Full-time	141	61	80
Part-tme	729	226	503

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

There are 600 White (68.97%), 120 Black/African American (13.79%), 90 Hispanic (10.34%), 12 Asian (1.38%), and 48 students with other races. 24 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	870	287	583
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	12	6	6
Black/African American	120	35	85
Hispanic	90	33	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	600	193	407
Two More	17	4	13
Un-Known	7	2	5
Non-resident Alien	24	14	10

Point Park University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 678 graduate students (77.93% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 66 graduate students (7.59% 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	870
Enrolled Online Exclusively	678
Enrolled Some Online Courses	66
Not in Online Courses	126

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Point Park University. 127 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.60% of total students), 98 students are aged above 50 (11.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Point Park University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	870	287	583
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	123	43	80
Age 25-29	181	56	125
Age 30-34	132	48	84
Age 35-39	135	50	85
Age 40-49	197	61	136
Age 50-64	92	24	68
Over 64	6	3	3

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