Graduate School Tuition at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in West Palm Beach, FL. It offers 22 graduate programs - 18 Master's, and 4 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,977 for all graduate students. A total of 801 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,828 students at PBA.

PBA offers online graduate programs and 63 out of 801 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($109,300) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $57,500 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in West Palm Beach, Florida. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,977. It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Palm Beach Atlantic University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL
Graduate School Students	850 students 63 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$12,977
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 22 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 4 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $12,977 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $603.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$11,007
Fees	$1,970
Cost per Credit	$603
Books & Supplies	$1,186
Room & Board	$12,610 (On-Campus) / $11,629 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$6,450 (On-Campus) / $7,128 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$33,223
Off-Campus Total	$32,920

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$10,840	$11,036	$13,556	$12,060	$12,977

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Palm Beach Atlantic University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 18 Master's (3 online programs), 4 Doctorate .

193 students have been conferred Master's degree and 86 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	193	86	-	-
Men	50	19	-	-
Women	143	67	-	-

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.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,900	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International/Global Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Philosophy and Religious Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Christian Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	5		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	3	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
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$37,300	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	23		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$57,500	-	-
Organizational Leadership	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting and Finance	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies			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
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$109,300	-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,687 students enrolled in Palm Beach Atlantic University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 850 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 297 male and 553 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 527 full-time and 323 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 63 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 291 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	850	527	323
Men Students	297	163	134
Women Students	553	364	189

By race/ethnicity 324 White, 136 Black, and 35 Asian students are attending at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	850	297	553
Asian	8	27	136
Black	136	31	105
Hispanic	190	55	135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	324	113	211
Tow or More Races	19	4	15
Race Unknown	62	29	33

31 students are younger than 22 and 169 students are older than 65. The school has 446 students aged between 22 and 30 and 155 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	850
21 & Under	31
22-24	222
25-29	224
30-34	94
35-39	61
40 & Over	169

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

At PBA, 63 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 291 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	801
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	63
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	291
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	447

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	63
Florida Resident	49
Other State In U.S.	13
Outside of U.S.	0

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