Graduate School Tuition at Wilkes University

Wilkes University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, PA. It offers 27 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $26,064 for all graduate students. A total of 3,207 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,207 students at Wilkes.
Wilkes offers online graduate programs and 2,886 out of 3,207 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($104,000) after graduation and the Master's Education program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $52,700 average salary.
You can find Wilkes's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Wilkes University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, 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 $26,064. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilkes University
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate School Students3,044 students
2,886 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$26,064
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 27 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Wilkes University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
The tuition & fees is $26,064 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,000.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$24,000
Fees$2,064
Cost per Credit$1,000
Books & Supplies$400
Room & Board$16,006 (On-Campus) / $9,607 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,193 (On-Campus) / $4,193 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,663
Off-Campus Total$40,264
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$27,024$28,368$26,016$26,064$26,064

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Wilkes University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 21 Master's (14 online programs), 5 Doctorate (4 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor'.
623 students have been conferred Master's degree and 133 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total623133--
Men17050--
Women45383--
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.
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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International School Administration/Leadership5ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Educational/Instructional Technology128ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Special Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Online Educator/Online Teaching19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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English/Language Arts Teacher Education6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mathematics Teacher Education6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Reading Teacher Education33ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Social Studies Teacher Education4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)121ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Education (other)38ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing33ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse122ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $48,300 - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
International School Administration/LeadershipONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,276 students enrolled in Wilkes University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,044 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 685 male and 2,359 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 520 full-time and 2,524 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 2,886 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 175 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,044520 2,524
Men Students685177 508
Women Students2,359343 2,016
By race/ethnicity 2,215 White, 445 Black, and 119 Asian students are attending at Wilkes University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total3,044 6852,359
American Indian or Native American11 38
Asian29 90445
Black445 82363
Hispanic137 28109
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders3 03
White2,215 5241,691
Tow or More Races62 1349
Race Unknown51 546
91 students are younger than 22 and 1,214 students are older than 65. The school has 886 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,015 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,044
21 & Under91
22-24294
25-29592
30-34515
35-39500
40 & Over1,214
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Wilkes, 2,886 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 175 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,207
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses175
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses146
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Pennsylvania Resident1,619
Other State In U.S.1,243
Outside of U.S.24
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