Graduate Programs | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Graduate School Tuition at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is a four-years, public school located in Erie, PA. It offers 7 graduate programs - 4 Master's, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $25,082 for Pennsylvania residents and $33,020 for others. A total of 107 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,295 students at Penn State Behrend.

Penn State Behrend offers online graduate programs and 4 out of 107 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Business Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($88,600) after graduation and the Master's Accounting program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $63,200 average salary.

Graduate Program Overview

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College is a four-years, public school located in Erie, 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 $25,082 for Pennsylvania residents and $33,020 for out-of-state students. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Type	four-years, public
Address	4701 College Drive, Erie, PA
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$25,082 Out-of-State$33,020
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 4 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $25,082 and $33,020 for non-Pennsylvania residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,024 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,354 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$24,526	$32,464
Fees	$556	$556
Cost per Credit	$1,024	$1,354
Books & Supplies	$1,840
Room & Board	$14,774 (On-Campus) / $13,448 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,788 (On-Campus) / $4,788 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$46,484	$54,422
Off-Campus Total	$45,158	$53,096

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$22,784	-	-	$24,800	$25,082
Out-of-State	$29,710	-	-	$32,344	$33,020

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 4 Master's , 3 Post-Bachelor'.

67 students have been conferred Master's degree and 110 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	67	110	15	-
Men	44	64	10	-
Women	23	46	5	-

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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Manufacturing Engineering	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$88,600	-	-
Accounting	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$63,200	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	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
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	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
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	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
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	NOT OFFERED	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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-