Graduate Programs at Villanova University

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Villanova Directory Information
School Name	Villanova University (Villanova)
Address	800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699
Phone	610-519-4500
Web	https://www.villanova.edu
Online Application	https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/overview.html
Financial Info	https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/enroll/finaid.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Villanova is $21,361 in average. The school has 3,394 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,383 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 173 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,361
Student Population	3,394
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	173 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Villanova is $21,361 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,116.

Villanova offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$21,207
Required Fees	$100
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,116

Villanova 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, 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 Villanova University is $21,361. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.25% 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	$18,905	$100
2019-2020	$20,506	$100
2020-2021	$20,619	$100
2021-2022	$21,099	$100
2022-2023	$21,207	$100
2023-2024	$21,261	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of Villanova is average 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
Villanova University	$21,361
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 $19,196 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Villanova.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.40% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,196. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.40% 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	$14,020	$2,300	$14,020	$2,300
2019-2020	$14,444	$2,300	$14,444	$2,300
2020-2021	$14,975	$2,300	$14,975	$2,300
2021-2022	$15,386	$2,300	$15,386	$2,300
2022-2023	$16,087	$2,300	$16,087	$2,300
2023-2024	$16,896	$2,300	$16,896	$2,300

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,119 at Villanova University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.27% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$995
2019-2020	$1,079
2020-2021	$1,085
2021-2022	$1,110
2022-2023	$1,116
2023-2024	$1,119

The law school tuition at Villanova University is $51,228 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Villanova.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Villanova University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$50,653	$575

Graduate Programs at Villanova

Villanova University offers 114 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, 1,754 students have completed their study at Villanova University.

Offered Degrees at Villanova University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	39	0	1,249
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	19
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	214
Post Bachelor's Degree	56	0	270
Post Master's Degree	14	0	2
Total	114	1	1,754

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 60 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 270 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 184 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Villanova University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	60	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	54	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	23	-
Public Administration, Other	✕	22	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	17	-

Popular Master's Programs at Villanova University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	270	$109,800
Human Resources Development	✕	157	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	106	-
Accounting	✕	72	-
Management Science	✕	57	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Villanova University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	184	-
Nursing Practice	✔	30	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	11	-
Engineering	✔	6	-
Philosophy	✔	2	-

Villanova University offers 114 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,754 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,249 students have earned/completed Master's program.
214 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
270 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 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 [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	9	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	12	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	29	-
Education [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	26	$44,500
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	37	-
Engineering [+]	✕	136 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	8	-
Civil Engineering	✕	12	-
Water Resources Engineering	✕	12	-
Computer Engineering	✕	9	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	14	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	16	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	28	-
Biochemical Engineering	✕	7	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	10	-
Energy Systems Engineering, General	✕	20	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	20	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	106	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	14 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	14	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	18	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	24	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	30	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	21	-
Religious Institution Administration and Management	✕	18	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	21	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Psychology	✕	16	-
Human Services [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	52	$62,000
Social Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	14	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	38	$167,000
Business [+]	✕	556 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	270	$109,800
Accounting	✕	72	-
Human Resources Development	✕	157	-
Management Science	✕	57	-
Taxation	✕	-	$103,300
History [+]	✕	16 completers	-
History	✕	16	-
	Total	1,249

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Engineering	✕	6	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	11	-
	Total	19

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	184 completers	-
Law	✕	184	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	30 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	30	-
	Total	214

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Engineering	✕	-	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	-	-
Water Resources Engineering	✕	1	-
Computer Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	-	-
Biochemical Engineering	✕	5	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	-	-
Energy Systems Engineering, General	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Applied Statistics, General	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Political Science and Government	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Accounting	✕	3	-
Human Resources Development	✕	15	-
Taxation	✕	12	-
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	270

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Human Resources Development	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Villanova

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,394 students enrolled into Villanova University graduate schools where it has total 10,383 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,540 full-time and 1,854 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,565 male and 1,829 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	3,394	1,565	1,829
Full-time	1,540	672	868
Part-tme	1,854	893	961

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

There are 2,375 White (69.98%), 192 Black/African American (5.66%), 213 Hispanic (6.28%), 213 Asian (6.28%), and 401 students with other races. 243 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,394	1,565	1,829
American Indian/Native American	5	3	2
Asian	213	99	114
Black/African American	192	87	105
Hispanic	213	94	119
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	2,375	1,071	1,304
Two More	92	35	57
Un-Known	59	34	25
Non-resident Alien	243	140	103

Villanova University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,211 graduate students (35.68% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 389 graduate students (11.46% 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	3,394
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,211
Enrolled Some Online Courses	389
Not in Online Courses	1,794

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Villanova University. 897 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.43% of total students), 184 students are aged above 50 (5.42%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Villanova University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,394	1,565	1,829
Age 20-21	34	16	18
Age 22-24	863	368	495
Age 25-29	1,037	477	560
Age 30-34	603	324	279
Age 35-39	349	183	166
Age 40-49	324	125	199
Age 50-64	173	63	110
Over 64	11	9	2

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