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William Paterson University of New Jersey Graduate Schools

William Paterson University of New Jersey is a Public, 4 years school located in Wayne, NJ. 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- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey is $15,843 for New Jersey residents and $22,604 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,466 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,070 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

William Paterson University of New Jersey is a Public, 4 years school located in Wayne, NJ. 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- professional practice.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1958 - Current).
William Paterson University of New Jersey Directory Information
School NameWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey
Address300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ 7470
Phone973-720-2000
Webhttps://www.wpunj.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.wpunj.edu/admissions
Financial Infohttps://www.wpunj.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey is $15,843 for New Jersey residents and $22,604 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,466 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,070 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 134 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$22,604
$15,843 for New Jersey Residents
Student Population2,466
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs134 graduate programs
(1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey is $15,843 for New Jersey residents and $22,604 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $856 for New Jersey residents and $1,232 for out-of-state students.
William Paterson University of New Jersey offers the alternative tuition plans.
William Paterson University of New Jersey 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)1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey is $15,843 for New Jersey residents and $22,604 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.94% 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
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$12,780$124$19,926$124
2019-2020$13,086$72$20,412$72
2020-2021$13,428$72$20,898$72
2021-2022$13,618$432$21,316$432
2022-2023$15,411$432$22,172$432
The graduate school tuition & fees of William Paterson University of New Jersey is average compared to public graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $23,639 (public) / $22,546 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
William Paterson University of New Jersey$15,843$22,604
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
New Jersey Graduate Schools$19,472$22,451
Public$17,807$23,639
Private$22,546
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,082 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at William Paterson University of New Jersey. On-campus living costs are increased by 6.74% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,252. Off-campus living costs are increased by 17.55% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,535$3,140$10,800$4,922
2019-2020$13,440$2,250$11,164$2,250
2020-2021$13,706$2,250$11,164$2,250
2021-2022$13,021$2,250$11,576$2,250
2022-2023$13,160$3,140$11,330$4,922
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $856 for New Jersey residents and $1,232 for other students at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.10% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
New Jersey ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$710$1,107
2019-2020$727$1,134
2020-2021$742$1,157
2021-2022$771$1,195
2022-2023$856$1,232

Graduate Programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey

William Paterson University of New Jersey offers 79 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, 692 students have completed their study at William Paterson University of New Jersey.
Offered Degrees at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree361632
Doctor's degree - other8014
Post Bachelor's Degree27046
Post Master's Degree800
Total791692
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Early Childhood Education and Teaching program with 13 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 206 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 8 completers.
William Paterson University of New Jersey offers 79 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 692 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 632 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 46 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Organizational Communication✕5-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 219 completers-
Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕82$62,700
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕14-
Special Education and Teaching✕28-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕14$44,900
Elementary Education and Teaching✕9-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕14-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕45-
Reading Teacher Education✔13-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 7 completers-
English Language and Literature✕1-
Creative Writing✕6-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers-
General Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biotechnology✕10-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Mathematics✕5-
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕4-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕5-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Materials Chemistry✕5-
Psychology [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Clinical Psychology✕34-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Political Science and Government✕2-
Sociology✕0-
Applied/Public Sociology✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕5-
Fine/Studio Arts✕0-
Music✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 99 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕40$65,000
Athletic Training/Trainer✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕59-
Business [+] ✕ 219 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕206$63,500
Finance✕11-
Management Science✕2-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕0-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total632
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Clinical Psychology✕8-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0-
Nursing Practice✕6-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Organizational Leadership✕0-
Management Science✕0-
Total14
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕3-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕3-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕0-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕11-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕2-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕13-
Reading Teacher Education✕0-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Biomedical Sciences✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Music Pedagogy✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Nursing Education✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕3-
Nursing Administration✕0-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0-
Management Science✕0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Total46
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕0-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied and Professional Ethics✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Nursing Education✕0-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History (other)✕0-
Total0

Graduate Student Population at William Paterson University of New Jersey

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,150 students enrolled into William Paterson University of New Jersey graduate schools where it has total 9,070 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 517 full-time and 1,633 part-time graduate students. By gender, 528 male and 1,622 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1505281,622
Full-time517141376
Part-tme1,6333871,246
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,104 White (51.35%), 274 Black/African American (12.74%), 462 Hispanic (21.49%), 178 Asian (8.28%), and 132 students with other races. 26 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1505281,622
American Indian/Native American000
Asian17845133
Black/African American27457217
Hispanic462111351
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,104279825
Two More521141
Un-Known521240
Non-resident Alien261214
William Paterson University of New Jersey offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,165 graduate students (54.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 154 graduate students (7.16% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,150
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,165
Enrolled Some Online Courses154
Not in Online Courses831
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at William Paterson University of New Jersey. 310 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.42% of total students), 189 students are aged above 50 (8.79%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at William Paterson University of New Jersey.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1505281,622
Age 20-21725
Age 22-2430394209
Age 25-29599150449
Age 30-34433112321
Age 35-3925664192
Age 40-4936363300
Age 50-6417038132
Over 6419514

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