Pennsylvania Western Online Programs

Pennsylvania Western University offers 254 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 102 major programs - 16 Certificate, 6 Associate, 12 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 4 Doctorate, and 41 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $11,388 for Pennsylvania residents and $16,006 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,509 students out of total 12,778 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,881 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Pennsylvania Western University
Type	Four-year, Public
Address	250 University Avenue, California, PA
Online Students	4,509 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,903 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,388 Out-of-State$16,006
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,261 Out-of-State$12,386
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	102 Programs
Certificate	16 Programs
Associates	6 Programs
Bachelors	12 Programs
Masters	23 Programs
Doctorate	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	41 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pennsylvania Western University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $11,388 and $16,006 for non-Pennsylvania residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,261 and $12,386 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $335 for Pennsylvania residents and $494 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $467 for Pennsylvania residents and $520 for out-of-state students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2023-2024)
	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,942	$11,388
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$15,613	$16,006
Graduate (In-State)	$12,448	$11,261
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$16,735	$12,386

Tuition Changes (2023-2024)
	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$322	$335
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$482	$494
Graduate (In-State)	$516	$467
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$702	$520

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pennsylvania Western University offers 254 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 102 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificates, 6 Associates, 12 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 41 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	16	6	12	23	4	41
Overall Programs	29	28	100	37	5	55

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agricultural Business and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
African-American/Black Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	22	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	122	NOT OFFERED	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	13
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Arabic Language and Literature	7	NOT OFFERED	27	38	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Library Science program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Creative Writing	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	160	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computational and Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Science and Theory	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dispute Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	247	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	5
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	25	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	14	1
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Applied Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	77	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	25
Art Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Rehabilitation Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	75	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	114	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	6	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	4
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pennsylvania Western University, there are 12,778 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,412 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,509 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,903 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,778
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,509
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,903
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,366

By student location, out of a total of 4,509 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,296 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,158 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 34 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,509
Pennsylvania Resident	3,296
Other State In U.S.	1,179
Outside of U.S.	34

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,509
Undergraduate	1,669
Graduate	2,840

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,669
Degree/Certificate Seeking	1,520
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	149

Online Degrees and Programs at Pennsylvania Western University

102

$16,006

$12,386

2024 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population