Graduate School Tuition at Chatham University

Chatham University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, PA. It offers 40 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $20,854 for all graduate students. A total of 888 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,387 students at Chatham.

Chatham offers online graduate programs and 187 out of 888 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($120,300) after graduation and the Master's Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $89,300 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Chatham University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, 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 $20,854. It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Chatham University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	Woodland Road, Office of Institutional Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate School Students	983 students 187 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$20,854
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 40 Graduate Programs 31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Chatham University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $20,854 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,126.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$20,268
Fees	$586
Cost per Credit	$1,126
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$14,324 (On-Campus) / $14,324 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,500 (On-Campus) / $3,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$38,678
Off-Campus Total	$39,678

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$18,280	$18,836	$19,428	$20,021	$20,854

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Chatham University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 31 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor'(4 online programs).

290 students have been conferred Master's degree and 177 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	290	177	-	-
Men	60	30	-	-
Women	230	147	-	-

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.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Informatics	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	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
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International Agriculture	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Interior Architecture	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Informatics	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biomedical Sciences	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	14		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)	4	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
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	65	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	15^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$120,300	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,700	-	-
Accounting		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology			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
Occupational Therapy/Therapist			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$120,300	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,439 students enrolled in Chatham University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 983 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 203 male and 780 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 692 full-time and 291 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 187 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 93 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	983	692	291
Men Students	203	151	52
Women Students	780	541	239

By race/ethnicity 702 White, 107 Black, and 38 Asian students are attending at Chatham University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	983	203	780
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	8	30	107
Black	107	16	91
Hispanic	44	8	36
White	702	152	550
Tow or More Races	4	1	3
Race Unknown	59	10	49

20 students are younger than 22 and 127 students are older than 65. The school has 619 students aged between 22 and 30 and 122 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	983
21 & Under	20
22-24	378
25-29	241
30-34	68
35-39	54
40 & Over	127

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Chatham, 187 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 93 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	888
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	187
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	93
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	608

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	187
Pennsylvania Resident	71
Other State In U.S.	116
Outside of U.S.	0

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