Graduate Programs at Widener University

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1954 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Widener Directory Information
School Name	Widener University (Widener)
Address	One University Place, Chester, PA 19013-5792
Phone	610-499-4000
Web	https://www.widener.edu
Online Application	https://www.widener.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.widener.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Widener is $27,105 in average. The school has 2,861 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,416 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 163 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	$27,105
Student Population	2,861
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	163 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Widener is $27,105 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $983.

Widener offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$25,850
Required Fees	$300
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$983

Widener 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) 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 Widener University is $27,105. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.65% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$22,300	$300
2019-2020	$23,830	$300
2020-2021	$24,500	$310
2021-2022	$25,100	$316
2022-2023	$25,850	$300
2023-2024	$26,755	$350

The graduate school tuition & fees of Widener is relatively expensive 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
Widener University	$27,105
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 $18,104 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Widener.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.58% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,340. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.88% 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	$14,446	$1,728	$8,190	$2,358
2019-2020	$14,736	$1,728	$8,190	$2,358
2020-2021	$13,701	$1,782	$8,190	$2,430
2021-2022	$14,808	$1,782	$8,280	$2,430
2022-2023	$15,200	$1,782	$8,280	$2,430
2023-2024	$15,530	$1,890	$8,766	$2,574

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,019 at Widener University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$928
2019-2020	$942
2020-2021	$936
2021-2022	$958
2022-2023	$983
2023-2024	$1,019

The law school tuition at Widener University is $53,910 for academic year 2022-2023.

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

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Widener University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$53,790	$120

Graduate Programs at Widener

Widener University offers 84 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, 1,099 students have completed their study at Widener University.

Offered Degrees at Widener University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	56	1	652
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	15	0	72
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	371
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	0	1
Post Master's Degree	1	0	3
Total	84	1	1,099

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 288 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 281 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Widener University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Engineering	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Widener University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	288	$45,500
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	60	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	59	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	36	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	31	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Widener University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	281	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	43	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	34	$46,300
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✕	16	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	13	-

Widener University offers 84 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,099 students have completed their graduate studies.

652 students have earned/completed Master's program.
371 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
3 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	8	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	1	$39,400
Engineering [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	5	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	2	-
Civil Engineering	✕	6	-
Computer Engineering	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	3	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	4	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	28 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	7	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✕	19	-
Health Law	✕	2	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	31	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	296 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Social Work	✕	288	$45,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	131 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	20	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	-	-
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	✕	7	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	60	-
Nursing Education	✕	8	-
Nursing Administration	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	36	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	96 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	7	$69,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	59	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	18	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
Financial Planning and Services	✕	-	-
Tourism and Travel Services Management	✕	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	3	-
Taxation	✕	9	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	652

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	8	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Law	✕	-	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✕	16	-
Health Law	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Social Work	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	10	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Nursing Science	✕	9	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
	Total	72

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	281 completers	-
Law	✕	281	-
Psychology [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	34	$46,300
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	13	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	43	-
	Total	371

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Widener

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,861 students enrolled into Widener University graduate schools where it has total 5,416 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,742 full-time and 1,119 part-time graduate students. By gender, 801 male and 2,060 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	2,861	801	2,060
Full-time	1,742	623	1,119
Part-tme	1,119	178	941

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

There are 1,669 White (58.34%), 441 Black/African American (15.41%), 220 Hispanic (7.69%), 82 Asian (2.87%), and 449 students with other races. 71 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,861	801	2,060
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	82	25	57
Black/African American	441	96	345
Hispanic	220	66	154
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,669	487	1,182
Two More	78	19	59
Un-Known	295	69	226
Non-resident Alien	71	37	34

Widener University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 948 graduate students (33.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 278 graduate students (9.72% 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	2,861
Enrolled Online Exclusively	948
Enrolled Some Online Courses	278
Not in Online Courses	1,635

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Widener University. 881 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.79% of total students), 169 students are aged above 50 (5.91%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Widener University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,861	801	2,060
Age 20-21	25	3	22
Age 22-24	856	292	564
Age 25-29	852	235	617
Age 30-34	419	123	296
Age 35-39	237	52	185
Age 40-49	303	63	240
Age 50-64	161	31	130
Over 64	8	2	6

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