Graduate Programs & Tuition at William Paterson University of New Jersey

William Paterson University of New Jersey (William Paterson University of New Jersey) is a four-year, public school located in Wayne, NJ.

It offers 82 graduate programs - 44 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 31 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,963 for in-state and $24,211 for out-of-state students.

A total of 3,295 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,942 students at William Paterson University of New Jersey. William Paterson University of New Jersey offers online graduate programs and 2,583 out of 3,295 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find William Paterson University of New Jersey's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,963 for New Jersey residents and $24,211 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-two (82) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey
TypeFour-year, Public
Address300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ
Graduate School Students2,880 students
2,583 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$16,963
Out-of-State$24,211
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 82 Graduate Programs
44 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at William Paterson University of New Jersey

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Jersey residents, the tuition & fees are $16,963 and $24,211 for non-New Jersey residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $916 for New Jersey residents and $1,320 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$16,503$23,751
Fees$460$460
Cost per Credit$916$1,320
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$16,240 (On-Campus) / $13,678 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,166 (On-Campus) / $5,002 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$37,969$45,217
Off-Campus Total$37,243$44,491
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$13,500$14,050$15,843$16,408$16,963
Out-of-State$20,970$21,748$22,604$23,410$24,211

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

William Paterson University of New Jersey offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 82 major areas - 44 Master's (5 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 31 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 1,098 students have been conferred Master's degree and 27 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,0982724336
Men2558276
Women8431921630

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education NOT OFFER 23 NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER 93ONLINE ONLINE
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER 48 NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 49 NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PerformanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PedagogyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Communication5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication Management and Strategic Communications3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bilingual and Multilingual Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration113 NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching59 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching11ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching8ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels66 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education13ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational and Applied Mathematics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Materials Chemistry7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied/Public Sociology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse261 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management357 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Selling Skills and Sales Operations NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER ONLINE 10ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 26
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

William Paterson University of New Jersey graduate schools have a total of 2,880 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 658 male and 2,222 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 668 full-time and 2,212 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,583 students enrolled through online exclusively and 275 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,406 White, 407 Black, and 246 Asian students are attending at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

8 grad students are younger than 22 and 887 students are older than 65. It has 1,314 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,086 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,880
Men658
Women2,222
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,880
Full-time Students668
Part-time Students2,212
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,880
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian246
Black407
Hispanic636
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,406
Two or more races75
Un-Known73
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,880
21 & Under8
22-24465
25-29849
30-34593
35-39493
40 & Over887

Online Population

At William Paterson University of New Jersey graduate schools, 2,583 students enrolled online exclusively and 275 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,295
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,583
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses275
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses437
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,583
New Jersey Resident2,320
Other State In U.S.249
Outside of U.S.14
Most Searched New Jersey Colleges (last 30 days)
Related Articles and Ads