Graduate School Tuition at Alvernia University

Alvernia University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Reading, PA. It offers 14 graduate programs - 11 Master's, and 3 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $16,686 for all graduate students. A total of 466 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,484 students at Alvernia.

Alvernia offers online graduate programs and 72 out of 466 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Art Therapy/Therapist program has the highest salary ($58,500) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $58,300 average salary.

You can find Alvernia's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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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 Name	Alvernia University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA
Graduate School Students	504 students 72 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$16,686
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 14 Graduate Programs 11 Master's, 3 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program 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 all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $900.

2024 Tuition & Fees

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

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$14,963	$15,666	$16,130	$16,686	$16,686

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

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's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	218	33	-	-
Men	42	19	-	-
Women	176	14	-	-

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?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Leadership	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

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 schools, 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
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	504	278	226
Men Students	156	90	66
Women Students	348	188	160

By race/ethnicity 350 White, 49 Black, and 14 Asian students are attending at Alvernia University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	504	156	348
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	6	8	49
Black	49	14	35
Hispanic	47	13	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	350	106	244
Tow or More Races	8	2	6
Race Unknown	25	12	13

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
Total	504
21 & Under	2
22-24	146
25-29	103
30-34	51
35-39	32
40 & Over	132

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, 72 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	466
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	72
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	88
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	306

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	72
Pennsylvania Resident	71
Other State In U.S.	1
Outside of U.S.	0

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