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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Alvernia University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $16,686 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $900.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$16,200
Fees$486
Cost per Credit$900
Books & Supplies$1,500
Room & Board$15,090 (On-Campus) / $5,100 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,500 (On-Campus) / $3,600 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,776
Off-Campus Total$26,886
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$14,963$15,666$16,130$16,686$16,686

Graduate Program Overview

Alvernia University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Reading, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,686.
It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameAlvernia University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA
Graduate School Students504 students
72 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$16,686
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 14 Graduate Programs
11 Master's, 3 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Alvernia University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 11 Master's , 3 Doctorate . 218 students have been conferred Master's degree and 33 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total21833--
Men4219--
Women17614--
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,536 students enrolled in Alvernia University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 504 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 156 male and 348 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 278 full-time and 226 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 72 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 88 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total504
Men Students156
Women Students348
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total504
Full-time Students278
Part-time Students226
By race/ethnicity 350 White, 49 Black, and 14 Asian students are attending at Alvernia University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total504
American Indian /
Native American		2
Asian14
Black49
Hispanic47
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		1
White350
Two or more races8
Un-Known25
2 students are younger than 22 and 132 students are older than 65. The school has 249 students aged between 22 and 30 and 83 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total504
21 & Under2
22-24146
25-29103
30-3451
35-3932
40 & Over132
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Alvernia University, 72 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment466
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses72
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses88
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses306
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses72
Pennsylvania Resident71
Other State In U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
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