Graduate Programs at University of the Sciences

Graduate School Overview

University of the Sciences (referred to as USciences) is a Private, 4 years school located in Philadelphia, PA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University 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 (1/1/1962 - Current).

USciences Directory Information
School Name	University of the Sciences (USciences)
Address	600 South 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
Phone	215-596-8800
Web	https://www.usciences.edu
Online Application	https://www.usciences.edu/applying
Financial Info	https://www.usciences.edu/financialaid

The graduate school tuition & fees at University of the Sciences is $30,168 in average. The school has 1,033 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,420 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,168
Student Population	1,033
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of the Sciences is $30,168 in average for the academic year 2021-2022.

University of the Sciences offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

University of the Sciences 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)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

The graduate school tuition & fees of University of the Sciences is $30,168. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

The school is active, but the current year tuition data is not available. The tuition & other costs are based on 2021-2022 data.

Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$30,168	-
2019-2020	$30,168	-
2020-2021	$30,168	-
2021-2022	$30,168	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of USciences is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,989 (public) / $20,871 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of the Sciences	$30,168
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,147	$22,546
Public	$20,464	$27,989
Private	$20,871

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,894 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of the Sciences. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,466. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$16,288	$3,300	$16,288	$3,300
2019-2020	$17,166	$3,300	$17,166	$3,300
2020-2021	$17,594	$3,300	$17,166	$3,300
2021-2022	$17,594	$3,300	$17,166	$3,300

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,676 at University of the Sciences. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,676
2019-2020	$1,676
2020-2021	$1,676
2021-2022	$1,676

Graduate Programs at USciences

University of the Sciences offers 37 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, 314 students have completed their study at University of the Sciences.

Offered Degrees at University of the Sciences
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	4	33
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	0	17
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	228
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	4	36
Total	37	8	314

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of the Sciences by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Food Science and Technology (other) program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 40 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 139 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of the Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Food Science and Technology (other)	✕	12	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	✕	12	-
Genome Sciences/Genomics	✔	12	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Biostatistics	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of the Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	✔	19	-
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	✔	16	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	7	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✕	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of the Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	139	-
Pharmacy	✕	110	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	76	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	73	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-

University of the Sciences offers 37 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 314 students have completed their graduate studies.

33 students have earned/completed Master's program.
228 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
36 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
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	0	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	0	-
Pharmacology and Toxicology	✕	0	-
Bioinformatics	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	17 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	0	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	0	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	0	-
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy	✕	1	-
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	✔	16	-
Public Health	✔	0	-
Health Services Administration	✔	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
	Total	33

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	1	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	4	-
Oncology and Cancer Biology	✕	0	-
Pharmacology and Toxicology	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	5	-
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy	✕	0	-
Health Services Administration	✕	4	-
	Total	17

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	228 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	110	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	73	-
	Total	228

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	✕	12	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health Communication	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Genome Sciences/Genomics	✔	12	-
Biostatistics	✕	1	-
Biotechnology	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computational Science	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	9 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	✕	1	-
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	✕	0	-
Medical Informatics	✔	2	-
	Total	36

Graduate Student Population at USciences

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,033 students enrolled into University of the Sciences graduate schools where it has total 2,420 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 832 full-time and 201 part-time graduate students. By gender, 314 male and 719 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	1,033	314	719
Full-time	832	228	604
Part-tme	201	86	115

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

There are 543 White (52.57%), 81 Black/African American (7.84%), 54 Hispanic (5.23%), 210 Asian (20.33%), and 145 students with other races. 44 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,033	314	719
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	210	73	137
Black/African American	81	19	62
Hispanic	54	13	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	543	160	383
Two More	43	14	29
Un-Known	58	20	38
Non-resident Alien	44	15	29

University of the Sciences offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 176 graduate students (17.04% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 480 graduate students (46.47% 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	1,033
Enrolled Online Exclusively	176
Enrolled Some Online Courses	480
Not in Online Courses	377

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of the Sciences. 569 students are aged 20 to 24 (55.08% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 13 students are aged above 50 (1.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of the Sciences.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,033	314	719
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 20-21	42	10	32
Age 22-24	527	144	383
Age 25-29	281	74	207
Age 30-34	99	54	45
Age 35-39	30	11	19
Age 40-49	39	16	23
Age 50-64	13	4	9
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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