Graduate Programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Graduate School Overview

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a Public, 4 years school located in Slippery Rock, 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 (1/2/2014 - Current).

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Directory Information
School Name	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Address	1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383
Phone	724-738-9000
Web	https://www.sru.edu
Online Application	https://www.sru.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.sru.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $12,659 for Pennsylvania residents and $18,216 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,464 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,221 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 128 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 34 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,216 $12,659 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	1,464
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	128 graduate programs (34 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $12,659 for Pennsylvania residents and $18,216 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers the alternative tuition plans.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	34 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $12,659 for Pennsylvania residents and $18,216 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$12,384	$4,003	$18,576	$5,220
2019-2020	$9,288	$3,371	$13,932	$4,283
2020-2021	$9,288	$2,807	$13,932	$3,720
2021-2022	$9,288	$3,371	$13,932	$4,284
2022-2023	$9,288	$3,371	$13,932	$4,284

The graduate school tuition & fees of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is inexpensive 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
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	$12,659	$18,216
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 $14,552 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.69% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,974. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.90% 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	$10,446	$2,354	$8,644	$3,704
2019-2020	$10,446	$2,404	$8,868	$3,782
2020-2021	$10,514	$2,450	$9,044	$3,854
2021-2022	$10,268	$2,508	$9,252	$3,944
2022-2023	$10,268	$2,724	$9,690	$4,284

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for other students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$516	$774
2019-2020	$516	$774
2020-2021	$516	$774
2021-2022	$516	$774
2022-2023	$516	$774

Graduate Programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers 48 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, 669 students have completed their study at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Offered Degrees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	28	16	490
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	34
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	110
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	8	31
Post Master's Degree	1	1	4
Total	48	26	669

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 18 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 79 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 62 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	18	-
Animal-Assisted Therapy	✕	6	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	4	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	79	$46,000
Reading Teacher Education	✔	62	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	34	$54,100
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
History	✔	27	$32,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	62	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers 48 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 669 students have completed their graduate studies.

490 students have earned/completed Master's program.
110 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
31 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
4 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✔	26	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Informatics	✔	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	195 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	16	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	79	$46,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	14	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	62	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	14	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Ecology	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (2 completers)	30 completers	$39,800
Mathematics	✔	14	$39,800
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✔	16	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✔	24	$36,700
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	9	-
Human Services [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Social Work	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	90 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✔	9	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	6	-
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	11	-
Public Health	✔	25	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✔ (3 completers)	47 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	34	$54,100
Accounting	✔	6	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✔	7	-
History [+]	✔	27 completers	-
History	✔	27	$32,900
	Total	490

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	34 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
	Total	34

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	110 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	62	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	48	-
	Total	110

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Latin American Studies	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Informatics	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	✔	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✔	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✔	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Accounting and Computer Science	✕	0	-
Data Science, General	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	18	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Securities Services Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Music	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Animal-Assisted Therapy	✕	6	-
	Total	31

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,504 students enrolled into Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 8,221 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 639 full-time and 865 part-time graduate students. By gender, 370 male and 1,134 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	1,504	370	1,134
Full-time	639	188	451
Part-tme	865	182	683

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

There are 1,305 White (86.77%), 50 Black/African American (3.32%), 35 Hispanic (2.33%), 19 Asian (1.26%), and 95 students with other races. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,504	370	1,134
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	19	4	15
Black/African American	50	20	30
Hispanic	35	13	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,305	301	1,004
Two More	41	14	27
Un-Known	49	16	33
Non-resident Alien	4	2	2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 963 graduate students (64.03% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 235 graduate students (15.63% 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	1,504
Enrolled Online Exclusively	963
Enrolled Some Online Courses	235
Not in Online Courses	306

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. 555 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.90% of total students), 58 students are aged above 50 (3.86%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,504	370	1,134
Age 20-21	22	4	18
Age 22-24	533	151	382
Age 25-29	413	96	317
Age 30-34	186	48	138
Age 35-39	129	24	105
Age 40-49	163	31	132
Age 50-64	53	14	39
Over 64	5	2	3

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