| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Publishing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
It offers 92 graduate programs - 41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 41 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,652 for in-state and $17,512 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,722 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,171 students at WCU. WCU offers online graduate programs and 1,292 out of 2,722 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,652 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,512 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-two (92) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | University Avenue and High Street, West Chester, PA |
| Graduate School Students | 2,732 students 1,292 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,652 Out-of-State$17,512 |
| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 92 Graduate Programs 41 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 47 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 $12,652 and $17,512 for non-Pennsylvania residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $3,364 | $3,580 |
| Cost per Credit | $516 | $774 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $14,828 (On-Campus) / $18,526 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $4,848 (On-Campus) / $4,848 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $33,528 | $38,388 |
| Off-Campus Total | $37,226 | $42,086 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $11,898 | $11,898 | $12,451 | $12,564 | $12,652 |
| Out-of-State | $16,758 | $16,758 | $17,312 | $17,424 | $17,512 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 92 major areas - 41 Master's (9 online programs), 4 Doctorate (2 online programs), 41 Post-Bachelor's (12 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 910 students have been conferred Master's degree and 62 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 910 | 62 | 175 | 6 |
| Men | 305 | 16 | 48 | 3 |
| Women | 605 | 46 | 127 | 3 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Publishing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 14 | NOT OFFER |
| Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Gerontology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Holocaust and Related Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ||
| Education Policy Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | NOT OFFER | 13 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Pedagogy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 10 | NOT OFFER |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 24ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 25ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Teacher Education | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Reading Teacher Education | 40 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 5ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Nutrition | 33ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Statistics | 24 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 20ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 31 | ONLINE | ONLINE | |
| Social Work | 93 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Performance | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 34 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physician Assistant | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 25ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 188ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 54ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | NOT OFFER | 1 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | 4ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietetics/Dietitian | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,001 full-time and 1,731 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,292 students enrolled through online exclusively and 415 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,931 White, 379 Black, and 96 Asian students are attending at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
40 grad students are younger than 22 and 520 students are older than 65. It has 1,513 students aged between 22 and 30 and 649 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 2,732 |
|---|---|
| Men | 848 |
| Women | 1,884 |
| Total | 2,732 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,001 |
| Part-time Students | 1,731 |
| Total | 2,732 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 3 |
| Asian | 96 |
| Black | 379 |
| Hispanic | 157 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 1,931 |
| Two or more races | 62 |
| Un-Known | 43 |
| Total | 2,732 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 40 |
| 22-24 | 750 |
| 25-29 | 763 |
| 30-34 | 407 |
| 35-39 | 242 |
| 40 & Over | 520 |
At West Chester University of Pennsylvania graduate schools, 1,292 students enrolled online exclusively and 415 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,722 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,292 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 415 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,015 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,292 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Resident | 1,100 |
| Other State In U.S. | 158 |
| Outside of U.S. | 34 |