Graduate Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Graduate School Overview

West Chester University of Pennsylvania (referred to as WCU) is a Public, 4 years school located in West Chester, PA.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1946 - Current[Estimated Date]).

WCU Directory Information
School Name	West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCU)
Address	University Avenue and High Street, West Chester, PA 19383
Phone	610-436-1000
Web	https://www.wcupa.edu
Online Application	https://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/SCH_ADM/admissionApp.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.wcupa.edu/financialAid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WCU is $12,564 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,424 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,883 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,275 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 157 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 20 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,424 $12,564 for Pennsylvania Residents
Student Population	2,883
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	157 graduate programs (20 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WCU is $12,564 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,424 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.

WCU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents	$12,564
Out-of-State	$17,424
Tuition per Credit Hour
Pennsylvania Residents	$516
Out-of-State	$774

WCU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	20 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $12,564 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,424 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.65% 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	$2,719	$18,576	$3,007
2019-2020	$9,288	$3,052	$13,932	$3,268
2020-2021	$9,288	$2,610	$13,932	$2,826
2021-2022	$9,288	$2,610	$13,932	$2,826
2022-2023	$9,288	$3,163	$13,932	$3,380
2023-2024	$9,288	$3,276	$13,932	$3,492

The graduate school tuition & fees of WCU is inexpensive compared to public 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
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	$12,564	$17,424
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 $17,214 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WCU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.78% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,864. Off-campus living costs are increased by 30.55% 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	$12,942	$2,520	$12,942	$2,520
2019-2020	$13,174	$2,520	$13,174	$2,520
2020-2021	$13,978	$2,520	$13,978	$2,520
2021-2022	$14,228	$2,520	$14,228	$2,520
2022-2023	$14,228	$2,520	$14,228	$2,520
2023-2024	$12,474	$4,740	$17,124	$4,740

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $521 for Pennsylvania residents and $779 for other students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.65% 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
2023-2024	$521	$779

Graduate Programs at WCU

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 99 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, 1,403 students have completed their study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Offered Degrees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	43	6	1,127
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	47
Doctor's degree - other	2	1	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	46	10	216
Post Master's Degree	6	1	5
Total	99	19	1,403

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance program with 45 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 265 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Public Administration program with 31 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	45	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	23	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	17	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	13	-
Gerontology	✕	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	265	$90,600
Social Work	✕	122	$44,200
Public Health	✕	53	$48,700
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	53	-
Public Administration	✕	44	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✔	31	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	16	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	2	-

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 99 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,403 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,127 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
216 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
5 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
Architecture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	30	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	226 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	29	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✔	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	43	$55,800
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	32	$42,700
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	26	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	34	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	36	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	11	-
French Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	35 completers	-
Human Nutrition	✔	35	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	19 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	6	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	7	-
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✕	-	-
Statistics	✕	28	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	9	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	6	-
Jewish/Judaic Studies	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	31 completers	$45,000
Psychology	✕	31	$45,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	29 completers	$40,200
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	29	-
Human Services [+]	✕	166 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	44	-
Social Work	✕	122	$44,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Geography	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Music	✕	9	-
Music Performance	✕	15	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	149 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	44	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	32	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-
Public Health	✕	53	$48,700
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	318 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	265	$90,600
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	53	-
History [+]	✕	9 completers	-
History	✕	9	-
	Total	1,127

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Human Services [+]	✔	31 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	31	-
	Total	47

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	6	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	5	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Statistics	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Music Performance	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	-	-
Public Health	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	12	-
	Total	216

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Statistics	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at WCU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,883 students enrolled into West Chester University of Pennsylvania graduate schools where it has total 17,275 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 993 full-time and 1,890 part-time graduate students. By gender, 922 male and 1,961 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	2,883	922	1,961
Full-time	993	289	704
Part-tme	1,890	633	1,257

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

There are 2,072 White (71.87%), 386 Black/African American (13.39%), 158 Hispanic (5.48%), 89 Asian (3.09%), and 178 students with other races. 52 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,883	922	1,961
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	89	37	52
Black/African American	386	123	263
Hispanic	158	51	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,072	643	1,429
Two More	72	22	50
Un-Known	50	25	25
Non-resident Alien	52	20	32

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,239 graduate students (42.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 384 graduate students (13.32% 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	2,883
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,239
Enrolled Some Online Courses	384
Not in Online Courses	1,260

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 775 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.88% of total students), 177 students are aged above 50 (6.14%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,883	922	1,961
Age 20-21	23	7	16
Age 22-24	752	205	547
Age 25-29	890	287	603
Age 30-34	426	169	257
Age 35-39	275	104	171
Age 40-49	340	94	246
Age 50-64	159	49	110
Over 64	18	7	11

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