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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Point Park University is $17,838 in average. The school has 800 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,591 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 86 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,838
Student Population	800
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	86 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Point Park University is $17,838 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $881.

Point Park University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Point Park 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Point Park University is $17,838. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.51% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$15,858	$1,080
2018-2019	$15,858	$1,422
2019-2020	$15,858	$1,620
2020-2021	$15,858	$1,890
2021-2022	$15,858	$1,980

The graduate school tuition & fees of Point Park is average compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,247 (public) / $20,510 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Point Park University	$17,838
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,000	$22,141
Public	$20,058	$27,247
Private	$20,510

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,100 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Point Park University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.71% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $5,250. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$11,100	$2,300	$3,150	$2,100
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $881 at Point Park University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$881
2018-2019	$881
2019-2020	$881
2020-2021	$881
2021-2022	$881

Graduate Programs at Point Park

Point Park University offers 28 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, 462 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	20	9	342
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	41
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	5	79
Total	28	16	462

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 74 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 151 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 32 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	74	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	66	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	54	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	13	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	151	$55,800
Business Administration and Management	✔	126	$55,800
Business Administration and Management	✔	122	$55,800
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	30	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	29	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Point Park University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	32	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	30	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	11	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	4	-

Point Park University offers 28 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 462 students have completed their graduate studies.

342 students have earned/completed Master's program.
79 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Journalism	✕	3	$39,300
Science/Health/Environmental Journalism	✕	0	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	4	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Communications Technology/Technician	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	80 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	17	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✔	9	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	3	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	18	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	17	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Intelligence	✔	17	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	13	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	29 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	29	-
Business [+]	✔	151 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	151	$55,800
Organizational Leadership	✕	0	-
	Total	342

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	30	-
Human Services [+]	✔	11 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✔	11	-
	Total	41

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔	79 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	66	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✔	0	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	13	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	0	-
	Total	79

Graduate Student Population at Point Park

For academic year 2021-2022, total 800 students enrolled into Point Park University graduate schools where it has total 3,591 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 170 full-time and 630 part-time graduate students. By gender, 286 male and 514 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	800	286	514
Full-time	170	69	101
Part-tme	630	217	413

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

There are 604 White (75.50%), 115 Black/African American (14.38%), 23 Hispanic (2.88%), 4 Asian (0.50%), and 54 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	800	286	514
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	115	29	86
Hispanic	23	11	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	604	221	383
Two More	18	7	11
Un-Known	12	2	10
Non-resident Alien	23	14	9

Point Park University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 601 graduate students (75.13% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 76 graduate students (9.50% 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	800
Enrolled Online Exclusively	601
Enrolled Some Online Courses	76
Not in Online Courses	123

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Point Park University. 137 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.13% of total students), 68 students are aged above 50 (8.50%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Point Park University.